Trip to Fantasy Orchids, CO

[Izzie]

Finally was able to go to CO's orchid vendor!
I got a division of one of the owner's personal plants- L. anceps, which they helped me repot with no charge for supplies, a teeny Den. aggregatum, and a Pot. Samantha Duncan 'Paradise' with a stunning bloom. I'll post pics of them in a bit.
They have impeccable service, wonderful plants (teeny seedlings to massive specimen plants), diverse selection, and they add a lot to the community to boot! (such as field trips from local nursing homes, etc.)
While I was there, a van of elderly people visited to enjoy the flowers- apparently it's a common thing, how sweet!
From what I can tell, it is run mostly by a father and son.
Their site is: Fantasy Orchids | Colorado Front Range Orchid Seller

It was my first time to an orchid greenhouse, what an experience!

I've made an album of all my pictures, including some main views of the greenhouse here:
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...rchids-co.html
If any of you would like to chime in with names, that would be great- I know a lot of their Catts were pretty common hybrids, I just didn't take the time to write down names.

***For some reason, the uploader on this site just kills the quality of my shots, any tips? They really aren't this out of focus!

Some of my favorites:
This specimen has been in bloom for 25 years straight.






Chocolate Drop!


I laughed out loud when I saw this group- "my turn, my turn!"












ETA: Thought I should note, it was NOT this dark in the greenhouse- I had to darken the settings on my camera so that things wouldn't overexpose. Not to mention super balmy in my thick turtleneck.