C. Bernadine Kennedy ‘white jewel’

[ArronOB]

Originally Posted by Diane56Victor

Check your Bunnings!
My local store had 4 trays of Marlborough seedlings, lots of Cyms, some Phals and Cattleya. I picked up 3 Catts I liked.

Thanks Diane.

[ArronOB]

Yep, they’re there. I bought 3 little catts, all variations on BLC Amazing Thailand.

It’s nice to know we can give ourselves a little reward for taking on whatever task it was that drew us to Bunnings in the first place.

[ArronOB]

This one doesn’t quite fit the definition of being easy to grow and flower outside at this latitude - it’s been easy to grow but definitely not easy to flower. In fact this is its first flowering and I’ve had it 6 years. The lead colour makes it look like it was lacking light but it was in fact growing in strong light.

I bought this from Australian Orchid Nurseries when it briefly did a line in ‘cool growing exotic orchids’ back in 2017. It was tiny, in a 50mm pot. I bought a few of their cool growers - L. albida, a couple of purpurata, LC edissa, LC Santa Barbara sunset etc - all good choices and doing well. It’s a shame other Australian orchid nurseries don’t sell more plants like these so those of us who don’t like to join clubs or know other orchid growers could get a wider range of plant.

[Diane56Victor]

Originally Posted by ArronOB

Yep, they’re there. I bought 3 little catts, all variations on BLC Amazing Thailand.

It’s nice to know we can give ourselves a little reward for taking on whatever task it was that drew us to Bunnings in the first place.

I got a couple of the Amazing Thailand ones too!

[ArronOB]

This is another one of the little polypack Collectors Corner orchids from Bunnings. Bought in 2017. Hardy outdoors here and easy to flower.

I like the venous nature of the petals, more intense in real life. I’m not sure I can say I really like the flower - it takes floof to a new level.

It’s Rlc Chia Lin x Tubtin Siam or something of similar spelling.

[Diane56Victor]

Sure is floofy, still pretty though.

[ArronOB]

This is another of the little Bunnings polypack orchids and the first of its year to flower.

I know a lot of people don’t much like either green flowers or splash petals but it is striking in this combination. BLC Pathum green.

[Roberta]

What's not to like?? Great find.

[ArronOB]

Originally Posted by Roberta

What's not to like?? Great find.

Unusually heavy substance and very fragrant too, so nothing really.