Pretty picture: Degarmoara NOID

tag: Dgmra. Pl[not visible because covered by pot]
I won't count this one as an erroneous tag, 'cause I think there was a valid tag there, just not one I could see.

Pretty picture: Degarmoara Flying High 'Pacific Paradise'

Degarmoara Flying High 'Pacific Paradise.'
This is pretty similar to Degarmoara Flying High 'Stars and Bars,' in that the color palette and overall shape of the flower is the same, but this one is mostly yellow where the other is mostly brown. I'm kind of torn as to which one I prefer: 'Pacific Paradise' has the better name and coloration, but 'Stars and Bars' has a more interesting color pattern, and the petals are a little more rigid, or something, so the flower winds up looking more symmetrical. Given the choice, though, I'd probably rather own 'Pacific Paradise,' so I guess it's the one I like better?

Pretty picture: Degarmoara Flying High 'Stars and Bars'

Yet another orchid, ho-hum.

No, I kid the orchid -- I actually like this one a lot. I think the less they look like Phalaenopsis, the more interested I am, and this one has a different color palette and a different petal shape, so it's . . . well, you know. Pretty different.

Not that there's anything wrong with Phalaenopsis; I'm just kind of bored with them. We've gotten in some very nice ones, but they're repeating themselves now. Show me a new color every once in a while, guys, huh?

Degarmoara is a Brs x Milt x Odm cross, which means it has genes from Brassia, Miltonia, and Odontoglossum. I think this is the only one I've seen, though, so I don't know if there's anything particularly cool about that particular combination.