I know. But show season is starting up, so new opportunities will arrive
soon!
K Barrett
"Weeble" wrote in message
m...
Sounds really nice. I wish the nurseries close to me would carry
something
other than the usual generic stuff. Of course I would be broke all the
time
if they did 
Shell
"J Fortuna" wrote in message
news
So today I went out to buy some potting mix in the plant nursery nearby,
and
to take a look (just a quick look) at the orchids they've got. Well,
imagine
my surprise when this cute little Paph just insisted on coming home with
me,
very persuasive for such a small plant. :-). My husband I think was less
surprised then I was. He knows me so well.
It's a Paph (Makuli-Curtsii)-Maudiae x Paph Maudiae "Napa Valley"
HCC/AOS
x
Sib.
The pot is tiny. I've never owned anything in a 2 inch pot before. This
plant has got these beautiful variegated leaves with lots of new
growths.
I
count at least 5 separate 'crowns' -- or whatever they are called in
Paphs -- I have been primarily Phal person, and don't really know Paph
terminology yet; this is only my second Paph.
Anyway, it looks healthy. It's in bud, but the bud still has to grow a
bit
before it opens. The people at the nursery had no idea what the flower
will
look like, and I couldn't find a google image of this particular cross.
But
I assume by the color of the bud that it will most likely be one of
those
light green Paphs, or possibly yellow, unless it's still too early to
tell.
Anyway I am all excited about it ... and about the two Phals that I got
from
Al's last weekend, did I mention those yet? I don't think I did.
I got a Phal Zuma Chicadee 'Marilyn Munster' Keikie, peloric . This is a
keikie of this white peloric Phal of Al's, which is just gorgeous.
In addition to this one, I asked Al to select another Phal in spike for
me,
but I asked him to not tell me what the flowers will look like, and I
have
not really studies the tag yet -- it's my mystery orchid, and I want to
be
surprised.
Joanna (who is very happy with her orchid collection right now)