Protheschea vitellina (2)

Some flower variations in the same plant: first is missing 2 sepales second is missing 2 sepales and shows some malformation of the petales and sepale third has all sepales and petales, still some irregularity on the petales and sepales and the lower petale is not centered but seems much normale than other flowersRead more

Catasetum

At the opposite of most of my orchid this one is not a species but an hybride: Catasetum pileatum v imperale “pierre Couret” HCC/AO crosses with Catasetum pileatum v imperale “SVO Blood Red”.Read more

Wednesday likes to be clean!

Miss Wednesday spend a lot of time waiting like a status. But when she is moving it’s to catch and eat insect or to clean herself. It’s very interesting to look at the small parts of her face moving while she is doing it. Look at her eyes, the 2 small black points…  Read more
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My first orchid mantis

My first orchid mantis, Wednesday, arrived Wednesday by USPS. I found them at USMantis. She is soo small and cute. And was very hungry – 3 flies in 1 hour! Never had such type of pet so will have to learn a lot in the following days but it’s already very interesting to watch.Read more

New vivarium

I found this beautiful piece of wood at the last orchid show and I found it will be a good support to grow orchids. I fixed it to a Basalite 6 in. x 6 in.Read more