January 30, 2010
- We just uploaded our first widely available Division List. We had a division list in the past, but essentially only
with high-priced prime-quality divisions that we had available by request. As our plants continue to grow, we now
have a more widespread range of plants available. Hope all of you enjoy, we are going to keep updating this list
frequently and will include more variety of species.
January 26, 2010
- The Price List has been totally updated, it is almost a new list. Following damage from the extreme cold
in Central Florida (for Central Florida standards, of course), several items that were less tolerant had to be
removed basically due to leaf cold burning. Several items in the pipeline had then to be added so many of the items
are in 2" size. For any questions or requests for any of the items on the older list, please let me know.
November 15, 2009
- The Price List has been updated, essentially with the removal of several items now out of stock.
October 04, 2009
- Just returned from a month-long trip to Brazil,
had a chance to check some habitats and visit several growers. With this, both the Price List and Division List have been updated. Another trip has been added to the schedule for this
year, so we'll have a very busy couple of months.
- Also we scheduled our first open house for this
year. It will be on the 27th and 28th of November. I will include more details in due time, but basically all nursery
sales will include an extra 10% discount on any plants. Besides, this will be a chance to see lots of different
items that are not and won't be on the website list. If you need more info, just let me know.
June 30, 2009
- We added another species to the Brazilian Orchids section. Cattleya nobilior comes as a complement considering that we already have C. walkeriana and a comparison
page between the two. A few more
website "gremlins" have also been found and corrected.
June 28, 2009
- We are at the peak of Cattleya leopoldii
season right now. Purpuratas and tenebrosas are also blooming, but as we are growing them under shade cloth the
rain is damaging the flowers too much, which is a real pity. flowers with heavy substance, such as the leopoldiis,
seem not to get any damage. Here are some new leopoldiis, hope you all enjoy.
- The Price List was also updated, with the inclusion of several high-quality items that we mostly have
in small quantities, so it might be an unique opportunity to get them. As always, out of stock items have been
removed.
May 24, 2009
- Too many shows and trips since the last update,
every week in a row. So, finally I am able to add a few more pictures of plants that flowered during this period.
Enjoy.
- The Price List was also updated, with removal of several out of stock items. Several of the recently added
items are now out of stock, others still available in small quantities.
April 16, 2009
- As Cattleya intermedia
is in full flower now, nothing better than populate the site with pictures of these gorgeous flowers. Interestingly,
as temperatures rise flowers open faster and smaller than before. Cattleya intermedia
looks to be almost as prone to this as Laelia
purpurata, seems that the more to
the South the species comes the more influenced the flowers are by temperature. As always, hope you enjoy.
- The Price List was also updated, with removal of several out of stock items. A few of the new items are
gone or are going out of stock, so it seems that we got some very popular plants this time.
April 13, 2009
- At this point, about 80% of the buds are open,
we just can't have everything open at once and in one picture. Enjoy, and BTW the highest quality ones have been
removed and are kept in a separate area as they are going to travel to Houston for the Show and AOS Trustee's Meeting
next weekend.
- The Price List have been updated, some items are going very fast and thus have been removed. Thanks everybody.
April 5, 2009
- Cattleya intermedia
is starting to bloom in full force, and at this point we have roughly 20% of the buds open. It is going to be a
mess (shame on me for not repotting on time) but a beautiful mess indeed as plants are blooming with up to nine
flowers per spike. A few of the good ones are in the top banner, replacing the recent amethystoglossas.
March 31, 2009
- The late colder conditions in Florida this Winter
affected flowering in interesting ways, and the Cattleya
nobilior plants are finishing just
now with flowers lasting an average of six or more weeks. Loddigesiis had a spread out season, with several still
in flower now but it was even more interesting what happened with the intermedias. We thought we would have an
early season as quite a few started to flower in January, but now the bulk of the plants are opening the buds on
a late season. Other bifoliates like granulosas, amethystoglossas and schillerianas seemed less affected. On the
unifoliate front, warneris totally mis-fired. Let's see now what happens with the purpuratas, which are about to
start in a month or so.
- The Division List have been updated, together with the Price List.
February 9, 2009 (update: Feb. 22,
2009)
- The Cattleya nobilior
plants are flowering now, at this point we have about a couple dozen coeruleas in flower. A nice sight indeed.
The pumilas are finishing, loddigesiis are at the peak and intermedias are just starting. If you are around Central
Florida, this is a good time to plan a visit. Update: at this point, we still have a few in bud but it is probably
as good a group photo as we'll ever get.
- The Price List has also been updated, with the removal of out of stock items.
- We also have ready yet another species comparison and identification page. This one is about the remaining three of the hadrolaelias
(Hadrolaelia, Cattleya, Sophronitis), which are alaorii, jongheana and sincorana. With this, the group is finished, and I might just add
a page with all the six together in the future. As always, please take a look and let me know if the information and format are useful so we can improve whatever needed.
January 25, 2009
- The Price List has been updated, with the removal of out of stock items and the addition of a few high-quality
items. These are available in limited quantities, but they add to a current list that we think is the best we ever
had.
- We also have ready another species comparison and identification page. This one deals with three of the laelias (Hadrolaelia, Cattleya, Sophronitis), which are dayana, praestans and pumila. Hope this is useful, and if you have any comments please
let
me know. I am actually asking for
some comments, as for the first time I am feeling that the page width might not be enough for three species. It
was good for side-by-side comparison of two species, but three... maybe not. Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy.
January 1, 2009
- The updated Division List is now available, and
as always just send me an e-mail if
you want to take a look. A couple of pictures were also included on the updated Price List.
June 19, 2008
- Just a quick note to show some of the spectacular
plants flowering right now at Miranda Orchids. These are all first blooming seedlings, hope you enjoy.
