That stinks, Steph!! :( That would have been some display! But hey - your single bloom is a real show stopper in itself...it certainly knows how to bask in it's own glory and it's not afraid to show it either! :)

Oh, that hurts! But this one's a beauty and, as you say, better luck next year!

Marci

I agree, so sad but the one bloom is beyond gorgeous. What is the blooming beauty's name?

Brooke

Oh, sad indeed
But, boy it is a pretty flower!

Olya

Don't you just HATE that?!?! But that is a beauty! Better luck next time. I also would like to know the name.

in addition to the lovely flower, the plant itself looks awesome in the basket. I would be happy just staring at that plant all day. :)

What's the name of that beauty? Love that lip color in the upper realm, as well in the lower portion. Quite unique.

Don't ya just hate blasting! I have a beauty that has blasted everything 2 years in a row....It's a noid so I have no idea what the blooms might look like....maybe next year. Yours is gorgeous!~Charm

Yup, bud blast sucks rocks big time. That is one spectacular flower though.

Kevin

Beautiful! Could you imagine if all 8 flowers opened? It would be a bouquet, you wouldn't see any other part of the plant. Wow, that would be amazing.

Jane

Thanx for all the kind comments and cheering up! I knew our members would understand how I felt (unlike the people around me who think pink phals are the new fragrance of Bath and Body's new Orchid lotion)

This one I picked up at the NYIOS...it's an unregistered hybrid: Lc. Shellie Compton x Tokyo Magic 'Lea'

This cross is available through Aloha Orchid but I did not get it from them. I had meant to register it but then the RHS changed some names in the cattleya/laelia/sophronitis branch and I couldn't figure things out so I put it on the back burner.

Thanx again for cheering me up!!

I feel your pain.
With the exception of cymbidiums, I have very bad luck with orchids that spike in early winter.
In my greenhouse, a spiking orchid in late fall/early winter is almost guaranteed as a death sentence to the flowers. No matter what I tried, I usually end up with just one or two flowers out of several spikes.
My orchids that spike between April and October all have very good success rates.
So I try to avoid any "winter spikers" with new purchases, and continue to negotiate with my existing ones that do - otherwise they get traded to someone with better "winter luck".