Greater Orlando Orchid Show Valentines Day Weekend

[pipsxlch]

A small show, but you can sometimes get some interesting finds. Free admission too, and it's right near the science museum if you want to make a day of it. There's always a fruit tree vendor there also, and usually some other tropical.
February 12-14

[Zozzl]

Here's a little more info if you want to attend. Thanks so much for posting the above

The Orlando Garden Club
710 E. Rollins St. Loch Haven Park, Orlando, FL 32803

PRESENTED BY THE GREATER ORLANDO ORCHID SOCIETY
FEBRUARY 12, 13 & 14, 2016
SHOW HOURS:
February 12 & 13 – 9am to 5pm
February 14 – 11am to 3pm

FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING!

There will be hundreds of beautiful blooming orchids for show and sale! You can bring your orchids to the show to be divided and repotted for a nominal fee.

Orchid supplies will be available for purchase.

Hope you can make it!!!!

For more details please call
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FREE ADMISSION and FREE PARKING

[FSUOrchids]

I will be there as usual

[Zozzl]

Glad you can make it!

[pipsxlch]

Went today and found some nice things... I picked out an Epi. stanfordianum type hybrid C. Motte Spot x. Ert. Kevin Mark Ragbir in spike, the demo plant looked like the stanfordianum in white and purple, the spotting almost more like a misting all over it. My husband insisted on buying me something also, he walked around and picked out a blooming L. anceps hybrid (L. anceps 'Fort Caroline' x. C. Gail Perri "Coerulea') whose size, shape and blue coloring he liked. My first anceps hybrid and I've been thinking of getting an anceps, so . I don't usually buy the full grown bloomers but he wouldn't be talked out of it. Out of all my plants (100+?) this is only my second blue also.

Certainly worth going if you're around, I was surprised at how busy it was on a Friday!


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[FSUOrchids]

That's a very nice plant...I probably would have grabbed one had I not had to work today

[No-Pro-mwa]

So pretty and such a nice present.

[FSUOrchids]

I bought one plant today...honestly the cattleya selection was pretty small compared to past years

[pipsxlch]

You're right... not a lot of catts, and my collection is getting more catt-centric all the time since they like my conditions best. There were a few less vendors too unless they weren't there until today; the fruit tree vendor outside and the plug vendor against the front wall (tables and chairs there this time), maybe another missing too? As picked over as it already was, I figured maybe they were holding some back to restock their tables today.

All the same, I don't always see something I want and there were a few nice ones. The anceps x. wasn't a bad price for the size of it either- $35. It came from Gross'.
I've been meaning to get a Jiminey Cricket for years and Ritter's always has them, so it got put back down again since I got the stamfordianum x. Oh well! Next time.

[FSUOrchids]

I bought a smaller cattleya from Gross' Orchids, which is one of the new ones. I did notice the lack of the fruit vendor this year.