Check out this nice fat pseudobulb coming in on my variegated Maxillaria tenuifolia!! I snagged this baby on huge clearance because it was reverting, but it still had one variegated lead so I decided it was worth $10. It’s continued to put out variegated pseudobulbs and I’m very pleased!

Here my Brassia Shelob Tolkien (it's real name, nothing I came up with) who I call Ungoliant is growing 9 new pseudobulbs.

Mini phalaenopsis rebloom for the first time on my mother's birthday. Maxillaria tenuifolia is in the frame new to her - my newest plant. I have her for around two weeks. So far it's doing well and very very thirsty.

Traditionally here is Ninquelótë (dendrobium nobile) who is in bloom continuously since April and isn't white like when I bought it. Now it's yellow with purple tips. I expect the blooms to drop soon, since it started to develop two new canes already.

I repotted half of my collection in net pots - they look better than clear ones with holes in them. Their biggest issue is the time it take to dry up. I have to water a lot, but it's also good thing, because I'm not going to overwater them and cause root rot. It's very hot summer, I'm curious how the pots will behave in winter. This year I repotted all my orchids in coco chips-bark-charcoal mix. They grow so well in coco chips and I'm curious about the charcoal, which is new medium for me.