User Name
Password
Remember Me?
(You're NOT logged in)
» Home
» Forums
» Clubs
» Social Groups
» Glossary
» Chat
» Classifieds
» Calendar
» Gallery
» Member Map
» New Post (how-to)
**
» Post Classifieds Ad
**
Donate Now
and become
Forum Supporter.
Many perks!
<...
more
...>
Register
Members
Today's Posts
Search
Orchid Collection DataBase
Browse New
Browse Recently Modified
Browse Most Popular
Search O.C.D.
Search Forums
Advanced Search
Go to Page...
LOG IN/REGISTER TO CLOSE THIS ADVERTISEMENT
Orchid Board - Most Complete Orchid Forum on the web !
>
OTHER ORCHID STUFF
>
Orchid Lounge
Doritaenopsis Sir Elton John
Thread Tools
Rate Thread
Display Modes
#
1
11-19-2011, 03:51 AM
Mervin
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Singapore
Posts: 290
Doritaenopsis Sir Elton John
Elton John the famous singer-song writer gets a orchid named after him at the 20th WOC in Singapore.
Sir Elton's new flower child | The New Paper
Elton John gets S'pore orchid named after him
Last edited by Mervin; 11-19-2011 at
03:56 AM
..
Mervin
View Public Profile
Find all posts by Mervin
View User's Ads
#
2
11-19-2011, 12:16 PM
silken
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Zone: 2b
Member of:
SOS Saskatchewan Orchid Society
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Posts: 9,667
Intersting! And the orchid is lovely!
silken
View Public Profile
Find all posts by silken
View User's Ads
#
3
11-19-2011, 11:46 PM
WhiteRabbit
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Zone: 9a
Location: Nor Cal
Posts: 26,634
very cool!
WhiteRabbit
View Public Profile
Find all posts by WhiteRabbit
View User's Ads
#
4
11-20-2011, 02:07 AM
Zoi2
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Zone: 5a
Member of:
OSGKC
Location: Kansas City, MO
Age: 66
Posts: 4,773
Pretty cool, I expected a little more flamboyant flower though. It is Sir Elton John afterall!
Joann
Zoi2
View Public Profile
Find all posts by Zoi2
View User's Ads
#
5
11-20-2011, 07:14 AM
RJSquirrel
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Zone: 9b
Member of:
Houston Orchid Society/ A.O.S
Location: houston
Age: 66
Posts: 3,961
I thought they would have hybridized some organic glitter for him too
__________________
O.C.D. "
Orchid
Collecting
Dysfunction
"
RJSquirrel
View Public Profile
Send a private message to RJSquirrel
Find all posts by RJSquirrel
View User's Ads
#
6
11-20-2011, 08:12 AM
Lagoon
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Zone: 5a
Location: Quebec, Canada
Age: 59
Posts: 5,406
He seems pretty proud of it. He looks real good there with his newly named orchid.
Is it just me? Doesn't his jacket and book match the colours of those orchid blooms
Post Thanks / Like - 1 Likes
silken
liked this post
Lagoon
View Public Profile
Find all posts by Lagoon
View User's Ads
Bookmarks
Facebook
Google
Digg
del.icio.us
StumbleUpon
Tags
elton
,
john
,
named
,
orchid
,
sir
,
doritaenopsis
«
Previous Thread
|
Next Thread
»
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1
(0 members and 1 guests)
Thread Tools
Show Printable Version
Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode
Switch to Hybrid Mode
Switch to Threaded Mode
Rate This Thread
Excellent
Good
Average
Bad
Terrible
Posting Rules
You
may not
post new threads
You
may not
post replies
You
may not
post attachments
You
may not
edit your posts
BB code
is
On
Smilies
are
On
[IMG]
code is
On
HTML code is
Off
Forum Rules
Similar Threads
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Angraecum x Doritaenopsis
s1214215
Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis
17
08-22-2020
03:07 AM
Onc. John Louis Shirrah (ornithorhyncum x hyphaematicum)
Sun rm.N.E.
Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance
5
12-16-2009
04:13 PM
Naming and culture: Phalaenopsis vs. Doritaenopsis
squarebear
Beginner Discussion
7
11-15-2009
07:36 PM
Doritaenopsis on the brink!
josterha
Hybrids
4
05-21-2008
09:56 AM
All times are GMT -4. The time now is
08:48 AM
.
Contact Us
-
Orchid Board
-
Top
© 2007 OrchidBoard.com
Search Engine Optimisation provided by
DragonByte SEO v2.0.37 (Lite)
-
vBulletin Mods & Addons
Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Feedback Buttons provided by
Advanced Post Thanks / Like (Lite)
-
vBulletin Mods & Addons
Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Clubs
vBulletin Plugins
by Drive Thru Online, Inc.