Greetings from Lilandra, T & T

[Lilandra]

Hey all.
I just joined...and I'm from Trinidad and Tobago.
I don't really grow orchids but my mother does and we (my sister and I) end up taking pictures of them...

Most of them are unidentified vandas, dendrobiums and maybe a cattleya and who knows what else. Some are tagged...some...have weathered tags. Some have never bloomed...some aren't blooming any more.

Recently I've joined the backyard crew in helping and I'm hoping to find names (or something close) for most of them...and for the ones that not blooming any more...maybe help? Mom says she has to repot some. I guess I got to learn about that too. She has a book...

These are
my mom's orchids taken by me. Um...there are more...pictures...I've got to upload them. And there might be some more orchids too :-)

I guess I'll ask about them on the ID forum.

Nice to meet you all.

[tuvoc]

Welcome aboard, Lilandra. Your mother has some lovely orchids. Be carefull though, you might end up with some of your own too. That happens a lot, especially if you hang around us! Have fun.

Kim

[Ross]

Welcome. The photos show mostly Vandas and Phalenopsis. Great collection!

[Lilandra]

Hey all
thanks for the welcome.

Yes...they're mostly those (vandas, phalenopsis. i think she has dendrobiums too).
She says she has *one* cattleya and she is very sad about this.
Actually, I think once we fix up the backyard for them all she's willing to have more and multiple different types. These are what she gets around here from the nursery.

Yeah..well...technically she bought me a couple at the orchid show a week or so ago...or...she bought one because I said I wanted that one you know. Hmm. Scary.

[charmbutterfly]

Well finally another Trinidadian!! Welcome!!

The pics are great! Lovely blooms!

[Lilandra]

Hey! I was excited when I went through the board and saw there were at least two (or three?) posting trinis!

I was like great. I went thru (Stas...um...argh...)'s gallery recognizing things I'd seen before :-)

I just went thru the yard taking pictures of all the orchids. I'm working on cataloguing for mom...but...er...a lot of them aren't in bloom...fun fun fun and need serious repotting I think.

nice to meet yoU!

[Lilandra]

I took pictures of all mom's orchids yesterday and uploaded them. Most of them today aren't in bloom. Some need help...and if you look they're most NOID :-)

I can't even tell for sure vanda/dendrobium etc etc. I can guess. I'll get better with time.

She even found a wild orchid growing on a mango tree. When she gets home she'll tell me which ones I have pictures of in bloom...