Hi Eroyee,

I agree, that Neostylis is a beauty, but I don't think you are likely you
are going to find it available at a regular nursery, large or not. You would
most likely need to visit a specialist orchid nursery, or even mail order
the plant.

Here is a suggestion. If you are going for a drive tomorrow, the Mornington
Peninsula Orchid Society is having their winter show from the 3-9th of
August, at the Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre, High Street, Cranbourne. The
will in all likelihood have hundreds of blooming orchids for you to check
out, and give you and idea of what you like. There will also be society
members onsite who will answer any questions you have. Use their knowledge.
Explain your growing conditions, and ask for suggestions what they think
will grow easily in your area. There should be a selection of plants for
sale as well - usually a lot cheaper than local nursery Plalaenopsis and
Cymbidiums.

If you can't make it to the Mornington Peninsula, the following link lists
Australian Orchid societies, one of which should be close to you.
http://www.orchidsonline.com.au/ausOrchidSocieties.html

I agree with Wendy, a nice Dendrobium kingianum (Aussie native) is a great
place to start. I bought one last year in Sydney for about $12 - in that
year it has almost doubled in size, and is just about to open 30 plus
beautiful pink flowers. It's a very easy grower. There are also hundreds of
hybrid Aussie Dendrobiums using D. speciosum, D. tetragonum and D.kingianum,
among many other species. Try typing "Dendrobium Hilda Poxon" or "Dendrobium
Aussie Victory" into Google's image search - just two out of hundreds of
pretty Aussie Dend. hybrids.

Good Luck with your search
Matthew

You seem to want to
"Eroyee" eroyeeattelstra.com wrote in message
...
.. I'm going to drive down to a rather big nursery not far from me where I
will ask for the orchid Neostylis Lou Sneary. I really like the look of
this
plant and it has a very pretty flower..

Does anyone have any thoughts on this plant? Any recommendations or
special
thoughts on treatment or something like that?
I'm sure they'll be able to give me some general information where I will
buy (or look for) this plant, but.. Nothing beats hands-on experience, I
guess.

I'm rather nervous and I don't know why.. : P

It's rather cold here at the moment.. Around 50 degrees, and will be
varying
from 50 to 60 degrees within the next week or so..
If I have a heater on, would it be safe to have the plant near it?
I'm also going to get a humidity tray, I've read that they are useful in
non-humid areas..

Is it safe to bring this plant outside when it rains?
When it's windy?

I'll keep it away from direct sunlight (will be mostly living next to a
window in my bedroom).. Facing west..
Is it absolutely necessary for this plant to obtain wind of some sort? I
could always take the pot outside if this is needed..

I hope someone could give me some information on this.. And if I have left
something out, please feel more than free to add it in..

Thanks a bunch to all who have already contributed and replied so quickly
to
my previous post..