Random growth updates.

BL Yellow Bird

    BL Yellow Bird has actually become more yellow, and the second bud has finally opened. The purple splotches are still very prominent but this is very attractive to me.

Repotted Phal NoID "Ikea"

Trimmed roots of Phal NoID "Ikea"

     Phal "Ikea" finally dropped its booms. Both spikes were still very healthy, green and looked like they were going to bud again, but I would rather the plant focused on growing the two leaves it started. I heavily trimmed the roots, actually. They were very broken and unmanageable.  Ikea seems to man-handle their plants. :P

Phal NoID "Miker with 2 new buds

      Phal "Mikur dropped all its blooms after 2 months. Two more have developed and one is on the verge of opening.

Oncidium Heaven Scent 'redolence'

     Onc. Heaven Scent is growing another P/B. Not much more to say. :)

BL. Yellow Bird in bloom.

     Yes, this Yellow Bird is half purple! It was a bit of a surprise, since the images I googled of Yellow Birds show bright, buttery yellow blooms. Im excited regardless.

     There has also been some nice growth progress on the two baby pseudobulbs. There is a leaf emerging from one PB now, and the other has doubled in size.

New BL. Yellow Bird

Large root system.

     I bought this, and another Brassavola on a whim. They are also BetterGro brand plants like the cattleya I have previously purchased. I could not resist the fact that is was $5 and in spike!

Yellow Bird spike - awaiting scented, yellow bloms!

      Just like all my plants recently, I have repotted it into coconut LECA mix, back into its original 4" green plastic pot. It was HORRIBLY root bound when I tried to unpot and seemed to fit back into its old pot nice and comfortably after snipping some unhealthy roots.

     

     In addition to the spike, there are two new PBs growing at the base. Tiny purple colored nubbins.