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04-03-2012, 03:26 PM
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Phal Brother Peterstar
First time blooming for me. Didn't even know what it would look like when I got it, as I got it for free from Lowes.
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04-03-2012, 04:09 PM
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Beautiful!
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04-03-2012, 04:32 PM
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Very nice stripings on the petals. I love the colors on this. How can you get an orchid for free at Lowes's ??!!
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04-03-2012, 05:30 PM
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Excellent Ryan! And for free, makes it even better!
Judi
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04-03-2012, 08:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bud
Very nice stripings on the petals. I love the colors on this. How can you get an orchid for free at Lowes's ??!!
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Hehe... It looked dead. I'm not joking when I say this, it had no roots and the leaves had shriveled to next to nothing. They were about to toss it when I said, can I have that? They laughed and said sure. I put it in hydroton, in a closed container and kept it super humid...dripping off the container walls humid, and I kept it very clean so nothing else grew but an orchid. It sprouted roots a month later and now two years on it bloomed.
In the end, life wants to continue and like water dammed up in a stream, it'll find a way to keep going. |
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04-03-2012, 10:39 PM
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Nice looking flower and good growing! What is with the hardware stores around here - they get orchids in but all NOIDs. What is it about Lowes? We have one in our city now, but it is a clear 50 minutes from me.
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04-03-2012, 11:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oscarman
Nice looking flower and good growing! What is with the hardware stores around here - they get orchids in but all NOIDs. What is it about Lowes? We have one in our city now, but it is a clear 50 minutes from me.
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Lowes has been better about having named hybrids but even so, I think this one is a mislabel. Peterstar is a parent plant of sogo Lawrence, so I'm not sure what to make of the label. Home depot is a terrible store when it comes to NOIDs and they are way over priced! |
04-04-2012, 01:27 AM
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Nice! I never see orchids with blooms like that at my Lowe's. Just the more typical ones.
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04-04-2012, 10:26 PM
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04-08-2012, 05:25 PM
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Here is a proper photo of this guy....
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