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Collection Update - November 2025

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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 Plants featured in this video: 00:00 Zygopetalum maculatum 00:38 Nepenthes (rajah × edwardsiana) 01:22 Nepenthes (rajah × villosa) 02:39 Cattleya Hardyana 03:58 Cattleya trianae 'Cashen's' FCC/AOS 04:34 Paphiopedilum rothschildianum 05:50 Cycnoches warszewiczii 'Fortuna' AM/AOS 06:15 Cycnoches Fire Embers 'Patience' AM/AOS 06:32 Cycnoches Bronze Vixen 06:47 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Aurora' 07:07 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Grapefruit Pink 07:50 Cattleya rex hybrid flasks 08:41 Phalaenopsis philippinensis 09:07 Bulbophyllum echinolabium 'HAL' 09:28 Angraecum leonis 09:58 Pinguicula moranensis 10:12 Amesiella philippinensis 10:45 Vanda falcata 'Hakusan' AM/AOS 11:22 Vanilla planifolia 11:51 Cycnoches cooperi 22 November 2025 • Orchids and Nepenthes update Check out these sources for info on plant light levels: Dustin Miller's site Here...But Not (https://herebutnot.com/light-recommendations-ppfd-par-for-orchids-and-houseplants/) Drew Martinez at Carnivero (https://www.carnivero.com/pages/grow-light-ppfd-recommendations) Plants featured in this video: 01:55 Zygopetalum maculatum ssp. maculatum in spike 02:49, 08:16 Pinguicula moranensis in flower 07:34 Bulbophyllum Lovely Elizabeth, lepidum 07:50 Nepenthes eustachya repotted into a gallon jug 08:24 Pinguicula cyclosecta entering dormancy 08:35 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Grapefruit Pink' spikes emerging 08:51 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Aurora' with a few buds still to bloom out 09:06 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Mikabi' sadly dropping all its buds 09:35 Cattleya rex seedlings 10:32 Cycnoches warszewiczii 'Fortuna' with two spike bumps 11:07 Cattleya trianae 'Cashen's' with tiny buds pushing out 11:26 Cattleya trianae 'A. C. Burrage' still growing, not bloom size yet 13:28 Vanda falcata 'Hakusan' with a late-season spike 16 November 2025 • Light levels in my tents using a PAR/PPFD meter The following plants are featured in this video: 00:24 Masdevallia Machu Picchu 'Crownpoint' AM/AOS 00:44 Zygopetalum maculatum ssp. maculatum 01:18 Nepenthes (rajah × edwardsiana) 02:18 Nepenthes [bongso robusta × (densiflora × robcantleyi)] 03:19 Nepenthes × kinabaluensis (rajah × villosa) 04:16 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Mikabi' AM/AOS 05:01 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Aurora' 05:17 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Grapefruit Pink' 05:47 Cycnoches Bronze Vixen 05:57 Cycnoches warszewiczii 06:05 Phalaenopsis philippinensis 06:13 Bulbophyllum lepidum 06:48 Angraecum leonis 07:19 Amesiella philippinensis 07:46 Cattleya trianae 'Cashen's' FCC/AOS 08:01 Cattleya maxima f. caerulea 08:08 Cattleya labiata f. semi-alba 08:33 Cycnoches Fire Embers 'Patience' AM/AOS, CCM/AOS 09:59 Amorphophallus konjac 9 November 2025 • Orchids, Nepenthes, & Amorphophallus update Plants featured in this video: 00:00 Clivia miniata 01:30 Cucurbita maxima 'Lumina' 01:43 Delosperma 'Granita Raspberry' 02:07 Phalaenopsis hybrids 04:32 Masdevallia Machu Picchu 'Crownpoint' AM/AOS 05:16 Miltoniopsis Lilian Nakamoto 05:22 Cuitlauzina pulchella 05:37 Brassias 06:12 Zygopetalum maculatum ssp. maculatum 07:09 Nepenthes (rajah × edwardsiana) 07:39 Nepenthes [bongso robusta × (densiflora × robcantleyi)] 09:34 Cycnoches Fire Embers 'Patience' AM/AOS 10:05 Cattleya trianae 'Cashen's' FCC/AOS 10:54 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Mikabi' AM/AOS 11:38 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Aurora' 12:32 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Grapefruit Pink' 13:09 Cycnoches Bronze Vixen 13:34 Phalaenopsis philippinensis 14:01 Amorphophallus konjac 14:50 Bulbophyllum lepidum Special thanks to my camera operator! 2 November 2025 • November orchid collection tour (and other plants, too 🌱) The following plants are featured in this video: 00:40 Cattleya Blossfeldiana 00:47 Cattleya gaskelliana 00:59 Cattleya maxima caerulea 01:17 Cattleya trianae 'Cashen's' FCC/AOS 01:40 Cattleya purpurata & Pulcherrima 02:01 Cattleya dowiana 02:17 Cattleya rex 'Inti' HCC/AOS × sib 'Killa' 02:39 Cycnoches Fire Embers 'Patience' AM/AOS 02:55 Cattleya Hardyana 03:19 Cattleya rex from Peruflora 03:33 Cattleya jenmanii alba 03:52 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Mikabi' AM/AOS 04:35 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Aurora' 05:19 Cycnoches Bronze Vixen 05:35 Cycnoches warscewiczii 05:55 Amorphophallus konjac 06:11 Pinguicula moranensis 06:21 Phalaenopsis philippinensis 06:42 Bulbophyllum lepidum & Lovely Elizabeth 07:26 Bulbophyllum echinolabium 'HAL' 07:43 Bulbophyllum echinolabium seedling 08:08 Bulbophyllum rothschildianum 'Red Chimney' FCC/AOS 08:38 Cycnoches cooperi 'Copper' & 'Bronze' 10:00 Brassias 10:08 Cuitlauzina pulchella 10:20 Masdevallia Machu Picchu 'Crownpoint' AM/AOS 10:43 Miltoniopsis Lilian Nakamoto 10:53 Coelogyne (Dendrochilum) tenellum 11:18 Zygopetalum maculatum 12:42 Pinguicula 'Pirouette' & moranensis 13:02 Nepenthes (rajah × edwardsiana) 13:45 Nepenthes bongso × (densiflora × robcantleyi) 14:20 Nepenthes × kinabaluensis (rajah × villosa) 25 October 2025 • Orchids transitioning to cooler and dryer conditions This video features the following plants: 00:19 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Aurora' 00:40 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Mikabi' AM/AOS (2023) 01:08 Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Grapefruit Pink' 01:59 Bulbophyllum medusae album 02:21 Bulbophyllum lepidum 02:44 Pinguicula moranensis 03:00 Cattleya trianae 'Cashen's' FCC/AOS (2005) 03:35 Cattleya labiata semi-alba 03:53 Cattleya maxima caerulea 04:10 Cattleya dowiana rosita 04:27 Cattleya rex 04:49 Cattleya purpurata 04:54 Cattleya Pulcherrima 05:16 Pinguicula 'Pirouette' 05:28 Masdevallia Machu Picchu 'Crownpoint' AM/AOS 05:30 Miltoniopsis Lillian Nakamoto 05:49 Cuitlauzina pulchella 05:55 Nottara Lucy's Sassafras 05:58 Zygopetalum maculatum 06:12 Nepenthes [bongso × (densiflora × robcantleyi)] 06:25 Nepenthes (rajah × edwardsiana) 07:05 Cattleya (rex × Triumphans) flasks 07:55 Cucurbita maxima 'Lumina' 08:38 Crassula ovata 09:23 Delosperma 'Granita Raspberry' 18 October 2025 • Clowesia Rebecca Northen • Lumina pumpkin chomp • Crassula buds

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