First bloom C. dowiana aurea

[GardenTheater]

Love love love it!

[Picotee]

Gorgeous first bloom.

[RJSquirrel]

nice pretty flower

Ive spent a lot of time over at Clown Alley and how did I miss these?...Ill have to go check his stock this weekend and see what he has thats been hiding. I get sidetracked when I get there and forget often what I went for. Usually just cal mag or charcoal I need and I end up with a $100 worth of plants.

[RosieC]

Gorgeous!

[Orchidflowerchild]

Originally Posted by RJSquirrel

nice pretty flower

Ive spent a lot of time over at Clown Alley and how did I miss these?...Ill have to go check his stock this weekend and see what he has thats been hiding. I get sidetracked when I get there and forget often what I went for. Usually just cal mag or charcoal I need and I end up with a $100 worth of plants.

LOL Yeah. I know that feeling. Is Terri Palmer still running her place? Goodness I used to just get lost in there.

You know who I really miss on the scene? Olympia Orchids. I'm not really a Phal girl, but goodness bill was breeding lovely things.

-Ceci

[RJSquirrel]

no terri's husband died and she closed the greenhouse about a year and a half ago, maybe 2 years ago. Before she closed it someone broke in and stole a bunch of stuff. She didnt have any help and had way too much to take care of. She works with another lady now as a vendor at the shows and comes to meetings but she doesn't grow anything but a few she kept.

I dont think I know Bill. Im looking at his picture and I dont think Ive ever seen him in the 3 years Ive been an HOS member. So wheres Bill? Ill ask others who will know.

Geez us old orchid folks start to look all alike too

[Orchidflowerchild]

Oh Bill Tippit dropped out of the orchid world a decade ago.

And I am so sad to hear about terri's husband and the theft.

-Ceci

[RJSquirrel]

you get all those from Clown Allley? If so I got to start wearing my glasses in the greenhouse too .

Im going to have to go do some diggin real soon in the orchid pile...

[Orchidflowerchild]

I suppose living at a bit of a distance and needing to use the website keeps me from having the greenhouse vapours hahaha.

-Ceci

[Island Girl]

Wonderful!! And such a beautiful plant!! You should be proud of how well you have grown/maintained the foliage & p'bulbs on this one.

Oak Hill has some of this variety as well. I am thinking about ordering one... Enablers! *shakes fist* Lol