My loot from NCOS Orchid Show
So I went to the NCOS orchid show (in Washington DC) today and had a
marvelous time. I hope to return there on Monday, but then I plan to focus primarily on the exhibits, whereas today I just shopped. I bought the following: Phal Mystik Isles '311' (Zuma Zip x Pink Mystik) -- a gorgeous branched small to medium sized Phal with the sepals mostly white with light pink veins, and petals mostly pink due to dense pink stripes, and a pink lip. Paph Amelia Hart 'Alexandria' -- my fourth Phaph, and the first sequential Paph that I got; I have sequential Phals and really enjoy their progress. It's got one bloom and two buds. The vendor told me that this kind might even have up to twelve flowers in sequence. This plant is potted in this weird perlite mixture that looks like soil but isn't. I am thinking of keeping it in this for now, and see how it goes, but I will keep observing it and repot into a more familiar medium if needed. Lc Tokyo Magic 'Hihimanu' x Slc. Fire Fantasy 'Hihimanu' -- my first Lc or first cattleya like orchid ever. I am all excited. I hope it won't grow to be too big for under lights culture, but the vendor thought that it would be ok. It's not in bloom (they had a sample one in bloom), but it's got one bud in sheath and another sheath that's just starting. It's supposed to have a fragrance, and the sample plant looked really nice, though it is not a mericlone and thus the vendor warned me that this one may not look like the sample plant after all, but I decided to risk it. Oh, and I got one Phal at Brennan Orchids. It doesn't have a tag right now (maybe it got lost at the show or in my car?). It's got big white flowers with pink dots on them and a bit of a flare on the edge of the petals. I bought this plant for my friend Sally as a birthday present. She's got this beautiful huge whole-wall South-East window that's slightly shaded by trees, and that looks to me like a good place to grow orchids. And she is an artist who greatly enjoys nature in her life and art. I am especially glad that Brennan Orchids sells Phals in moss, since I really know how to determine how to water in moss and I can explain this to Sally. Maybe I will help bring about another orchid addict? :-) Oh, and I got more potting supplies. I don't really know why I got these shudder. I am a menace. Joanna |
Hi Joanna, I just knew you could do it!!!! *g*
Well done girl. You have officially been bitten by the orchid fever bug. Enjoy your plants, they sound wonderful & look forward to pics. -- Cheers Wendy Remove PETERPAN for email reply J Fortuna wrote: So I went to the NCOS orchid show (in Washington DC) today and had a marvelous time. I hope to return there on Monday, but then I plan to focus primarily on the exhibits, whereas today I just shopped. I bought the following: Phal Mystik Isles '311' (Zuma Zip x Pink Mystik) -- a gorgeous branched small to medium sized Phal with the sepals mostly white with light pink veins, and petals mostly pink due to dense pink stripes, and a pink lip. Paph Amelia Hart 'Alexandria' -- my fourth Phaph, and the first sequential Paph that I got; I have sequential Phals and really enjoy their progress. It's got one bloom and two buds. The vendor told me that this kind might even have up to twelve flowers in sequence. This plant is potted in this weird perlite mixture that looks like soil but isn't. I am thinking of keeping it in this for now, and see how it goes, but I will keep observing it and repot into a more familiar medium if needed. Lc Tokyo Magic 'Hihimanu' x Slc. Fire Fantasy 'Hihimanu' -- my first Lc or first cattleya like orchid ever. I am all excited. I hope it won't grow to be too big for under lights culture, but the vendor thought that it would be ok. It's not in bloom (they had a sample one in bloom), but it's got one bud in sheath and another sheath that's just starting. It's supposed to have a fragrance, and the sample plant looked really nice, though it is not a mericlone and thus the vendor warned me that this one may not look like the sample plant after all, but I decided to risk it. Oh, and I got one Phal at Brennan Orchids. It doesn't have a tag right now (maybe it got lost at the show or in my car?). It's got big white flowers with pink dots on them and a bit of a flare on the edge of the petals. I bought this plant for my friend Sally as a birthday present. She's got this beautiful huge whole-wall South-East window that's slightly shaded by trees, and that looks to me like a good place to grow orchids. And she is an artist who greatly enjoys nature in her life and art. I am especially glad that Brennan Orchids sells Phals in moss, since I really know how to determine how to water in moss and I can explain this to Sally. Maybe I will help bring about another orchid addict? :-) Oh, and I got more potting supplies. I don't really know why I got these shudder. I am a menace. Joanna |
P.S.: Went back to the show yesterday. The show area was wonderful. I wish I
had not forgotten to take my camera. Then I thought I had the strength of will to just show my husband (who this time came along) the sales tent without buying any more orchids. Well, I now also have a phal schilleriana 'Pink Butterfly', which has been on my wish list for like for ever. It's still a very small plant, but hopefully it will bloom for the first time in the spring or so. Joanna "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:Hs1ad.3812$gd1.3680@trnddc08... So I went to the NCOS orchid show (in Washington DC) today and had a marvelous time. I hope to return there on Monday, but then I plan to focus primarily on the exhibits, whereas today I just shopped. I bought the following: Phal Mystik Isles '311' (Zuma Zip x Pink Mystik) -- a gorgeous branched small to medium sized Phal with the sepals mostly white with light pink veins, and petals mostly pink due to dense pink stripes, and a pink lip. Paph Amelia Hart 'Alexandria' -- my fourth Phaph, and the first sequential Paph that I got; I have sequential Phals and really enjoy their progress. It's got one bloom and two buds. The vendor told me that this kind might even have up to twelve flowers in sequence. This plant is potted in this weird perlite mixture that looks like soil but isn't. I am thinking of keeping it in this for now, and see how it goes, but I will keep observing it and repot into a more familiar medium if needed. Lc Tokyo Magic 'Hihimanu' x Slc. Fire Fantasy 'Hihimanu' -- my first Lc or first cattleya like orchid ever. I am all excited. I hope it won't grow to be too big for under lights culture, but the vendor thought that it would be ok. It's not in bloom (they had a sample one in bloom), but it's got one bud in sheath and another sheath that's just starting. It's supposed to have a fragrance, and the sample plant looked really nice, though it is not a mericlone and thus the vendor warned me that this one may not look like the sample plant after all, but I decided to risk it. Oh, and I got one Phal at Brennan Orchids. It doesn't have a tag right now (maybe it got lost at the show or in my car?). It's got big white flowers with pink dots on them and a bit of a flare on the edge of the petals. I bought this plant for my friend Sally as a birthday present. She's got this beautiful huge whole-wall South-East window that's slightly shaded by trees, and that looks to me like a good place to grow orchids. And she is an artist who greatly enjoys nature in her life and art. I am especially glad that Brennan Orchids sells Phals in moss, since I really know how to determine how to water in moss and I can explain this to Sally. Maybe I will help bring about another orchid addict? :-) Oh, and I got more potting supplies. I don't really know why I got these shudder. I am a menace. Joanna |
"J Fortuna" wrote in message news:Hs1ad.3812$gd1.3680@trnddc08...
So I went to the NCOS orchid show (in Washington DC) today and had a marvelous time. I hope to return there on Monday, but then I plan to focus primarily on the exhibits, whereas today I just shopped. I bought the following: Phal Mystik Isles '311' (Zuma Zip x Pink Mystik) -- a gorgeous branched small to medium sized Phal with the sepals mostly white with light pink veins, and petals mostly pink due to dense pink stripes, and a pink lip. Paph Amelia Hart 'Alexandria' -- my fourth Phaph, and the first sequential Paph that I got; I have sequential Phals and really enjoy their progress. It's got one bloom and two buds. The vendor told me that this kind might even have up to twelve flowers in sequence. This plant is potted in this weird perlite mixture that looks like soil but isn't. I am thinking of keeping it in this for now, and see how it goes, but I will keep observing it and repot into a more familiar medium if needed. Lc Tokyo Magic 'Hihimanu' x Slc. Fire Fantasy 'Hihimanu' -- my first Lc or first cattleya like orchid ever. I am all excited. I hope it won't grow to be too big for under lights culture, but the vendor thought that it would be ok. It's not in bloom (they had a sample one in bloom), but it's got one bud in sheath and another sheath that's just starting. It's supposed to have a fragrance, and the sample plant looked really nice, though it is not a mericlone and thus the vendor warned me that this one may not look like the sample plant after all, but I decided to risk it. Oh, and I got one Phal at Brennan Orchids. It doesn't have a tag right now (maybe it got lost at the show or in my car?). It's got big white flowers with pink dots on them and a bit of a flare on the edge of the petals. I bought this plant for my friend Sally as a birthday present. She's got this beautiful huge whole-wall South-East window that's slightly shaded by trees, and that looks to me like a good place to grow orchids. And she is an artist who greatly enjoys nature in her life and art. I am especially glad that Brennan Orchids sells Phals in moss, since I really know how to determine how to water in moss and I can explain this to Sally. Maybe I will help bring about another orchid addict? :-) Oh, and I got more potting supplies. I don't really know why I got these shudder. I am a menace. Joanna I am so jealous. Told my sister about the show. She flew to MO instead. We ordered some plants delivered here. We'll split the order between us and she'll take half back to DC. I got her hooked this spring. I really did want her to take in a show though. |
"J Fortuna" wrote in message news:Hs1ad.3812$gd1.3680@trnddc08...
So I went to the NCOS orchid show (in Washington DC) today and had a marvelous time. I hope to return there on Monday, but then I plan to focus primarily on the exhibits, whereas today I just shopped. I bought the following: Phal Mystik Isles '311' (Zuma Zip x Pink Mystik) -- a gorgeous branched small to medium sized Phal with the sepals mostly white with light pink veins, and petals mostly pink due to dense pink stripes, and a pink lip. Paph Amelia Hart 'Alexandria' -- my fourth Phaph, and the first sequential Paph that I got; I have sequential Phals and really enjoy their progress. It's got one bloom and two buds. The vendor told me that this kind might even have up to twelve flowers in sequence. This plant is potted in this weird perlite mixture that looks like soil but isn't. I am thinking of keeping it in this for now, and see how it goes, but I will keep observing it and repot into a more familiar medium if needed. Lc Tokyo Magic 'Hihimanu' x Slc. Fire Fantasy 'Hihimanu' -- my first Lc or first cattleya like orchid ever. I am all excited. I hope it won't grow to be too big for under lights culture, but the vendor thought that it would be ok. It's not in bloom (they had a sample one in bloom), but it's got one bud in sheath and another sheath that's just starting. It's supposed to have a fragrance, and the sample plant looked really nice, though it is not a mericlone and thus the vendor warned me that this one may not look like the sample plant after all, but I decided to risk it. Oh, and I got one Phal at Brennan Orchids. It doesn't have a tag right now (maybe it got lost at the show or in my car?). It's got big white flowers with pink dots on them and a bit of a flare on the edge of the petals. I bought this plant for my friend Sally as a birthday present. She's got this beautiful huge whole-wall South-East window that's slightly shaded by trees, and that looks to me like a good place to grow orchids. And she is an artist who greatly enjoys nature in her life and art. I am especially glad that Brennan Orchids sells Phals in moss, since I really know how to determine how to water in moss and I can explain this to Sally. Maybe I will help bring about another orchid addict? :-) Oh, and I got more potting supplies. I don't really know why I got these shudder. I am a menace. Joanna I am so jealous. Told my sister about the show. She flew to MO instead. We ordered some plants delivered here. We'll split the order between us and she'll take half back to DC. I got her hooked this spring. I really did want her to take in a show though. |
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