Satan's Poop Inc. Paila Master: OrchidsAttempting to transmit the beauty of this passion of mine. In Spanish one word for orchid collector is quite fitting: "orquidiota" or "orchididiot" in English. I confess being one.Araguaney in full bloom in Caracas- March 10, 2008 During this time of the year lots of trees flower in Caracas with dense yellow flowers. Today I found four examples of these spectacular tress within three blocks in Altamira. People always say these are Araguaey, the national tree of Venezuela, but there are two tyes, Araguaney and Acapro. It's hard (at least for me) to tell them apart, but Araguaney is not as tall, seldom reaching more than 20 meters. Above four pictures of these beautiful trees at their most spectacular time. My guess.http://blogs.salon.com/0001330/categories/orchids/2008/03/09.html#a3882 Yes, I do own hybrids- March 10, 2008 Above left, a nice Blc. Morning Glory right after watering, on the right a close up Top left. Onc. Alohii flowered again from the same spike. On the right, one of my favorite hybrids Blc. Jungle Gem, how could I resist those spots, that purple lip and all in yellow!!!. I showed you a close up of this Pot. Hoku Gem Freckles, now the whole plant is blooming!http://blogs.salon.com/0001330/categories/orchids/2008/03/09.html#a3881 Lots of new flowers!- March 3, 2008 My specimen plant of Cattleya Skineri (Central American species) is in flower, a little too early for the Ciencias Orchid Show like last year, but I took this neat picture of part of it. Top left: One of the lesser known Venezuelan Cattleyas, Cattleya Lawrenceana, very delicate. On the right, my best Cattleya Jenmanii coreulea. This variety tends to give flowers which are not well shaped, but this one is quite good. Above left, another one of my Cattleya Loddigessi growing on cork,...http://blogs.salon.com/0001330/categories/orchids/2008/03/02.html#a3865 |