Freikugel Orchids

I have a busy speaking schedule ahead of me in 2026! Next week I'll be joining the to give my Botanical Latin presentation, next month the and the Indoor Plant festival. In August I'm flying to Atlanta to present for the too. Come see me at any of these events, or contact me if you'd like me to present for any other groups!

Bulbophyllum blumei (syn. maxillare)

A plant that goes by a couple different names, no doubt has a splendid flower. This plant belongs to who brought it to the November meeting.

Phragmipedium Barbara LeAnn

This plant was brought to the meeting in October by

Esmeralda (Arachnis) clarkei

This plant belongs to , who brought it to the September meeting. Huge plant, gorgeous flowers!

Bulbophyllum clandestinum 'Makai'

Last time this flowered for me I wasn't able to get a photo. The reason being that it only flowers a few days and I hadn't looked at it frequently enough.. Happy to show off how tiny these flowers are; in the photo for scale is a common toothpick!

Bulbophyllum longissimum

Working through my backlog of photos from the Indoor Plant Festival hosted by the in March. This beautiful Sarracenia is from , triggering my flash from behind the plant really made the colors on the lid pop!

Happy New Year! 🎉🎉

What a great year it's been. Thanks everyone for all your friendship and I'm looking forward to a floriferous 2025!

SVO 11145 Mormodes (Nitty Gritty x Jumbo Bacia)

I'm excited to show off the first ever photos of this new and yet-to-be-named hybrid from . It arrived in-spike and the wait ended up very worth it. I'm seeing a lot of featured from both parents, and the frilly petals and orange/red spots are very cool. I'm thinking up some ideas for how to cross this... 😉

Bulbophyllum pingtungense

Very cool little species from Taiwan, difficult to photograph though because the flowers are so 3-dimentional! The colors are fantastic, and it smells like 💩

Cycnodes Leopard's Gold

My favorite plant is blooming again and I'm loving it. The plant itself is huge, this year it has 2 spikes with 21 flowers total and the flowers have a strong fragrance which fills the house each morning. Last year's photos didn't quite show the scale of this plant properly, so I hopped into the photo myself this year to show it off 😁