A few things I picked up at the show!

[SundayGardener]

Originally Posted by SaraJean

What fun little purchases! My version of being overwhelmed at the first orchid show I went to involved taking one of everything and spending the equivalent of a luxury car payment... no restraint over in this corner, I hope I have gotten a little better

I like your style! Life is short!!


To OP: I get the impression that you have such amazing orchid shows on the West Coast! I've been reading here that many people prefer to get larger mature plants, and I realized that I have never actually seen many of those for sale at nurseries and shows. The exception would be vandas, which I think stay in the nurseries because we don't have a great climate for their needs (at least, that's how I see it). And most online vendors sell seedlings or plants in their first spike. I have gotten oncidiums with up to 7 pseudobulbs, so that's also an exception.

I'm "shopping vicariously" with you!

[junebug's orchids]

Originally Posted by SundayGardener

I like your style! Life is short!!


To OP: I get the impression that you have such amazing orchid shows on the West Coast! I've been reading here that many people prefer to get larger mature plants, and I realized that I have never actually seen many of those for sale at nurseries and shows. The exception would be vandas, which I think stay in the nurseries because we don't have a great climate for their needs (at least, that's how I see it). And most online vendors sell seedlings or plants in their first spike. I have gotten oncidiums with up to 7 pseudobulbs, so that's also an exception.

I'm "shopping vicariously" with you!

Well it was my first show, but it was fun!

And yes, actually on the first day, when I went before things even really got rolling, a ton of people were walking out of the building with plants almost as big as they are.... enormous things. Lots of very mature plants were for sale at the show.