Hi Devo,

Love the Orthophytum gurkenii and the Laelia Orchid. You keep inspiring me to go out and purchase them to my collection.

That's interesting, Andrew. Ae. Covata always blooms around this time of year here too, but we're moving into "winter" (such as it is). Some of my Ortho varieties that didn't bloom during spring or summer are coming into bloom now too. I'm wondering if some of these things really have anything to do with springtime.

I've never seen an Ae. serrata with a reddish inflorescence, mine looks like the one in Pam Koide's photo (see link), i.e. silvery lavender. Yours looks a bit like Ae. Raspberry, or possibly a hybrid with Ae. gigantea. It's very nice, whatever it is.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:513590}}