sedirea japonica seedlings

I purchased some plants on eBay. It was an impulse buy. The action I bid on came with three seedlings. Two plants have four leaves and one has three. They are in 2 inch pots. It looks like they have got good roots, but I didn't take the plants out of the pot so I'm just looking at the ones on top and the air roots. How long will these take to bloom?  Maybe I should have purchased lareger plants. lol. I'm not alway very patient. But at least these don't take up much space cause they are so tiny.

These are Japanese orchids and are a species. They should be fragrant. I've never smelled one but people say they smell lemony and very pleasant. The fragrance is one of the reasons why I decided to purchase these plants. 

First flowers on my Neofinetia falcata (Onamisecai)

I'm excited to see this bloom. I purchased it this past November and it's the first time this plant has bloomed. There are only two flowers. I wish there were more, but like I mentioned these are its first blooms so I wouldn't really expect more. I tried sniffing and don't detect any scent.  Neofenetia falcatas are known for strong fragrance, so I'll be checking back. Everyone always raves about how good they smell. Hopefully I won't be disappointed. The flowers are small but they still stand out. And actually the flowers are probably longer than the plant is tall. This is a picture from today.

The side view shows how long the spurs are and they curve forward. 

This shows a picture from yesterday when the buds had not opened yet. 

The flower spike actually snuck up in me. Since it's mounted and lives outside it dries quickly on this hot summer weather. I water it daily so I don't know what happened.  How did I miss a spike?  This is a picture from July 26h. I only noticed the flowers a few days before this. 

Nymphaea James Brydon Water lily bloom

I have a tub in the backyard where I keep some guppies over the summer. Last year I got a water lily and it survived the winter. I had it sitting in a plastic food container that I used as a pot. I brought it out in late spring.  It started blooming yesterday. The flower is beautiful and the color is very dark and rich.

 The lily pads aren't as large as they were last year.  I was too lazy to repot and fertilize.

The picture below shows it opening up for the first time yesterday morning.  They actually close back up in the evening. The flower only lasts a few days. You can also see that there is a red lily pad in the bottom right of the picture. That's the color when they first emerge and they turn green.

 Here is the packing for the water lily. I bought it from a big home improvement store. The first one I got actually had some white fuzz on it that looked like mold. So I had returned it and got another.

I don't remember exactly when I purchased it but I think it wasn't early summer. I only got one flower last year. Hopefully this year I'll get more.

Phalaenopsis Princess Kaiulani 'Chin Yo'

Princess Kaiulani is a cross between amboinensis and violacea. The colors on the flowers are unreal. They're almost neon. I do like natural colors but the pictures of these flowers on the web are amazing. I haven't seen this orchid available in online nurseries so once I spotted it on eBay I jumped on it. I was nervous about buying an orchid on eBay, but the sellers ratings were good. I purchased it over the weekend. It was shipped Monday and I got it today. 
It was potted in sphagnum moss and I repotted it in bark and included a lot of styrofoam peanuts that came with the shipment. The pot is kinda of large for the orchid so I wanted to make sure drainage was excellent. 
It is supposed to be blooming size. There is no spike. I really want a flower! What are the chances I can get one this year? They are supposed to be summer blooming. I am also not sure if I should keep it outside. It will probably grow better with natural light but the it will be exposed to the elements. Inside it'll just get light from a window but be protected from pests. I have brought a bunch of other orchids outdoors. They are doing ok so I might give it a try outside. Wish me luck!

My first zygopetalum

The blooms on this plant aren't too amazing, but people always rave about the fragrance. And hey describe the scent as like a hyacinth which I love.  Usually the plants in stores don't smell to strong, but maybe that's just the stress of changing environments and the lack of sunlight. But I can smell it and it's very pleasant. Hopefully it'll be more intense as the blooms age. There are two spikes each with 4 flowers. The second spike hasn't opened yet but looks very close.   I got this at Trader Joe's. If you know the name of the orchid, please comment. The bulbs don't look great and are shriveled. But it was the only one there and I wanted to get something. It also has quite a few pseudobulbs. I count eleven which is quite high as there was an oncidium there that was just one big bulb. Hopefully this will do well for me. 

A couple of days later:  Two more buds opened. The new blooms have a fair scent. The lip is very wrinkly which I don't really like. The older books have the same problem but not as bad so I think they'll straighten out but not completely. 

Another NOID succulent

I got a new plant today. It looks like one of those with strange out of this world flowers so I got it. I find the flowers intriguing. So we'll have to wait and see what the flowers look like as I don't know what this plant is. I've been aquiring quite a few lately and can't wait until they flower.

 These succuenlents have new growths that start anyware along the stems close to a spike. But there is a red growth in the center that looks like a flower bud rather then a new growth. I'm crossing my fingers.

Update: July12

Flower bud opening up. It is plain yellow with a dark center. I was hoping for a more unusual looking flower, but I'm happy it bloomed. 

July 17:

Flower is fully opened. It's textured and seems to be fuzzy. I don't detect any scent. If anyone knows the ID of this plant. Please leave a comment. 

NOID succulent. Possibly a huernia.

Anyone know what this is? I think it's some sort of huernia and that's why I got it.  If I can get it to bloom it should help with the ID. I did repot this from the plastic nursery pot it came in into a ceramic pot. The plant is fragile and I broke a few pieces off. I stuck the pieces into the soil. They should root.