Ok everyone
after yesterday's BUMMER day I have opposite today! It started all good when going to my Home Depot that is right behind my building, just going to return some stuff, and of course when leaving I had to PASS through garden, and what I have seen was shocker - brand new, open but full, unpacked box of BAG BABIES - I was like a kid on Christmas Day - since no one was working on it, even around it, I did not waste my time and did thorough search. Dozens of Vandas, and Cattleyas they have all the time, no dendros, BUT to my shock, 3 orchids that I have never seen as Bag Babies ever, and one even from my WISH LIST. Wow Wow Wow, and each only $11.99.


So, I found only ONE of each and grab it like a kid grabs candy! Got BEALLARA MARFITCH (that's the one from my list, since Miltonias and similar are cold growing and not doing great here in Miami, this one was WANTED!), than nice big Schomburgkia (I just love those), and also EPILAELIOCATTLEYA CHARLIE BROWN (this one just looked too good to leave it there!). I am extremely happy at that point with my day! Ohh, all plants are great size, and only Schomburgkia had some inside the pot nasty issues, but not so bad and I cleaned it and mounted anyway! Check the pics for all, Beallara is already in Hydroton (I could not stand sphagnum as medium), and Cow Horn baby mounted on the cork slab! Than I picked up my box from Tropical Orchid Farm, brought it home with bag babies, and my Christmas was going still on - when I took all packed orchids out of the box, there was one EXTRA, so I checked the invoice and it said BONUS FREE PIECE. Wow Wow Wow, amazing, very happy, this was first ever order from TOF. Their plants are immaculate, perfect condition, healthy and so cute! The ONLY bummer is that the free plant is Pleurothallis Prolifera, gorgeous piece IN BLOOM, but COLD GROWING, so I know it would just suffer here like my dracula does. I will decide what to do with that one, but still, you can imagine, after yesterday this is really CHRISTMAS IN SUMMER FOR ME. I did have no chance to mount all mini's to my vase vivarium and small terrarium, that will come tomorrow, so now sharing the pics of BAG BABIES and my TOF order. ENJOY



