A short adventure in Hawaii... pics included! - Orchid Board

theloyalplum · #1 08-12-2015, 09:03 PM

Hey everyone. Just wanted to share some pictures from my time in the islands.

Full album link at the bottom!

A Hawaiian Adventure - Album on Imgur

Enjoy! A few food pictures upon request.*

wintergirl · #2 08-12-2015, 11:42 PM

Great pictures, thanks for sharing.

JDT · #3 08-12-2015, 11:46 PM

A MAGNIFICENT Adventure!! Thanks for the tour!

RosieC · #4 08-13-2015, 07:53 AM

Great pictures!

Joseia · #5 08-13-2015, 09:42 PM

Great pics, loved the Latourias? Were those taken in a nursery? H&R by any chance?

theloyalplum · #6 08-13-2015, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Joseia

Great pics, loved the Latourias? Were those taken in a nursery? H&R by any chance?

Yes and yes and yes. Visited and bought a handful. They specialize in den species and their hybrids, especially the latourias, so if you're interested, he's the one to go to! He told me that if a cross isn't 99% quality plants, he wouldn't repeat it, so his hybrids are top notch! Also, latourias and formosae need some love. All the nobiles and phal types always steal the spotlight!!!

gngrhill · #7 08-13-2015, 11:06 PM

Thanks for the tour; outstanding !

Joseia · #8 08-14-2015, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by theloyalplum

Yes and yes and yes. Visited and bought a handful. They specialize in den species and their hybrids, especially the latourias, so if you're interested, he's the one to go to! He told me that if a cross isn't 99% quality plants, he wouldn't repeat it, so his hybrids are top notch! Also, latourias and formosae need some love. All the nobiles and phal types always steal the spotlight!!!

I totally agree, amazing plants from H&R. I'm a Latouria addict, I just love them. I purchased a Den. Little Andree and a Den. normanbyense from H&R this past Spring and could not be happier with the plants I received. I was expecting small juvenile plants and got two fully mature beauties with flowers, spikes galore and unopened buds. The Little Andree is a flower machine - since I got it this past April, it has been in flower for all but one month. It was such a large plant, that I divided it and repotted, and the small backbulb division is already in spike, and the larger division re-spiked a month ago and has about a dozen new flowers open. If I had more room, I would buy everyone of H&R's Latourias.

gngrhill · #9 08-14-2015, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Joseia

I totally agree, amazing plants from H&R. I'm a Latouria addict, I just love them. I purchased a Den. Little Andree and a Den. normanbyense from H&R this past Spring and could not be happier with the plants I received. I was expecting small juvenile plants and got two fully mature beauties with flowers, spikes galore and unopened buds. The Little Andree is a flower machine - since I got it this past April, it has been in flower for all but one month. It was such a large plant, that I divided it and repotted, and the small backbulb division is already in spike, and the larger division re-spiked a month ago and has about a dozen new flowers open. If I had more room, I would buy everyone of H&R's Latourias.

How do you grow yours to get such amazing results ?

theloyalplum · #10 08-14-2015, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by gngrhill

How do you grow yours to get such amazing results ?

My gosh, yes. I need to know, too! I have a handful, but they're all near blooming size... I think. Working on a budget doesn't necessarily afford me blooming sized ones!