June Meeting Highlights

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The June meeting had lots of interesting plants for the members to see. The first shot is of a Sinningia reitzii in bloom. This plant has been in bloom for the last three years! You can see a little damage on the leaves but this just shows you that the plant will bloom and continue to thrive even with conditions not always perfect. A great choice if you have some good bright light.

Here's a picture of the blooms up a little closer. It makes you wonder - with the cheerful red - color if humming birds wouldn't be attracted to this if it were out in the "wild".

 Look how big the Sinningia iarae babies have grow in the last month. A photo from last month is a couple of entries back for you to compare this photo with.

 This Sinningia leucotricha is doing something unusual. Note how the new leaves are growing up from the first whorl of leaves. This usually doesn't happen.

 This is a really nice small, humidity loving orchid from the CBS called Promenaea xanthina.

 Our program was about Niphea oblonga. These two lovely plants were grown by J. O. (I think she must spray her plants with steroids!)

Note how the flower is quite similar to a species violet flower. In this case you can really see the family resemblance.


Thanks to all who took the time to check out the blog this month!