Southern California. Is this morel? It's hollow. This area was mulched a few months ago and this thing started to come up.1yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/mycology
Check out the size difference between elephant garlic and regular garlic.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/gardening
I've waited for 5 years for this Isabelia virginalis to bloom. I must say I'm rather thrilled it finally did.2yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
The impossible hybrid. Many many years ago Zarifra suggested I cross an orchid with a tillandsia. Ten years later, here is the stunning result.3yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Phal. Joy Spring Tina 'Anaconda' blooming for the first time since I got it two Summers ago.4yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
I can't believe it rained last night. July rain in Southern California is very rare. My plants must have loved getting clean water after months of getting drenched straight from the hose.2yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Ionantha hand grenade vs. crested ionantha hand grenade. Both plants from APH.2yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Once in a while people ask me to show the whole thing so here's my outdoor plant wall4yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Got this one in the mid 1990s and after all these years it finally decided to put on a show4yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
I seldom see tenuifolia posts, so here it is. I got this clump a little over a year ago from APH and a small patch is blooming.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Dendrobium Pukekura (moniliforme x regium) One of my favorites. I love its fragrance.2yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
Finally managed to get myself some crested Ionantha. I've been looking for this one for more than a year.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Aeranthos, one of my favorites. They are all over the place so gathered them for a group shot.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Not much to look at but since there are so few blue orchids in cultivation I decided to post this Cleisocentron gokusingii anyway. The petals and sepals are blue but the pedicels are lavender.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
This is the tallest Ionantha Monkey Tail I have. It's about 11 inches tall and making a pup. It hasn't bloomed yet.3yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Schomburgkia thomsoniana. We went through a heat wave and only four buds survived.6yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
Sobralia portillae. The biggest orchid I have. Good thing I can keep it outside year-round.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
Recent order from Cuffel Farms. I was pleasantly surprised all blooming plants are 25% off right now.4yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Got a T. King Kong (butzii x ionantha) from APH a few years ago and it clumped up very nicely.2yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Peanut can't wait to be as big as his brothers Huamelula Maxima, Conehead, and Curly Giant.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Showtime finished blooming around this time last year. The two pups it made grew rather fast and now they want to bloom.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Phalaenopsis Venus (equestris x lindenii). This one aims to please. Mother plant has two spikes and the three keikis have one spike each.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
My Laelia superbiens finally bloomed. Looks like four days of rain didn't affect the buds and flowers much.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
Crested exserta x fasciculata. Got this one from APH about 20 months ago. Its base keeps getting larger and sending out new leaves from the center.3yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Paphiopedilum malipoense. The spike kept getting taller and taller and about half a year after it initiated the spike it finally bloomed. The fruity fragrance is very strong.6yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
I love Australian Dendrobiums. Went to a show and couldn't leave without this delicatum.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
When I got this one I thought it was the regular Phragmipedium Eric Young, but when it bloomed I realized it's var. flavum6yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
Leptotes bicolor. Last year I pollinated all the flowers to get the seed pods and that seems to have zapped its energy, but it still decided to put on a decent show this year.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
Paphiopedilum Liberty Taiwan. I waited and waited, and it finally bloomed and right on time for Christmas too.6yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
Paphiopedilum Deperle. It seems more light is what they need in order to bloom.6yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
Thank you Mr. Isley for letting me have this T. Joel Superior. A big thanks to Neemicat too.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Stricta Giganticus from APH. Both the plant and the flower head are much bigger than regular stricta4yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplanthub
Masdevallia floribunda 'MasdevalliaLove'. They were not kidding when they named this one floribunda. It can take the heat too, during heat wave a lot of leaves got burned and dropped but quickly recovered and it's blooming its head off.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
Went to a show and had to have this Den. cuthbertsonii x Den. sulawesii. Wish me luck. My track record with Den. cuthbertsonii hybrids is somewhat iffy.4yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
You guys want another guessing game? Two species, two hybrids. First one to name all four correctly wins a $25 Airplanthub gift code. You have 48 hours. Continental USA only, but if you want to guess for fun, then go for it.6yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Thanks to timely alert from /u/brandn14 I managed to get this Ionantha Monstrose. I can't believe how fast this thing sells out.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Dendrobium Pukekura (moniliforme x regium) Seems to have inherited its parent's fragrance, very fragrant.6yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
This old gardneri v. rupicola recovered very nicely after surviving the greenhouse fire two years ago.4yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Would this aeranthos I got from APH about a year ago be considered variegated? Even the tiny pup's leaves have these odd concentric markings.4yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplanthub
T. tricolor 'Nautilus' It took me two years to make the leaves recurve 360 degrees and make it look like a nautilus.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Edithae x Albertiana. Just got them this week. Hopefully they will bloom within a year.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Another little clump that bloomed earlier this year. I love Aeranthos what can I say.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Calliandra emarginata. Does anybody have experience with powderpuff? I want to make a bonsai with it but the branches don't form branchlets.7yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/Bonsai
Is this Ionantha Rubra? Went to a local orchid show and there was a vendor with a tray full of them. The sign said Ionantha rubra and all the plants looked the same except this one and was much larger than the others, so I grabbed this one but now I'm not sure what I have. It's about 5 inches tall.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
I don't know why I'm so fascinated with crested airplants but here is my saddydumpington (Xerographica x Capitata)5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Laelia kettieana. My first rupicolous Laelia. I'm surprised they can be so tiny.7yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
Laeliocattleya Puppy Love 'True Beauty' Got this one long time ago from Stewart Orchids. I loved it then, I love it now.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
Went to RFI with neemicat and couldn't resist this rather large T. Ready For Liftoff (balbisiana x exserta). It must quite old, it's about 30 inches tall and very caulescent.5yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Rhodochrosite dish from Argentina. I like this one, because it's almost pure gel.7yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/MineralPorn
Paph. New Edition x Gotenyama Plaza. Rather large flower, tip to tip 6 inches.6yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
The other day nathinnizzle posted the most perfect looking xerographica, so here is my raggedy one. We need to counterbalance things around here.7yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Can I show off my Juncea too? I left one inflorescence go to seeds. When is the right time to harvest the seeds?6yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
Cattleya. Photo taken earlier this year. Got it from Stewart Orchids about 20 years ago. It's a coerulea primary cross, but unfortunately I lost the name tag . Anyone want to guess?7yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/orchids
Looks like both my Bulbosas want to bloom, and the anticipation is killing me.6yr ⋅ petimento ⋅ r/airplants
