IOS Show goodies

[lotis146]

Thank you everyone! (Hint: if ever you feel guilty about your purchases come here, everyone will make you feel better if you share pictures especially. )

Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

Nice haul. That Vanda is beautiful. Well they all are. I'm not sure about that Black Jack either, I know at one time I saw that color on Hausermanns sight. I can't remember what the name was but I can't find it on there any more. They have another one they call Black Jack and it is defiantly a different color. They also call it a Phal. So maybe it does have a different name.

I do like it as I was thinking about ordering it myself love the white on the dark purple.

I'll find the pic of the one I saw in the show that looks so much like it, but I've learned the Orchid world is pretty strange. Some double, triple registrations, naming confusion across the board, and everyone having their own set of tips and "proven" methods. For instance, last year I shared a pic of my Miltassia Shelob and someone told me that Miltassia is "out" and it's not Bratonia. I asked about this when a vendor at the Batavia show used the name Miltassia. She went straight to one of the judges came back and told me Bratonia is not correct, it is still Miltassia. Soooooooo now I have to change all my notes and those in my mind. Next year they'll probably change it to Bratonia, lol, whoever 'they' is.

Maybe you'll get one next time. Today I smooshed my face gently into the blooms of 'Black Jack' for the heck of it and I'll be dammed if the thing doesn't have a very light fragrance.

Originally Posted by orchidsarefun

..........you really have the orchid bug. Its not fatal but medication is ultra-expensive as its mandatory to get a new orchid a month ( luckily its on average )

I have Copper Falls, the plant gets REALLY big. I saw those for sale - looks like backbulbs that were sprouted. They grow fast.
There is a I-Hsin Black Jack phal - and yours is a close to darnit approximation. ( photos on OrchidWiz )
I was told that if you can grow Vandas in the Mid-West you have arrived , but on the other hand it was a Vanda grower that told me that !
I remember the Masai Red - it is really a rich, deep red.

I think a lot of us are going to live vicariously through your ( accumulated ) purchases. Time for a greenhouse !

BTW - our exhibit - Batavia Orchid Society got a first ribbon - we haven't had one for ages, so were happy.

Thanks for the diagnosis, I've been worried. I think my latest acquisitions have worked as a vaccination against this overwhelming condition. I feel content (read: overwhelmed ). Probably helps/doesn't help that I've got some that are known to be difficult to grow and care for, so now the pressure's on!

Oh gosh, Copper Falls is not happy already! I accidentally broke a leaf on one of the growths but now that growth is yellowing. I fear mine isn't going to get "REALLY BIG". What makes yours happy?

Oh ho ho, this Vanda may make or break me in the orchid world it seems! (That and my Aganisia & Huntleyas apparently ). I think I'll go run it under the shower real quick...

Okay, I'm back. I agree it's time for a greenhouse, but unfortunately whatever we say and want doesn't always go. Congratulations on getting a blue ribbon! I did see that display it was quite nice. I think I have a quick pic of the display - I was in a hurry at that point - and some of the plants. Btw, I saw your cross at the Batavia show, it's a nice subtle beauty.


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Originally Posted by lotis146

Oh man, I know you're right, but how can one resist going to the shows!? Plus I love the photographic opportunity/practice so that just doubles up my reason to go...and guarantees I'll get at least one plant. Which two more did you get?

Angraecum elephantinum and Blc. Your Mine 'NN'. The vendor brought the Angraecum for me and as I was paying for it, I saw the Cattleya.

Ooo nice! See I think perhaps it's good advice to wear blinders when one is at an orchid show, that way you can't look around too much.

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Originally Posted by orchidsarefun

..........you really have the orchid bug. Its not fatal but medication is ultra-expensive as its mandatory to get a new orchid a month ( luckily its on average )

I have Copper Falls, the plant gets REALLY big. I saw those for sale - looks like backbulbs that were sprouted. They grow fast.
There is a I-Hsin Black Jack phal - and yours is a close to darnit approximation. ( photos on OrchidWiz )
I was told that if you can grow Vandas in the Mid-West you have arrived , but on the other hand it was a Vanda grower that told me that !
I remember the Masai Red - it is really a rich, deep red.

I think a lot of us are going to live vicariously through your ( accumulated ) purchases. Time for a greenhouse !

BTW - our exhibit - Batavia Orchid Society got a first ribbon - we haven't had one for ages, so were happy.

Oh no I didn't get the display. I was worried the vendors I bought from were going to think I forgot. But if I remember which pics are which it was the Vanda Doi Inthanond that got the blue?