Introducing Myself to the world.
 

:hello i recently found the joy of collecting orchids. It all started valentines day. I bought my girlfriend a 20$ No id Purple and white Phal at walmart. ... Then i nearly killed it . After much research and viewing these forums as a guest i obtained a lot of information. I soon discovered the magic of orchids and began to enjoy the nurturing aspect of them. I soon foundmyslef begging to get a vanilla plantfolia cutting which my girlfriend got me from amazon it's doing amazing. Now the problem seems to be getting worse in the last few months "her" collection has grown to include a white no id phal. A yellow no id phal , and a red and yellow catteleya . I'm not sure what's happening these things are more addicting than i ever imagined. Well theres my storey just wanted to introduce myself once i get a camera and some time i'll begin posting pictures and start requesing input when necisarry. Nice meeting you all !

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Hehe ... yes, most of us (all?) can probably relate to your story if orchid addition! And we are horrible enablers ;)

Welcome to OB, sounds like you have a nice collection started :D

Welcome. ^_^

I too have a Vanilla plantfolia from amazon. It's growing slowly but it's happy new roots and a leaf.

Welcome to OB
I hope you take good care of " Her" Orchids :)

Welcome to Orchid Board :welcome:

Welcome to OrchidBoard. Be advised, if you ask us questions like "should I buy this?" the answer will be "YES, and it will need a friend too! (orchids get lonely in the mail)".

:welcome: thanks for dropping in, don't expect us to tell you to stop buying :rofl: We're all addicts here

WELCOME ABOARD!!!!

Thank you so much for the warm welcome. I'm reading all about the different orchd species there are so many to learn about but i'm always up for a challange. I just potted my vanilla from the 2 in pot with sphag it was in to a 10in clay pot on a humidity tray with miracle grow coarse blend orchid mix it's like a mix of african violet with medium sized chunks of bark. Since i replanted it it has had 3 of it's aerial roots grow down into the medium and is growing at a much better rate. The only probelm i incounter in south east missouri is finding more variety in the big box stores they are all selling phals.

Welcome!

St. Louis is about an hour(ish) away - look for Bowood Farms. They have some orchid specific supplies there, and occasionally have more than just phals. I bought a mini phal when I was there in February, and they had some oncidiums if I remember correctly. General location was somewhere north and east of the Children's Hospital in St. Louis.

Also, when the Missouri Botanical Garden had their orchid show in February, their gift shop had several options other than just phals- there were some paphs, Catts, and possibly a few others. But I haven't been to STL since February, so it might be different now.

Enjoy!!