From the Northern Rocky Mountains, greetings

Hello, being retired for a number of years now, I have been nipped by the orchid bug. Over the years, like many, I've had a number of the grocery store orchid plants, some of which did well, and others, not so much. Then I got interested in the miniature very of plants that are growable in a household environment. That interest took me to the plant family gesneriad. Over the past year I decided to take the orchid challenge and try my hand at creating a livable environment that would be within the parameters of a number of the smaller orchid species. Not sure I've successfully accomplished that, however, I've kept 5 different species going since April/May of last year and of those species I actually have a plant that is going to produce its first flower for me here shortly (Bulbophyllum ayuthayense). I look forward to perusing the contents of this site as time permits (I know, I'm retired, plenty of time available.... maybe). I've attached a photo that I just took with my iPhone. Hope it shows up correctly. Southwest Montana, elevation a bit over one mile). Cheers

 

Here we are, March 28th, 18 days after my initial post (that depicted orchid bud). The bud has bloomed and I made sure to grab the camera and get it on film (digital) for posterities sake. I've got a few other species that I have my fingers crossed that, they too, will be kind enough to bud and flower so that I can see exactly what I have. For this particular plant, I simply followed the instructions given for Bulbophyllum species, nothing dramatic or time consuming.