Buying Orchids is Too Easy

[shams]

So I popped into the SOOS Valentine's Orchid Show in Toronto today, and had such a blast! I loved the displays... though I'll admit... I was there to BUY! These are the babies that followed me home:

Ascocenda Ken Kone
Princess Mikasa Mood Indigo
Phal Jia Ho Kitty Face (Rainbow)
Neofinetia Falcata

The vandas were the really exciting ones for me... and really the Blue was what I went for. But If I'd had more money... and more space, I could have left with more

[ipv6ready]

I'm new to all this orchids and I still learning, I am interested on the blue vanda, does/would the plant get enough light?

And do you take it down for watering?

[shams]

EVERYONE on the board will tell you that the vandas need lots of light and high humidity. I have put them in my kitchen, right in the window. It faces west, where I get the most light for the day, and I have sheer curtains up to keep them from getting burnt. As for watering... I use a misting bottle. I guess twice a day? there isn't any medium for the roots, so they need misting.

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[ipv6ready]

thank you, it must be the angle of the pix, at first glance it seemed it would get only a little light.

I was wondering, did ask the grower how old it was?

I konw that size depends greatly on enviroment but I have a few seedlings, only 7cm tall, and wondering how long I would have to wait to get it to your size?

[shams]

Honestly? I have noooooo idea I've wanted a blue vanda so long, that I don't ask questions about age. If it was blooming and it looked healthy, I was going to buy it

Also the Princess Mikasa is I guess a smaller species. The other one I was looking at had the capacity to get HUGE. This one will stay about this size.

[cb977]

You did good!
Was it everything you were expecting?

The new 'chids are all beautiful but I especially love the Ascocenda! Gorgeous!!!

[shams]

It was beautiful! I thought there would be more displays, but the vendors.... OMG the vendors! So many plants

[snow]

nice choices you made ''shams''
someday i,m going to try a vanda
good luck on their culture

[charmbutterfly]

Thanks for picking up MY vandas shams )
They are beautiful you got some real cuties there!!

[shams]

Oi! You know better than to get in the way of a J'can woman and her passion Charm Anyway, you'd have to fight the snowstorms if you wanted to get them out of my kitchen