Hmmmmmmm....

I really like that Ancistrochilus. Nice contrasting colors. I don't know anything about these now that I think about it.

Kevin

yea, I'd say it's rothschildianus.

Beautiful blooms.

Thanks everyone...some other people say it's rothschildianus too. Either way, the smell isn't too nice at all :S

Yay Phal. equestris! There's something I really like about that little guy. I wish mine would hurry up and bloom again. Also, I still really love the green/orange combo of that Dend.

The other two are lovely too, even the one that doesn't smell so nice ; )

They all look great, but I like the Anc., even though it doesn't smell nice. :)

Carol

Especially like the Deng Peng. Congrats on the Coelogyne. I've been eyeing that one for awhile 'cause it stays small.

Whitecat8

That is definitely Anc. roth. Thompsonianus has white flowers. Mine is spiking for this year so I should be posting pics of it in the next month. Looks great!

Thanks everyone :)
Carol - yes I love the anc. despite it's stinkiness. I'm a little apprehensive because apparently it need some sort of dormancy...it seems like it wants to drop it's leaves right now, but it's nearly spring so I don't know what to do. I never do well with things that need a lot of dormancy.

WC8 yes the pengseng is one of my favorites and it keeps surprising me with blooms! I'm super excited about it's parent, dend. tobaense, which is spiking for me right now. As for the coelogyne, it's an amazing plant because it seems to produce masses of new growths each year...which means tons of divisions for trading/gifts!

Mr. B - how do you care for yours, specifically in the winter? I saw your photos of thomsonianus last year which led me to question the identity of this one.

Well...I guess I do the same thing all year round which is to water once a week or so (drench), let dry mostly between, and keep in moderately bright light.

My A. thom. grew very slowly for a few years in a small plastic pot in sphag. When it got too big, just for kicks i put some hydroton in the bottom of a square shaped shallow tupperware type container that I'd burned some holes in, and filled in with sphag around the plant. It really seemed to take off. I've now potted up to an even larger rectangular plastic cake box. LECA in the bottom and sphag over it.

These plants grow in mats of moss/lichen/epiphytes on thick branches near the trunks in dense jungles. So you can imagine they experience soaking wetness at the roots followed by gradual drying. They do lose their leaves by the way, if you didn't know. Once they get old enough they'll mature a new growth which will then start to grow spikes as it starts to lose the leaves. After blooming the bulb will send out short rhizomes (kinda) leading to new growths. Over time the original bulbs will shrivel up and die so you end up with a ring of plants around a mostly dead/inactive middle of old bulbs. Regular green moss has always seemed to love my Ancistrochilus pot, so that and ferns would be a good indicator of how happy things are. They're awesome. I just got a roth myself about a month or two ago and i'm pretty sure it is growing spikes. The flowers are long lasting so i may get lucky and have both species bloom at the same time! *tingles*

However, Angs are better.