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Collection Update - February 2025

Plants in spike or bloom

Cycnoches warszewiczii
Rhyncholaelia Aristocrat
Masdevallia Machu Picchu 'Crownpoint' AM/AOS
Cattleya mossiae ('R. E. Patterson' × 'Panther Creek' HCC/AOS)
Cœlogyne (Dendrochilum) tenella
Several Pinguicula plants

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Catasetinae are leafless and dormant
Several Cattleya are pushing new growths

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Sheaths are popping up in several Cattleya growths. A moment of carelessness results in a snapped bud. Clivia miniata in full bloom.

22 March 2025 • Watching the Cattleyas This week's video starts out with a closer look at the Cattleyas with new growths, especially the ones that have pushed sheaths! How many will actually flower?

This week's video starts out with a closer look at the Cattleyas with new growths, especially the ones that have pushed sheaths! How many will actually flower?

15 March 2025 • Cattleya growths...and sheaths • Warm tent, windowsill, and cool tent updates In bloom:
Clivia miniata
Rhyncholaelia Aristocrat
Masdevallia Machu Picchu
Spiking: Cattleya mossiae
New growth: Nearly everything!

In bloom:
Clivia miniata
Rhyncholaelia Aristocrat
Masdevallia Machu Picchu
Spiking: Cattleya mossiae
New growth: Nearly everything!

8 March 2025 • Warm tent • Cool tent • Windowsill update Now that I have more space available, it's time to start filling it with plants!
Warm tent: 0:52
Cool tent: 5:42
Windowsill: 10:20
Outside: 12:39

Now that I have more space available, it's time to start filling it with plants!
Warm tent: 0:52
Cool tent: 5:42
Windowsill: 10:20
Outside: 12:39

2 March 2025: Tour of 4 growing spaces: Warm & cool tents, windowsill, outside Now that I have lots more space, I have set up a cool tent in the basement and already purchased another cool-growing plant. Some interesting Cattleya buds are in the works.

Now that I have lots more space, I have set up a cool tent in the basement and already purchased another cool-growing plant. Some interesting Cattleya buds are in the works.

22 February 2025 • Blooms, a new plant, and a new tent

Temps have finally been stabilized in the new space, currently maxing out at 25°C during the day and a minimum of 17°C at night.
Considerably cooler temperatures are available in the basement level of the house, so it's time to put together a tent just for the cool growers.
Cycnoches warszewiczii 'Fortuna' made it through the move and all the temperature fluctuations with three buds that have bloomed out wonderfully.

16 February 2025 • Cycnoches warszewiczii • Tent for cool-growers on the way It's the third weekend in the new place and the water here has way more total dissolved solids (TDS) than my last location, so I've got to deal with that.
Otherwise, there are still buds and blooms on the way, and everything seems to be adjusting to the new space.

It's the third weekend in the new place and the water here has way more total dissolved solids (TDS) than my last location, so I've got to deal with that.
Otherwise, there are still buds and blooms on the way, and everything seems to be adjusting to the new space.

9 February 2025 • A little issue with the water

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