Blue phal?

[littlefrog]

Originally Posted by ladyslipper

I OBJECT!!!!!!!!!

The posts regarding the Blues make me wish we could ship between the states and Canada without all these conditions from breeders to have us place orders of $500 plus the certificate fee. I have had to ban myself from looking at orchidview because those blue violecias are so BLUE! I want them all!

now i feel really blue (its also raining buckets outside-upside? i am not concerned about the humidity level here) --- m

Try Bedford Orchids in Montreal (or near there). He might have some blue phals.

[dmc]

Gotta love the blue!!! I might need to add this to my "Wish List"

[OrchidTess]

The blue's from Orchidview are very nice little plants. When I saw how small they were I was a bit apprehensive. But they've grown very rapidly and should flower soon!

[ladyslipper]

Originally Posted by Dorothy

Lady .. It sounds like you need to take a road trip with a giant U-Haul to the states and just hit all the orchid nurseries until you get to Orchidview ..
and make sure you have the conservatory built before you return ..

Totally correct Dorothy, the other thing I thought of is maybe someone could stand on the American side of the border and I on the Canadian side and someone could hand the plants across!

(I think I need to lie down now) (LOL)

mary

[Dorothy]

[gmdiaz]

Originally Posted by ladyslipper

Totally correct Dorothy, the other thing I thought of is maybe someone could stand on the American side of the border and I on the Canadian side and someone could hand the plants across!

(I think I need to lie down now) (LOL)

mary

I am sooooo laughing. . .

Why couldn't we just buy one and ship it to Canada? And just say the contents are. . ur, certainly not orchids. . .maybe wool socks or something?

I hate being thwarted.

[pheli]

Here are links to some images of blue phal. species.
Dor. pulcherrima var.coerulea
Phal. eq
Phal. modesta var. coerulea
Phal. violacea var. coerulea
All images from the website : Native Orchids

[Dorothy]

Thanks Pheli .. now I get to more!
Love that equistris with the blue tongue!

[Anglo]

There is one problem in acquiring a “blue” P. violacea. What you find at affordable (or maybe affordable) prices are seedlings - and only a minority of seedlings from crosses between coerulea parents produce coerulea flowers. So when you buy them, you don’t know what color their flowers will be. You have to wait until they mature and bloom.

A positive side is that the offspring of crosses involving the Norton violaceas have been of such high quality, you can expect a very good flower regardless of color.

Birth of the Blues

KRULL-SMITH, INC. #1 In Orchids

[Dorothy]

WOW!
http://www.krullsmith.com/assets/pha...y_blue-200.jpg
Now that is some 'blue' phal!
Hi quality and hi priced!