Orchids - Part Two

My friend Dan had called me while I was on vacation to let me know that some of his orchids were blooming. I had asked him previously to let me know when such an event occurred, so I could take pictures of them. Lovely, aren't they! I'll e-mail him and have him tell me what they are. So, check back, for soon I'll have their precise species names.

UPDATE: Dan tells me the first orchid is a 'Phalanopsis 'Guadalupe Pineda', a hybrid of a Phalanopsis amboinensis and Phalanopsis bellina, both of which are from Indonesia.

The second orchid is a Sedirea japonica, which comes from Japan and Korea. It doesn't have a common name in English, but the Japanese call it Nagoran (nahgo ron), the Nago orchid. Nago is a city on Okinawa. Please note the very pretty and authentic vase he has it in!