what's the most you've ever paid for an orchid?

[orchidbingo]

Originally Posted by Brenda Aarts

I'd be interested on hearing as well what the most amount of money you've spent on an orchid buying trip at one time.....maybe I'm looking for a way to make myself feel better about my impulsiveness!!

Sounds like another fascinating thread. I wonder who is willing to go first. I think I'll wait to weigh in on that one!

bingo

[bellini girl]

Originally Posted by Undergrounder

As far as expensive goes, this is pretty good:

Orchid Web: Phrag. besseae 'Robs Choice' AM/AOS 4N

Certain awarded Paph and Phrags tend to go for a lot because those species are impossible to clone and take forever to reach flowering size.

Hey does that include the greenhouse?????. Just kidding

[geekster]

I recently purchased a Schomburgkia thomsoniana for $65. It is the most I have paid for an orchid to date. I had been looking for one for a while and when I found it I had to have it.

At first I was embarrassed by how much I had spent, the first thing I did was remove the price tag so no one would know how much it was.

I am glad this thread was started, at least I can see I am not alone.

[orchidbingo]

Originally Posted by geekster

I recently purchased a Schomburgkia thomsoniana for $65. It is the most I have paid for an orchid to date. I had been looking for one for a while and when I found it I had to have it.

You've got to figure that your time is worth a lot. If you saved yourself 10 hours of further searching, even if you only pay yourself minimum wage, you come out 10 bucks ahead

We are all just sick!

bingo

[Amandalee]

Hi everyone,

I guess the most I have ever spent for a orchid is about $20 each (on 3 different occasions) for three large cattleyas (Toyko Magic, Lavender Noid, & White/Fuschia Lip Noid). I bought them at the Sunshine flea market in Lake Wales, FL. So, my spending is really small beans compared to everyone else.

[Jerry Delaney]

I did really well until about a year ago when I paid $50 for a division of Phrag Silver Eagle 'Pink Frost' AM/AOS.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Anywhere around $50 to $65 on various blooming sized Vandas.

It's usually hard to escape this kind of pricing for blooming sized Vandas. Occasionally I was able to find them for less, but mostly not. I can't say that there're any regrets because the ones I currently own are rare and blasted hard to find.

[camille1585]

The most I've spent is $30 for Neofinetia falcata 'shutennu'. But I'm just a student, so my pockets aren't that deep! And I'd be too afraid of killing any super expensive plants I may get...

[Hedge]

Wow, I really am a frugal person after all, despite what my husband thinks - the most I spent on an orchid was £18 on my Paph jackiix armeniacum at a show and just over £22 on an imported Odontoglossum 'Anna Claire' but that was two thirds on the p and p.

[Anthony]

The most I've ever spent on an orchid was 23 £ (shipping not included), the cheapest ones were 3,5 £ (bought 3 of them see them here )