how about a 4000 dollar orchid?

[kavanaru]

"Todos los dias sale un idiota a la calle. Si lo consigues es tuyo! Celebralo!"

by the way, where is she from in Venezuela?

[Paul]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

In venezuela we have a saying: "Every morning, an idiot goes out for a walk... if you catch him, keept it and celebrate your lucky day!!"

I think the have heard about it and are trying to have their catch of the day...

LOL! I like that. It is similar to an American saying: "There's a sucker born every minute."

[marydaniellesantos]

Originally Posted by jenmonkey

I totally areee, jrod. I would set my personal limit at $100, but I make concessions for have-to-have-it beauty. Not being a pro, my favorite orchids are around $20 babies. If I could have a houseful of those, I'd be totally happy.

Man, I wish I could build a greenhouse. That sounds so fantastic...

I know exactly how you feel!

[marydaniellesantos]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

well, you are impressed by the price of an exceptional Paphiopedilum sanderianum... wait until you see the prices you can also find in the web, for regular (actually, a bit on the lower class) plants:

ORCHID SPECIES Paphiopedilum godefroyae (mui-01) - eBay (item 290465309562 end time Sep-17-10 10:18:48 PDT)

LOL This is hilarious!!

Really guys, one thing is tohave a plant which for any other reason have a high price, and other thing is what some people without scruples tend to do....

Holy crap!!!!

[fotofashion]

Another thing that seller is doing, and I hope it is in ignorance of what he is selling, he has a Hoya (he calls it multiflora, the real name is rocket) that he is selling as an orchid species. It is on page 2 of his listing.
I had this plant a year or two ago and unfortunately, killed it. It is pretty for a Hoya but is not an orchid of any kind.
Beverly A.

[Eyebabe]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

"Todos los dias sale un idiota a la calle. Si lo consigues es tuyo! Celebralo!"

by the way, where is she from in Venezuela?

O wow, it just rolls beautifully off the tongue in Spanish!
Muchas gracias

[VickiC]

I found one on Ebay last night for $7,774.00. I looked again tonight to be sure it was still there and it was so I've decided to bid on it and sell my greenhouse to pay for it if I win.

It is ORCHID SPECIES Paphiopedilum godefroyae

Vicki

Originally Posted by RJSquirrel

whats the most you ever paid for a plant? 50 bucks is about my limit for a special plant right now until I get better at this stuff and figure out what Im doing.
I was looking at the high dollar orchids really wanting one and found more expensive orchids at Zephyrus Orchids Inc ...I feel bad killing a 15 dollar plant..can you get insurance on plants like a $4000 orchids?.
They use these for stud plants I'm sure like a high dollar bull. You just cant buy one to put in the window..I guess you can if you got the money. The 4000 dollar ONE is sold and was a division of their Guinness world record sanderium with 5 flowers and 29 total feet of bloom ..I didnt' know orchids held world records.

Kills me to look at all these wonderful plants and then go home to my Area 51

[RJSquirrel]

Paphiopedilum godefroyae, nick tannaci has some around 100 bucks in lots

f you really want one please don't spend 15,000.00 and nick is selling out and hes got some nice looking stuff if you need a few hundred plants all at once...you get a whole new world of orchids if you google BREEDERS Orchids...and Duane i should have know you were the same Duane at klehm growers, lots of dottie mcdowell paphs I see they have , and your peat moss vs bark comments that I found is very interesting in its entirety and Ill be damned if I can find it again!!!


I made some bids on his Compots of godefroyae'z think I can get 7000 a piece for em lol..maybe not since I'm not from thailand either ...

[Duane McDowell]

Originally Posted by RJSquirrel

Paphiopedilum godefroyae, nick tannaci has some around 100 bucks in lots

f you really want one please don't spend 15,000.00 and nick is selling out and hes got some nice looking stuff if you need a few hundred plants all at once...you get a whole new world of orchids if you google BREEDERS Orchids...and Duane i should have know you were the same Duane at klehm growers, lots of dottie mcdowell paphs I see they have , and your peat moss vs bark comments that I found is very interesting in its entirety and Ill be damned if I can find it again!!!


I made some bids on his Compots of godefroyae'z think I can get 7000 a piece for em lol..maybe not since I'm not from thailand either ...

Nick's always had the best brachypetalums in the business. What a terrific opportunity to pick up some bargains on beautiful plants! This kind of deal won't come around again anytime soon.

Yep, it's me! I wish I had one of the Paph. Dottie McDowell (Freckles 'Showstopper' x Green Mystery 'White Lynx'). It's a wonderful grex - named for my Mom.

Here's a link to Harvey Brenneise's Electronic Orchid Notebook from back in the day... https://www.msu.edu/user/harveyb/orchid.htm
Here's a link to his article "Growing Orchids in Mud"
https://www.msu.edu/user/harveyb/mud.htm

[Izzie]

I digress to my signature.
In the long run, I think it would be in my best interest (and in the interest of my collection so as to be able to afford supplies!) to forgo the 4k orchid, and focus on paying off college debts.


Perhaps someday, when I've married that rich doctor.