Zygopetalum #1
This is the first flowering of a Zygopetalum hybrid (Zygoneria Adelaide Meadows x Beenak Jester x Artur Elle ‘Essendo’) acquired back in March 2013 from Woolf Orchidculture of Toowoomba. It…
Author: Harlz
Harlz started collecting and growing orchids seriously in January 2013. His wife thinks it's a hobby for old folks, not younger men like him. In this blog he combines his other passion of photography, together with writing. He aims to provide an interesting diary for like-minded orchid collectors and the odd useful tip for the beginner. He also collects bonsai, grows roses and vegetables.
Paphiopedilum gratixianum
Soon after I first began growing orchids, I purchased a Paphiopedilum gratixianum seedling after reading it was a temperature tolerant species suitable for growing outside all year in Sydney. Four years…
Cymbidium NOID #1
Some time around May 2014 (late autumn for me), I acquired two neglected Cymbidiums which badly needed repotting. One plant was looking poorly having only one pseudobulb with leaves, a…
Laelia anceps
This is the first blooming of a Laelia anceps ‘Discplinata’ HCC/AOS x Laelia anceps ‘SVO Flair’ purchased as a seedling in autumn 2014 from Australian nursery, Rosella Orchids. Repotted summer 2015/16 into…