Encouraging Growth Progress On Brassidium Orchid

My Brassidium, which is a Brsdm. Fantastic Bob Henley 'kalapana', that I have had since July of last summer, has been developing two growths since around New Years. One is growing at a fast rate (pictured) and the other is hiding behind dead leaves. Hopefully i will have two beautiful flower spikes this year like i did last year. Here is the large growth:

Progress on Bulbophyllum Echinolabium Flower Spike

My Bulbophyllum Echinolabium, which I got for Christmas, had a small growth on it when it arrived. I assumed it was a new growth, but now it is clear that it is a flower spike. I am half excited about this; one half of me loves everything about the look of the flowers, the other half of me is already nervous to be one of the unlucky people to get a whiff at this orchid. Some Compare the smell of the flower to rotting mice, others to a horrible low-tide stench, and some say its not all that bad. All in all though, I am eager to see this orchid get to bloom.

Here is a picture of the new spike around Christmas:

Here is the spike a couple days ago:

New Spikes on Previously Bloomed Phalaenopsis Orchids

My newest phal, one from Home Depot, has a new flower spike. So does one of my older Phals. I am hoping to see some flowers soon, although it will probably take a while for the two plants to bloom. The flowers on both plants were beautiful. Here are pictures of the spikes and the previous flowers.

My New Paph

These are some pictures of my new (and first) paphiopedilum. This one is a paph. Michael Koopowitz 'Stephen' x Paph. Gigantifolium 'Awesome'.

This is the plant. It will take about 2 or more years to reach blooming size, from what I've heard. I bought from Piping Rock Orchids and I am very happy with it.

This it the bottom of the plant. I am wondering what the white bump on the side is... maybe a new growth? There is a small yellow bump that looks like a root.

And finally, this is what the flowers will look like, or close to this.

I am very excited to see these flowers in a couple years. Hopefully this orchid will have a good journey to blooming size.

Promising New Root Growth on Half-Rootless Brassidium

Besides the two new growths, my Brassidium, which was half rootless when I repotted it, is putting out new, healthy roots from the older ones, which I thought to be dead. I saw a few of these when I repotted it about two weeks to a month ago. This orchid plant has had a long journey. After it bloomed, I repotted it into a pot that was way too big (newbie mistake). Then, after a while, I took the plant out, only to find that most of its roots had rotted away. When I cut them, about half were left. I repotted it into a new pot. It started to grow new growths and new roots soon after. Then, one morning at 3 am, it fell on to the floor and fell out of its pot, so I repotted it again. Now it is in a small pot but doing well.

My Orchid Collection

First Post

Hi everyone! I am new to the blogging community, and I'm hoping to get some advice from people. I have been collecting and growing orchids for about two years. It's one of my favorite hobbies. So, looking forward to this new adventure.