Blog Archives - This Side of Paradise

We are speaking at the London Orchid Society on the 18th of Nov 6

Nov

10

2018

The subject of our talk is Why Phalaenopsis don’t come from Walmart. An exploration of the Phal. Species. Of Course Phals are close to our heart and we are really excited about sharing that passion with others. Details can be found on LOS hope to see you all there. We have updated our plant list for this ...

Tuberolabium kotoense 1

Nov

2

2018

These flowers are tiny but very cute and scented. This is an easy to grow species than can be grown along side Phals. We are trying to cross them with Phal pulcherrima var coerulea and a deliciosa var. alba.

Nodosa crosses 2

Oct

27

2018

I know I usually only post Phals but 1/4 of the Pinkhouse is dedicated to growing Nodosa crosses and we have started to breed them. Here are a few in bloom currently. B Jiminy Cricket Bc. Karin Lomer Bc. Aka’s Angel

Orchid nut

Oct

21

2018

What does an orchid nut do on vacation in Mexico? Well he hunt’s for orchids of course. Our resort had a small area dedicated to orchids grown on trees but we were also able to find some in situ. in situ in situ

Bellina time

Oct

12

2018

I think we can all agree that Bellinas are simple divine. Bright colours and a strong scents make these crowd favorites time after time. I prefer the pale yellow on the second one. Oh and the guard dogs snuck in too.

Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica 4

Oct

10

2018

Three examples of this interesting species. Large plant that rewards you with large scented flowers.

Fun with pods

Sep

30

2018

I know they should technically be called capsule but pods sounds cooler. A couple new primaries and a species I’ve never flasked that a friend gave me. Anyone got experience with Chysis?

Phalaenopsis violacea Norton style 4

Sep

30

2018

A couple pics of a nice violacea named Grimace.

Phalaenopsis pulcherrima ‘Dilithium’ 4

Sep

23

2018

We had a great weekend COOS and to our great surprise one our Phals won a AOS award! It got 81 pts for a CHM award.

Phalaenopsis Eiderstedt

Sep

8

2018

It is always fun to see a friend or customer beat you at blooming your own cross. This is our remake of Phalaenopsis Eiderstedt (venosa x cornu-cervi var. sanguinea) that was grown and photographed by our friend Spencer Hauck.

We are going to COOS 2

Sep

4

2018

Yes folks we are going to be a vendor at the COOS show.

Phalaenopsis tetraspis f. speciosa

Sep

3

2018

A nice purple version.

Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi 3

Sep

1

2018

Phal. Sogo Kaiulani ‘Joy’ x Phal. LD’s Bear King ‘YK1’

Aug

24

2018

First flowering

Phalaenopsis bellina 2

Aug

23

2018

Love this bellina.

Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica var. flava x javanica 1

Aug

19

2018

I got surprised by this guy today, like javanica it hides flower under its leaves.

Albas 2

Aug

19

2018

Alba Samera and deliciosa, these bad boys just got crossed.

Phalaenopsis maculata 5

Aug

18

2018

A pretty rare species up here in Canada. I grow it potted and it does okay. It is most definitely not an easy species to grow. Cream white flower with red markings.

A Few blooms 1

Aug

15

2018

Phalaenopsis mariae (got crossed with a hieroglyphica) Phalaenopsis gigantea ‘Polly’ (got crossed with bellina ‘Nikki’) Phalaenopsis bellina ‘Nikki’ (got crossed with gigantea ‘Polly’)

The Pinkhouse in sunny July 4

Jul

24

2018

Our first full summer and the plants are loving it. Blooms a plenty and over 40 seed pods on the way, overall a grand success but beware of the guard dogs.