Orchid Envy

[Jo Ann]

I’m starting to get a little envious of you indoor growers…you always seem to have something blooming…... all my Orchids outside have either finished blooming or wont be blooming for awhile…I need some color…

[flhiker]

Hi Jo Ann I have all my orchids outside and they are blooming like crazy. Mostly Dens. but I have a couple of Phals and Onc. blooming as well. What type of orchids do you have and what are the conditions are they growing in?

[Lagoon]

Don't be sad Jo. Just increase your collection and chase those blues away

[Jo Ann]

My collection is pretty young…every thing is growing nicely no complaints there… most every thing I have so far is baggy type since I’m pretty new at this I don’t want to spend a lot of money until I see that I can keep your ordinary common varieties that you can buy at the “big box” stores alive. Currently my Phalaenopsis-(Harlequin?) has still got blooms but nothing else. Here is my current list that I have so far it’s pretty much a hodge podge.

Vanda/Ascocenda-V. Doctor Anek FCC/RHT XV Lacaille( Blue)
Phalaenopsis-(Harlequin?)
Cattleya Spotted Novelty-C. (Summer X Aclandiae) ‘Carmela’
Iwanagara AppleBlossom-Iwagara Apple Blossom ‘yellow’
Brassavola Hybrid-BC.Maikai
Miltassia Hybrid-Mtssa. Shelob ‘The Weed’
Dendrobium Aggregatum var. Majus
Paph. Primulinum ‘Lemon Pie X Paph. Delanti varAlbum
Paph. Raisin Pie 'Hsinying X Supersuk 'Eureka'

One Paph. The Lemon pie cross I bought in bloom has just finished up blooming where as the Raisin pie cross I bought on discount will have to wait to rebloom.

Unfortunately it’s just having patience and giving the plants a chance to mature…

[flhiker]

My local Home Depot has Compact Dens. for only 4.99 and they seem to never stop blooming. You buy them already in bloom and if pick one with a few more canes they will usualy spike and flower before the first spike dies off.

[snow]

i feel sooo sorry for you joanne, living in sunny florida and all. your welcome to stay in winterpeg for a weekendif you like

[Jo Ann]

Hi Snow,
I’m not a real Floridian I’m currently living here on a self imposed exile. I’m originally from Ignacio Colorado. A little town so small we didn’t have a traffic light the last time I was there. So I understand all you northerner’s pain of the winter. I miss the snow… …The first year I arrived I suffered through 3 hurricanes, (What is a hurricane I said?, Isn’t it just a big rain storm along the edge of the coast?...that was a cruel joke to say the least..) At that time I lived about a 2 hours drive from the beach. I learned that year a few hard lessons about hurricanes something up north I never had to deal with. Unfortunately I cannot get to my personal pictures but here is a couple of links about the area: Ignacio, The Southern Ute Indian Tribe whose reservation covers half the town and the Durango area.

A couple of links: Town of Ignacio - Colorado
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Home Page
Ignacio, Colorado (CO)
Durango Colorado Official Web Site

[snow]

hi jo ann. lovely little town. i also buy mostly box retail store orchids, mostly from the rescue category.
really not a good way to start out in orchids.
but all have improved since i rescued them.
so i guess i have a little bit of a green thumb.
mostly dirty fingernails though