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Oncidium "Sharry Baby" 'Ruby Doll'

Lil Stinkpot

Lucky Greenhorn
I hope I got the quotes in the right spot....


I was out taking pictures of some of my babies, and I though I'd share a favorite hardware store find. The scent is perfectly heavenly, with a hint of raspberry!

<img src=http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc221/tippitytwitchit/the%20plants/005.jpg>
 
Beautiful. :) The only orchids that I see that look like are maroon/mahogany with yellow speckling.
 
I saw this at the hardware store, and just HAD to have it. I've never seen a Sharry Baby like it, and never smelled one like it, either.
 
Lil Stinkpot,
The Onc. "sharry baby" is a great hybrid. It is supposed to smell like "chocolate". I was told it isn't a very fussy orchid (although Tony P and others are probably a lot more knowledgeable than I am). I see your beginning to catch orchid fever if you aren't already there yet. I know CP's are why we're all here, but do you grow them side by side with orchids? I own a few Paph. species myself. I do have Nepenthes and Drosera mixed in with the orchids I have, and all seem perfectly happy. Keeps down the fungus gnats and flies to a minimum...
 
Oh, I've been bit by the orchid bug for a few years, now. I can't help myself, at times!


When I get home, I'll put up my orchid growlist.




Those Cyprediums yours??
 
Glad to know I'm not the only CP grower with orchid fever...The Cypripediums are not mine, although I do own quite a few. The lady slippers in my picture are the large yellow lady slipper (cyp. pubescens) and they are 30 + years old, property of Garden in the Woods (specializes in Native Plants). Cyp. kentuckiense is my favorite which I plan on buying more of in the spring. Id like to add more Cyp. reginae as well, however I do know I am one of the few who gets a skin reaction when coming in contact with Cyp. reginae leaves. Addictive native orchids, however relatively easy to grow if they are in the right soil/shade. I do have calopogon tuberosa and spiranthes growing with my sarracenia too. Do you own any native orchids?
 
Not yet.


There is one growing on the property next door at work that I want to dig. I gotta ask permission, first. It's nothing spectacular, though, just a 10" stem with a few tiny greenish flowers.


I have always had interest in Cyprediums, though why I haven't bought an yet I don't know. I tried once, out of a catalog, but by the time the plants proved to be day lilies instead, it was past the time limit to return them. :rant:



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As promised, my orchid list:

Oncidium family
Papilio hybrid
Unk. hybrid
Odcdm. Everglades Elegance 'Nancy Lee'
Onc. Sharry Baby "Sweet Fragrance"
Onc. Sharry Baby "Ruby Doll"
Onc. Twinkle White

Cattleya family
Blc. Huysky Boy 'Romeo'
Lc. Nippon 'Livinza'
Slc. Hsin Bun Lady
Unk. hybrid

Phalenopsis family
Dtps. Little Gem Stripes

Paphiopedilum
(Red Glory x Pulsar) x Charlesworthii
delenatii #10 x delenatii #6
unk. red
unk. white
Unk. branched

Dendrobium family
D. aggregatum
D. CK-AI-Cana
D. obtusepalum x oreodoxum
unk.
unk. nobile

Others
Coelogyne ochracea 'Kobe'
Myrmecophilia (Schomburgkia) tibicinis
Aerangis Biloba
Angraecum distichum




The Myrmecophylia is an ant plant, and has hollow canes. :boogie:


(I love Excel!)
 
VERY nice! I have a "sweet fragrance" Sharry baby spiking!
 
My Sharry Baby is spiking, too.
 
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