I’m excited that there are some nice flowers showing up in the greenhouse.

First, the Masdevallias have spiked up nicely–I was worried that I would get no flowers at all but with today’s count I’ve confirmed at least twenty flowers!

The Pleione orchids are blooming well, too. I have fifteen total flowers that I can see so far. The bulk of blooms are Pleione formosana. There are a few of the hybrid, darker-colored clone–I think four flowers on that one this year.

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These blooms are all in addition to the Clivia spikes that number in the twenties and are set to start opening this weekend. Stay tuned for photos of those as they bloom.