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Collection Update - December 2025

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The following plants are featured in this video: 00:19 Paphiopedilum rothschildianum 00:24, 08:32 Phalaenopsis philippinensis 00:45 Cattleya trianae 'Cashen's' FCC/AOS 01:44 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Grapefruit Pink' 02:30 Cycnoches warszewiczii 'Fortuna' AM/AOS 03:58 Cattleya Pulcherrima (lobata 'Jeni' AM/AOS × purpurata 'Taguara' AM/AOS) 04:16 Cattleya maxima 04:25 Cattlya dowiana ('Rogue Orchids' × self) 05:05 Cattleya rex grown from flask from Peruflora 05:32 Cattleya labiata ('Sherwood Forest' AM/AOS × 'Perola Rubra') 05:52 Cattleya Blossfeldiana 06:25 Vanda falcata 'Hakusan' AM/AOS 06:57 Bulbophyllum medusae album 07:02 Bulbophyllum medusae 'Miami' 07:09 Bulbophyllum rothschildianum 'Red Chimney' FCC/AOS 07:17 Bulbophyllum echinolabium 'HAL' and ('Golden Gate' × self × self) 07:31 Bulbophyllum lepidum 07:40 Bulbophyllum Lovely Elizabeth 07:47 Amesiella philippinensis 08:08 Angraecum leonis 09:00 Cattleya seedlings 11:00 Zygopetalum maculatum 11:27 Pinguicula moranensis 11:39 Pinguicula 'Pirouette' 11:46 Nepenthes (rajah × edwardsiana), kinabaluensis, bongso hybrid 12:40 Brassia verrucosa, Edvah Loo 'Nishida' AM/AOS, Auntie Diana Aki 13:09 Masdevallia Machu Picchu 'Crownpoint' AM/AOS 13:25 Miltoniopsis Lilian Nakamoto 'Tanto' 13:43 Cuitlauzina pulchella 2 January 2026 • Flower thrips • Clowesia Rebecca Northen • Orchid collection update Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Grapefruit Pink' 27 December 2025 • Year End Wrap Up & Lessons Learned with Stephen VKL The following plants are featured in this video: 00:13 Zygopetalum maculatum 00:53 Pinguicula moranensis, 'Pirouette' 01:36 Brassia Edvah Loo 'Nishida' AM/AOS 01:55 Brassia Auntie Diana Aki 02:20 Coelogyne (Dendrochilum) tenella 03:05 Miltoniopsis Lillian Nakamoto 03:30 Cuitlauzina pulchella 04:28 Nepenthes 07:31 Cattleya trianae 'Cashen's' FCC/AOS 09:17 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Grapefruit Pink' CCM/AOS 10:16 Cycnoches warszewizcii 'Fortuna' AM/AOS 10:57 Tillandsia ionantha 11:17 Vanda falcata 'Hakusan' AM/AOS 11:59 Cycnoches Fire Embers 'Patience' AM-CCM/AOS 12:36 Phalaenopsis philippinensis 13:33 Bulbophyllum echinolabium 'HAL' 14:12 Cattleya rex 14:21 Cattleya Hardyana 14:27 Cattleya King George 14:40 Cattleya purpurata 15:15 Cattleya seedlings (C. Triumphans photo credit: Pete Ma) 20:32 Clivia miniata 20 December 2025 • Orchid and nepenthes collection festivus update • New seedling tent Plants featured in this video: 00:17 Cycnoches Fire Embers 'Patience' AM-CCM/AOS 00:43 Phalaenopsis philippinensis 00:57 Vanda falcata 'Hakusan' AM/AOS 01:14 Pinguicula moranensis, cyclosecta, 'Snow Angel', esseriana, 'Pirouette' 01:28 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Aurora' 01:37 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Grapefruit Pink' CCM/AOS 2:02 Cycnoches Bronze Vixen 02:10 Cycnoches warszewiczii 20:20 Cattleya trianae 'Cashen's' FCC/AOS (mericlone) 03:00 Tillandsia ionantha (?) 04:03 Zygopetalum maculatum ssp. maculatum 04:24 Pinguicula moranensis, 'Pirouette' 04:40 Brassia Edvah Loo 'Nishida' AM/AOS 04:49 Brassia verrucosa seedlings 05:11 Nepenthes (rajah × edwardsiana), (rajah × villosa), [bongso × (densiflora × robcantleyi)] 13 December 2025 • December orchid and tillandsia blooms Plants featured in this video: 00:00 Zygopetalum maculatum syn. mackayi 03:35 Pinguicula 'Pirouette' and moranensis 04:15 Nepenthes (rajah × edwardsiana), [bongso × (densiflora × robcantleyi)], (rajah × villosa) and fertilizer discussion 08:19 Phalaenopsis philippinensis 08:30 Cycnoches Fire Embers 'Patience' AM-CCM/AOS 09:00 Vanda falcata 'Hakusan' AM/AOS 09:22 Pinguicula moranansis 09:30 Pinguicula 'Snow Angel', esseriana 10:06 Nepenthes eustachya 10:45 Pinguicula cyclosecta 11:10 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Aurora' 11:35 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Grapefruit Pink' 12:17 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Mikabi' AM/AOS 13:59 Cattleya labiata semi-alba 15:08 Cattleya rex seedlings 16:06 Cattleya Hardyana 16:22 Cattleya dowiana rosita 16:52 Cycnoches Bronze Vixen with some spike weirdness 17:22 Cycnoches warszewiczii 'Fortuna' AM/AOS 17:40 Cattleya trianae 'Cashen's' FCC/AOS 19:09 Tillandsia ionantha (?) blushing and ready to bloom 6 December 2025 • Zygopetalum maculatum • Nepenthes fertilization • Orchid buds and blooms tour A couple of weeks ago I discovered my light levels were actually fairly low for my largest grow tent. So I added 200 watts of LED light and the results are 'brilliant'! Plants shown in this video: 00:20 Zygopetalum maculatum 00:54 Nepenthes (rajah × edwardsiana) 01:32 Brassia Edvah Loo 'Nishida' AM/AOS 02:27 Cattleya trianae 'Cashen's' FCC/AOS 02:40 Cattleya Hardyana 02:55 Cattleya dowiana rosita 03:10 Cattleya labiata 05:48 Phalaenopsis philippinensis 06:00 Vanda falcata 'Hakusan' AM/AOS 06:18 Cycnoches Bronze Vixen 06:28 Cycnoches warzsewiczii 'Fortuna' AM/AOS 07:03 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Aurora' 07:24 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Mikabi' AM/AOS 07:44 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Grapefruit Pink' 08:02 Cattleya rex 08:13 Cattleya trianae 'Cashen's' FCC/AOS 28 November 2025 • New light levels after adding 200 W LED panel

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