They are amazing Diane! Seen the first two from a seller on eBay but not the Leopygmaea!

Fantastic Ray. Yours are 2-3 weeks ahead of those on my greenhouse.

Nice effect Ian. I really like the top one - where was that from?

That is a fantastic colour - what size is the flower Ray?

That's a lovely plant Ralph.

IMG-20240514-WA0003~2.jpeg A einsteinii var. elegans has joined the show today. And these two are spluttering on in flower... IMG-20240514-WA0007.jpeg I think they really need a colder winter so they flower in one main flush and cover the plants, rather than over weeks as they are doing this year.

Nice! I think krainziana is supposed to be of horticultural origin? So it does not have to have a formal name for the different forms? I wasn't aware of that, interesting. But the use of forma or varietas could apply to any species, regardless of origin. Generally forma is used where there's only 1...

Great stuff Ray. Glad to see the Whirlwind doing well!