New Vandas! - Orchid Board

Hirschy · #1 10-08-2009, 09:56 PM

soooo i was driving the other day and happened to spot a 'rose and orchid' shop... decided to stop by today just to look and see what they had

i came across an awesome, hole in the wall, orchid store (not roses)... they had mostly dendrobiums, which were in full bloom and a good 3-4 feet high! she had 7 vandas that were in bloom and i just couldnt resist taking these two home!!! one has an awesome color and the second just has massive flowers!

enjoy!

mollycart1 · #2 10-08-2009, 10:31 PM

You did good! They are beautiful.

Grandma M · #3 10-09-2009, 02:22 AM

They are both beautiful. Do you happen to know the names of them.

Marilyn

RosieC · #4 10-09-2009, 07:52 AM

Gorgeous!

Hirschy · #5 10-09-2009, 09:43 AM

luckily these were tagged!

the light purple is:
V. manuvadee FCC x V. darres golden heritage 01

dark purple:
tanarak x sirirak x V. bitz's heartthrob

mnoor · #6 10-09-2009, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Hirschy

luckily these were tagged!

the light purple is:
V. manuvadee FCC x V. darres golden heritage 01

dark purple:
tanarak x sirirak x V. bitz's heartthrob

Lovely flowers, big and the petals are wide without any gap from one another. I wish I have them too.

BTW Hirschy, if you post some photos, please arrange them accordingly. I have to turn my notebook to the left or right to see the pictures properly.

cneos · #7 10-09-2009, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Hirschy

luckily these were tagged!

the light purple is:
V. manuvadee FCC x V. darres golden heritage 01

dark purple:
tanarak x sirirak x V. bitz's heartthrob

As far as I can tell (via RHS), these are as yet unregistered hybrids. Also, I could not find Tanarak; did find Sirilak and Sirisak, not Sirirak. It would be helpful to you (if you want to register the hybrid yourself) to see if woman can help you find who made these crosses and confirm spellings (not an easy task).

In any cases, looks like you have some robust plants! What a great find.

stefpix · #8 10-09-2009, 10:05 AM

Do you have any photos of the store? what were the price ranges? only blooming sizes? really like!

you must have really small hands or those blooms are really huge!

Blueszz · #9 10-09-2009, 10:38 AM

I bet your hands are small LOL
Awesome! Both the one with the large flowers as the one with the white flowers.

Nicole

Hirschy · #10 10-09-2009, 11:35 AM

thanks!! haha my hands are pretty average for a woman.... i wouldnt call them small though!! ill take another photo next to my phone or something so u get a better idea!! hahaha... i did specifically buy this plant because of the flower size... ive seen a ton of vandas now from loads of different people and these blooms are probably some of the biggest ive come across....

i thought the prices were really fair, both were $30 each... i even think thats a pretty good deal! ive easily paid $46 for the same size plant...

this place has no website or isnt located on google search or anything... the woman that runs it is very nice and was thankful to have me stop by... will definitely re-visit her... she has 8-9 vandas out that were flowering but i spotted a whole wall full of vandas that werent flowering... does that help?? i can get her information if anyone wants....
ill go back and ask her if its ok if i take some photos to post online... so check back!!