gidday , from up top down under - Orchid Board

aroideana · #1 02-12-2007, 06:18 AM

Hi , I have gradually shifted from cold Melbourne Victoria , right up to tropical North Queensland just so I can grow exotic tropical plants . I am sort of doing it alphabetical ; Aroids , Bromeliads , Carnivorous , different exotic foliage grows huge , into jungles ..
Ok you get my drift .. have always grown a few orchids , but I am more interested in the form of the plant rather than the flower , the weird psuedobulbs of species like Gongora , and Bulbophyllums .
I worked at a orchid nursery and did deflasking and dividing , and I have been a member of an Orchid Society .. been to several conferences as a retailer .

Tindomul · #2 02-12-2007, 06:48 PM

Hi!! Welcome to the Orchid Board. Glad you could find your way here. You name looks familiar, other than the Aroideana Journal I have sitting on my desk

. Are you on Aroid Fourm at Garden Web as well?
I too love Bulbophyllums, though I'm just starting out and only have one species.
What do you mean by Top Down Under?

justatypn · #3 02-12-2007, 07:42 PM

Aboard Aroid, it's great that you have joined the OB. Here on the OB we have a lot of fun and a wealth of knowledge amongst us. The OB has a gallery where you can share your

s with other members. I would love to see some

s of your tropicals and orchids. Glad your here

Tindomul · #4 02-12-2007, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by justatypn

I would love to see some

s of your tropicals and orchids. Glad your here

Diddo!!!!

cb977 · #5 02-12-2007, 08:10 PM

Hi aroideana...welcome to Orchidboard

Alphabetically? That's an awfully long way from the letter "O"

Skip the next 4 (the last on your list was "j"ungle

) and get to the orchids!

Just kidding...sounds like you'll have lots to contribute as we are a very varied group

We'd love to see some pics...if you have any questions, let us know

aroideana · #6 02-12-2007, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Tindomul1of9

Hi!! Welcome to the Orchid Board. Glad you could find your way here. You name looks familiar, other than the Aroideana Journal I have sitting on my desk

. Are you on Aroid Fourm at Garden Web as well?
I too love Bulbophyllums, though I'm just starting out and only have one species.
What do you mean by Top Down Under?

Yes I often visit the Aroid forum on GW , it was the link to your picture of Anth. gracile that brought me to this site , thanks

'up top down under' refers to Queenslands position above all the other cooler states , and my enormous height of 2 meters

just having coffee break after spraying weeds around my 3 acre property , Damn , both mowers broken down and the man from John Deere is late

terrestrial_man · #7 02-12-2007, 09:44 PM

Welcome to THE BOARD, Aroideana!
Hope you have a working digital!! Sure would love to see images of your jungle on the Gallery!! If you are on the net around 11AM or noon your time check out the Chat (I think I got the time right?? It is hard to handle you being in our tomorrow!!! Or are we the voice of the past???)

aroideana · #8 02-18-2007, 10:27 PM

I just posted some of the different Bromeliads I grow , made an album for them .
Tried to set up the gallery link in my signature yesterday , lets see if I did it right .
YES it worked ..enjoy , many more to come .

Tindomul · #9 02-18-2007, 10:40 PM

You have a nice collection!!!! Congrats. I like this one:

aroideana · #10 02-19-2007, 01:52 AM

Anth. Anaconda is one of the improved hybrids coming out of the Netherlands , a mate of mine gets flats of these and grows them on for the cut flowers and sale of plants as well . There is 2 forms , a slightly pink colour as well , got lots more Anthurium pix.