Come on admit it...what have you bought recently... come share!

[nlm2951]

Last two weeks, got four vandas in a garage sale, I know this guy from down south, lost his nursery, one vanda I divided, went to Tropical Park there was a farmers market, lady was selling orchids, got another vanda, its addicted, very hard to control your self.

[The Mutant]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

Nice find from the flower shop! Love the color! I'll bet that orchid just begged for you to take it home!
Looks like 'someone' knows just what you like!

It certainly did, and if I could afford it, I would buy all the species, primary hybrids, and unusual orchids they have left, because these guys are standing on a bottom shelf, hidden from view. They are not as eye catching as the ordinary, big flowered, hybrids, so I think they are going to be slowly dying standing there.

When I stopped by before, this Phrag hadn't opened its bud yet, but when I saw what it looked like, I just had to have it.

He certainly does! I'm worried he'll go out of business though, since he's given me so may freebies...

Originally Posted by jeremyinsf

Those are some really great finds!

I know! I hope I'll be able to care properly for them, especially the tigrinum. Let's just say it wasn't the cheapest Paph I've ever bought.

[jeremyinsf]

Originally Posted by The Mutant

I know! I hope I'll be able to care properly for them, especially the tigrinum. Let's just say it wasn't the cheapest Paph I've ever bought.

I'm curious what you paid for it in Sweden, and what size plant, if you are willing to share that info. Here it's usually the most expensive paph, in general.

[The Mutant]

Originally Posted by jeremyinsf

I'm curious what you paid for it in Sweden, and what size plant, if you are willing to share that info. Here it's usually the most expensive paph, in general.

I ordered it from Germany, since I haven't seen it for sale here in Sweden. On the other hand, I usually buy my Paphs from Germany, because even with shipping costs, they are cheaper than in Sweden (and the Swedish vendors get their plants from Europe anyway).

It's a tiny seedling, where the biggest leaf is about 7 cm long (2.8") and I bought it for 75 EUR...

[jeremyinsf]

"Translated" hehe (converted) they are about the same here.

[GardenTheater]

Some very nice orchids seem to be following Orchid Board members home recently. Lol.

[Silje]

I got some new plants! My collection has really increased quite rapidly this year...

The newest residents in the greenhouse include:
- Angraecum florulentum
- Angraecum sesquipedale (Finally!)
- Burrageara Nelly Isler (The oncidium killer was running out of oncs to kill and I had to restock)
- Dendrobium Lucky Girl
- Sobennikoffia robusta
- Bulbophyllum tingabarinum (My very first bulbo!)
- Dendrobium lindleyi (One of my mantras in life: A girl can never have too many yellow callista type dendrobiums)
- Angraecum magdalenae (Another mantra would be: There is always space for one more magdalenae!)
- Dendrobium senile (It's irresistibly fluffy! What can I say?)
- Doritis pulcherrima var. coerulea (still somehow in phal mode...)
- Epilaelia Kyoguchi (I asked the nursery to add a couple of surprise plants, and this is one of them)
- Rhynchovola Jimmeney Cricket (and this is the other)
- Angraecum germinyanum (And this is the last one)


Any culture tips and advice regarding the sobennikoffia and the Dendrobium senile are very, VERY, welcome!

[Bolero]

Silje, the tingabarinum is one of my favourite plants ever. I hope to get one........such a pretty plant.........tiny but stunning.

[Silje]

Originally Posted by Bolero

Silje, the tingabarinum is one of my favourite plants ever. I hope to get one........such a pretty plant.........tiny but stunning.

I asked for some suggestions for a small plant that can live in a fish bowl inside with a fan and a lamp, but no direct sunshine, as a small decorative display and the nursery suggested this one. I googled it and fell in love! Just told them a big Yes, please! It's super-cute in it's small neofinetia sized mesh pot. I'll go and search for a suitable wooden mount for it this weekend.

[sbrofio]

Here we are. This is the Neomoorea. It will take ages to get flower size (if I won't kill it before )

On 18th of September I bought some botanic phalaenopsis.
Bellina, bellina var coerulea, violacea var alba, violacea malaysia blue, mariae and gigantea.
In the pics:
Neomoorea;
group from left: malaysia blue, mariae, violacea (for a friend), bellina coerulea and bellina;
phal bellina;
phal violacea var alba
and, flowered for my birthday: bellina coerulea (it's more lavender than the pic and it smells A LOT like a Lilium)