The Black orchid in Full Bloom! Trichoglottis philippinensis var. brachiata

Trichoglottis philippinensis var. brachiata or Black orchid has reached its full bloom. It is a very beautiful dark purple/maroon color with a lavender/pink fuzzy lip. Thanks to TS Fay I lost 7 blooms from bud blast having to drag all the chids inside for a few days. Here are some pictures.

The Black Orchid Blooming, Trichoglottis philippinensis var. brachiata

This Trichoglottis philippinensis var. brachiata or Black orchid has started to bloom. This is one of the Tropical Storm Fay's victims, most of the orchids had to remain inside for the few days during the storm. Once I brought them back out a few of the bloomers had bud blast. As you can see here this one lost at least 4 blooms, but still has several flowers, so I was lucky not to lose them all. I purchased this back in 3/08 and have had to experiment with growing it. It took a little bit to figure out how to care for it,but I have it down now. I have learned you treat it like a Vanda. There are still more blooms to come but here is the start.