Always great plants from Andy.
And excellent choices, WC!

Thanks CJ. You probably know the little Masde likes warmth, and another one did very well here. The Den moniliforme - only 1 of the 9 I had from Japan ever bloomed here. Now I know they needed cooler temps during the winter than we have in the house. The Den ceraula - have you ever seen orchid moss covered with as many fascinating life forms? WC8

Oh - CJ, do you have any of these?

WC, I 'did' have two of them. I got the Den as a gift from a friend years and years ago and I was told it liked cool weather. Well, to a Floridian then living in Miami, cool weather is in the 55-65F range, which I managed to do in the wintertime. But an entire summer of 95F+ was not conducive to growing this species. It croaked one fine August noon and went to the Great Greenhouse in the Sky.

I may try it again now that I am in the northern part of the state. I don't have any problems with Neofinetias, which like similar temps to D. moniliforme, and I can produce low temps now. When it goes down below 30F on winter nights, I bring my Neos into the garage (not such a huge temp contrast as into the house) and they grow and bloom fine. I guess the Den would do well also.

Now, I bought the Masdie years ago because it was a natural warm grower in the wild. And it grew and bloomed for about three years and then just went downhill almost overnight. It was proably my fault because I let the potting medium get stale. In my defense, it is a little plant and got lost easily in my GH.

Best of luck with you new 'chids, WC.