Who Got Orchids For Christmas? - Orchid Board

quiltergal · #1 12-25-2007, 01:27 PM

I did! I must have been a good girl this year. Santa brought me a Blc. Chin Lin 'New City'. It's a standard Catt, and is supposed to have a large burgundy colored flower with lots of floof. I'm going to have to make some room in the grow area for this one. It's a biggie. Mom was very clever. She bought it in bloom and had the presence of mind to take a picture of it as soon as she got it home. The next day it promply dropped it's flowers. She printed out a picture of the blooms and tied it to the stake.

Looks like the name was spelled wrong on the tag. Should be Blc. Chia Lin 'New City' AM/AOS. Even better!

gmdiaz · #2 12-25-2007, 01:52 PM

I was the happy receipient of Christmas cash. . .so of course, I got orchids! lol

I came back from Fantasy Orchids with a BOX of orchids:

A big zen vase fountain
A Laelia purpurata 'Delicata' (expect blooms in June)
A Charles M. Fitch 'Izumi' (in spike)
A Slc. Roblar 'Orange Charm' (little one like the lLaelia reginea)
A Dend. Aggregatum (mounted on cork)

Pictures to follow. . .

kiki-do · #3 12-25-2007, 09:33 PM

Nice gifts!!!!! I'm so jealous! I did not get any orchids or anything to do with orchids.

I must have been a bad girl.
Hmmmm, note to self: Trip to Woodsprites Orchids this weekend. I'm awful, but I have been trying so hard to be good and not buy any orchids before Christmas.....but now that Christmas is over.....don't anyone get my way!

kiki-do

tuvoc · #4 12-26-2007, 12:33 PM

I guess a Trader Joe's gift card would qualify. They have some really lovely plants upon occasion. The Pecorino Romano will have to wait for a while.

Kim

cb977 · #5 12-26-2007, 12:42 PM

Terri, that's a beautiful plant! Mom's got great taste...and she's quite clever too! Love the idea of pictures hanging on the plant!

I got the shirt my MIL embroidered for me with the orchids on it along with a huge ceramic bullfrog for the orchid room

and I will be getting my Christmas gifts from hubby in 27 days at the WOC

flhiker · #6 12-26-2007, 01:36 PM

all, I received 2 orchids from customers a Den. Buarana emerald jade and a Alcra. pacific nova 'butter buds' and my wife ordered me 2 hybrid rose bushes 1 tea rose 'Double delight' and 1 heirloom 'Distant thunder' both are from: Roses, Rose Bushes, Rose Gardening, Rose Plants
And very fragrant

cb977 · #7 12-26-2007, 01:51 PM

Cool orchids and the roses are stunning!

Alia · #8 12-26-2007, 03:26 PM

I am the happy recipient of a Carmela's gift certificate, a nice humidifier with humidistat, and a cute, mini hydroponic kit.

Guess somebody loves me!

Alia

Becca · #9 12-30-2007, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by flhiker

all, I received 2 orchids from customers a Den. Buarana emerald jade and a Alcra. pacific nova 'butter buds' and my wife ordered me 2 hybrid rose bushes 1 tea rose 'Double delight' and 1 heirloom 'Distant thunder' both are from: Roses, Rose Bushes, Rose Gardening, Rose Plants
And very fragrant

Dave,
I planted a couple of Double delight roses, but the flowers aren't the color they are supposed to be

I must have been bad as well, no orchids or anything to do with orchids. I bought my self a Mist King System that arrived just before Christmas and my hubby installed it for me! He is to afraid to buy in an orchid, he claims I may not like what he pics out...lol....like that is ever possible!

GreggC · #10 12-30-2007, 09:54 AM

at our Orchid Society Christmas Party. Two are blooming now, and I am sure that the other two will take some time. Maybe next year.