New purpuratas from SBOE!!

[peeweelovesbooks]

I just bought these three divisions from SBOE.

Starting from the one in bud: Laelia purpurata 'San Bar Venosa'; Laelia purpurata russeliana, and the third one is Laelia purpurata var. carnea:





I'm excited!! This is my first real big venture into purpuratas. I hope they like me as much as their cousins the anceps do!!!

Here's the picture, peeps!!

Wish me luck!!

[Call_Me_Bob]

LOVE THEM!!! you even have buds!! they must have cost you a fortune coming from sbo!!

[Becca]

What beauties! I can't wait to see bloom pictures! Congrats on the new additions to the family!

[stefpix]

I got a L purpurata carnea from oakhill for $ 3.33 at the Jersey shore orchid show...
I hope I see it bloom before retirement age. but looks healthy!
congrats for those. They look tall and plump... Probably it is cheaper to fly to Brazil and see them in the natural habitat than buy them from SBOE!

[smweaver]

Originally Posted by stefpix

I got a L purpurata carnea from oakhill for $ 3.33 at the Jersey shore orchid show...
I hope I see it bloom before retirement age. but looks healthy!
congrats for those. They look tall and plump... Probably it is cheaper to fly to Brazil and see them in the natural habitat than buy them from SBOE!

Beautiful plants you received from SBOE. And I find their prices to be pretty reasonable. If you want to look at a vendor that has some highly priced orchids, try perusing the website for Orchids Limited (Buy Orchids and Orchid Supplies). The prices for many of their cattleya species (just to use one category to illustrate my point) are enough to make me start sweating with anxiety at the thought of pulling out a credit card and making a purchase. That's not to say they don't have quality plants, but their prices aren't for the faint of heart. SBOE, by comparison, is for bargain shoppers.

[peeweelovesbooks]

Originally Posted by smweaver

Beautiful plants you received from SBOE. And I find their prices to be pretty reasonable. If you want to look at a vendor that has some highly priced orchids, try perusing the website for Orchids Limited (Buy Orchids and Orchid Supplies). The prices for many of their cattleya species (just to use one category to illustrate my point) are enough to make me start sweating with anxiety at the thought of pulling out a credit card and making a purchase. That's not to say they don't have quality plants, but their prices aren't for the faint of heart. SBOE, by comparison, is for bargain shoppers.

I plan on tackling my wishlist from Orchids Limited as soon as I've made significant inroads into my SBOE wishlist.

You are right, their Cattleyas are to die for.

[peeweelovesbooks]

Thanks guys! I'm excited to be trying something new!!!


I don't expect great things from the buds as they were probably stressed during shipping, but I hope it will recover nicely and bloom for me next year.

[RosieC]

Really cool! I'm trying my first purpurata at the momment, hope yours do well for you.

[Izzie]

Grats on your exciting new adventure.

What drew you to this species?

[peeweelovesbooks]

Originally Posted by Izzie

Grats on your exciting new adventure.

What drew you to this species?

Ummmm....well, to answer your question, I love Laelias generally. I don't like super-floof or orchids with too many color combinations--to me they look like "too much of a good thing."

I love L. anceps because the blooms have very clean lines and the colors are beautiful.

I started noticing L. purpuratas because they offer a little bit of floof, but still have clean lines. And, of course the colors are incredibly dramatic--but it's never a sherbert-colored thing. It's as if someone dipped the flower in paint but left the rest of the bloom intact.

I figured I would give the purpuratas a try to see how it goes. If it goes well, I plan on expanding my collection.