New orchids!!

mikefallen13

Mr. veitchii

• Mar 17, 2012

• #1

I bought these today at the OSWP show, but I forgot my camera when I went so sadly no display pics. Anyways, heres what I bought...

Grammatophyllum scriptum....

Phragmepedium Don wimber 3N....

Paphiopedilium Fumi's delight....

Vanda Roberts delight...

and yes it really is that blue!

The whole collection...

 

dsrtfox1942

• Mar 17, 2012

• #2

Where was that show at? I am headed to the show at Longwood Gardens on Friday March 23rd. The 23-25 is when all of the vendors set up. Not that I have any room for more orchids.

 

mikefallen13

Mr. veitchii

• Mar 17, 2012

• #3

It was at the Phipps garden center, right outside pittsburgh

 

Exo

Tastes like chicken!

• Mar 17, 2012

• #4

When I first saw that, I thought it was Grammatophyllum speciosum!

 

mikefallen13

Mr. veitchii

• Mar 17, 2012

• #5

This particular scriptum does look very much like speciosum

 

amphirion

• Mar 17, 2012

• #6

those are some pretty huge plants. i was wondering how you could buy $200 worth of orchids.

 

dsrtfox1942

• Mar 17, 2012

• #7

amphirion said:

those are some pretty huge plants. i was wondering how you could buy $200 worth of orchids.

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One could easily spend well over $200 on a single tiny orchid.
http://most-expensive.net/orchid

 

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mikefallen13

Mr. veitchii

• Mar 17, 2012

• #8

That's way off, I got my blooming size rothschildianum for $150. I'd say the most expensive orchids are some of the awarded cattleyas and phrags/paphs. I saw a cattleya mossiae with some award sell for $300 today. There were a few paphs (sanderanium) with horrendously high prices too.

 

DragonsEye

carnivorous plants of the world -- unite!

• Mar 17, 2012

• #9

dsrtfox1942 said:

Not that I have any room for more orchids.

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There's always room for more orchids.

amphirion said:

i was wondering how you could buy $200 worth of orchids.

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All too easily ... and they would all fit in a small paperbag.

Some nice plants! Sweet Gramm ya got there.

 

mikefallen13

Mr. veitchii

• Mar 18, 2012

• #10

Thanks!

 

cody

• Mar 18, 2012

• #11

very nice mike, i wish i could grow phrags

 

JB_OrchidGuy

Cardiac Nurse

• Mar 18, 2012

• #12

If you don't mind waiting for blooms you can get sandarianum for 35 a plant. 8 inch or mor leaf spam single fan. Years from blooming though.

Nice plants Mike.

 

mikefallen13

Mr. veitchii

• Mar 20, 2012

• #13

cody: Phargs arent that diffucult a slong as you give them bright light, keep them moist, and give them a small temp drop at night.

JB: Thanks! I may ahve to get my self a sandarianum!