Ok, admit it.....what have you bought lately 2014 edition!!
 

2013 is over!! :) Now we are deep into the first month of 2014 and I cannot believe you peeps haven't dabbled in orchid purchasing!!

I am being forced to not attend Tamiami this year (again) by forces of nature stronger than myself. So, in my feeble attempts to console myself, I have made the following purchases thus far in 2014:


Blc. Guess What 'SVO' AM/AOS x Lc. Tropical Pointer Sunset 'Ocean's Heaven' SM/JOGA

Sc. Cosmic Delight 'SVO' HCC/AOS x Slc. Circle of Life 'Trailblazer' AM/AOS.

Encyclia cordigera var. alba

Psychilis krugii

Epidendrum boricuarum


YOU'RE NEXT!!!:waving

p.s. I hope everyone has fat wallets to purchase whatever your little heart desires!

Ebay bids in minis!
 

I've got roughly 12 hours left on 2 awesome minis. Trias Intermedia, and Chroniochilus virescens. I was just peeking through the Mini orchids pages on ebay, and could not resist their size or their look. Perfect for my little orchidarium. I threw in some photos for reference!

Miltoniosis Renee Komoda and Oncidium twinke 'pink profusion'

I will be adding to that in about two weeks when I get paid. Seems like there is always something creeping into my collection.

Now if I can just keep them happy....

I purchased a noid phal from WalMart. I finally found a peloric one!!!!!!

A Stanhopea jenischiana, although it was really a present to myself this past Christmas. Once it warms up enough outside humidity isn't a problem around here, but I didn't think I could keep a Stanhopea over the winter due to a lack of a greenhouse. But finding one that actually needs to be a bit dry over the winter sealed the deal!

1 out of 2
 

I got outbid on the Chroniochilus virescens. It really bums me out, but I'll find it again I'm sure! The Trias Intermedia is all mine however. I even found a good piece of wood to mount it on today! Score!

Well.... not so fat wallet, but a couple of small purchases nonetheless.

Masdevallia Cassiope
Masdevallia princeps

I'm still waiting to hear about the princeps, Cassiope is already paid for.

This will have to be the last purchase until April... great sadness :_(

I just placed an order for 3 new Neos...Jean

So, the holidays are over and my two older kids went back to college. Sigh. So, to cheer myself up, I was sort of hoping the big box store had some mini phals but, alas, they didn't. So, I went to the OS meeting and....
This little guy is aerangis hyaloides. :)

I spent the bucks on a flowering size gongora pleiochroma - orange, an aerangis luteoalba, and an angraecum didieri.

I have been thinking about a list. I would like to try mounted orchids on the Kool-Logs that were mentioned in another topic. I also want to start looking at minis too.

I am open to suggestions on what to get for mounts and minis.

I recommend Vanda (Neofinetia) falcata. Not only are they small, they are also prized for their leaves, roots, and fragrant flowers. IMHO, unlike their larger Vanda relatives, they are very easy to grow. Orchid Board has a sub forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia.

Haven't bought anything yet this year- but the day is young.:)

Second chance to buy? Sweet!
 

The seller offered me a second chance to buy the Chroniochilus virescens, that I had bid on. It cost me a little more, but I had to have it!

Oh great, this thread again. I feel like I'm going to confession when I post these things. Lol, ok so I am going to Redlands in May, hotel room already booked. So I said to myself no more orchids until then. I'm kind of out of space and have to sell or give some away, because I'm sure I'll come home with a lot.

No more until then. It's amazing how one can make room for another orchid, even when they're out of room. Orchid Society meeting this month... Can you believe someone didn't want their mature Dendrobium spectabile?!?!?

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0f346e78.jpg

I wanted it, like real real bad! So now that's it, no more orchids until Redlands.

I would have broken my rule too! That's absolutely gorgeous! :)

Haha! Good, glad it's not just me. Felt a little guilty about it, not that it was expensive (it wasn't... Bonus!), but on top of my agreement with myself, I had just gotten finished discussing with the husband that I agreed I had too many for our space (I do.)

And then I go and come home with this. Hey, even he thinks it's "kind of a cool one," (his words) and he doesn't care at all about orchids. Caught him looking at the flowers today...

Cool. So squiggly! Lets see. 30 for a cycnoches (and I prob spelled that wrong) golden shower...65 for a SVO fredclarkea after dark. 30 for a mormode from SVO....AND 29.00 for new pots for all.my catasetums coming out of sleep...and 10.00 for dolomite. I now can not under any circumstance buy any more unless it is one of my absolute must haves on my catasetum list. Macrocarpum,cristatum etc...

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Oh and that was the last week 2 2 weeks.

Haven't gotten them yet and will probably wait until the weather warms, but on my wish list- a purple Miltoniopsis and a phal belina hybrid (like samara).
That Den is amazing, JungelMel! No wonder your hubby was eyeballing the flowers!

I have gotten not one thing yet this year. I am going to wait a bit before I make the plunge.

Now there is a Den I would defiantly have taken home.

Therein lies the problem of being a member of an orchid society...always temptation.
So, I went a bit farther and did an order from Andy's. I restrained myself and only ordered four new ones. I am, after all, very much out of space. It doesn't help that this place has so many wonderful, unique orchids!!!

Twinkles are easy my two pink ones like yours currently have......6 new growths they have started?

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Rats I saw one of these and was not sureni wanted it...welp....I want one now.

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Yep. Thats how I got my golden shower.

I have not gotten any orchids this year, BUT I am saving and preparing to spend up to $300 at the Pacific Orchid Exposition.

Ok, admit it......what have you bought lately 2014 edition!
 

I'm going to have to look in my records but just this Thursday I bought eight plants. Five from Lowes and three from an eBay auction. One that I won in December but due to a mistake by the seller I did not get until last week. And I'm sure I bought at least two at the HOS meeting this month. Enough already :rofl: at least for this month.
Beverly A.

My friends.. this afernoon I'm going to go with my other orchid-crazies friends to the house/greenhouse of a friend/collector/seller.... let the force be with me (and my wallet...) to resist the temptation :)

Ok, in the afternoon yesterday my face was like: http://alienationmentale.files.wordp...03/mask-rd.jpg

but I pick ony 2 plants: Hygrochilus parishii and Paphiopedilum micranthum (in bud)

Phalaenopsis is a gift of a friend. I only know it's a species. She knows the species, I'll have to flower it: Surprise!!!

Ruler is 30 cm - 11.8 inches

Haven't bought anything in 2014 yet. Saving my money for the South Carolina Orchid Society Show which happens on Feb 7th! This will be my first orchid show/sale. Then there is another show/sale closer to me in Savannah, GA on Feb 21st. So, yeah, definitely saving my money, even though its been tough.

Blc Yen Corona
Bc Yellow Bird
Howeara Lava Burst
Paph Spiceranum
Paph NOID
Phal Violacea

This is embarassing...

Nothing yet and it's driving me crazy! I'm trying to be good and save up for the Pacific Orchid Expo but gah...I want flowers/plants now! Hehe

Nahhhh....its not.....

Oh. I left out the Vanda Miss Joaquim.

Sigh....

Feb. 1st is our local orchid show/sale. It has become a mommy/daughter day. She gets one and I do too.

....
Slc. California Apricot 'Orange Circle' x Sc. Beufort 'Hartford's Elmwood' AM/AOS

Schomburgkia thomsoniana x Encylcia humboldtii

Cycnoches wascewiczii x Mormodes Virgen del Valle

Epidendrum magnoliae.

:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:

Ok, since it is new year, I will join, for this month:-)
So in January ordered:
Tetramicra canaliculata
Sophronitis coccinea
Coryanthes boyi
Coryanthes macrantha
Epidendrum longirepens
Dendrobium bellatulum
Pleurothallis dodsonii
Trichosalpinx Chamaelepanthes
Stenoglottis macloughlini
Constantia microscopica
Constantia cipoensis
Masdevallia nidifica
Masdevallia wageneriana
Encyclia dichroma
Chysis limminghei
Catasetum macroglossum
Catasetum Sanguineum patrick

This list includes all ordered and received in January and also pre ordered for this weekends Tamiami show. There is still lot of time left, and I am sure at the show, it won't be ONLY pick up pre ordered plants:-) I have also in my shopping cart Neolauchea pulchella that will be probably mine by the end of this month:-)
I think, I did start good:-)))
I got few "sale" plants for doggie park too, just regular HD stuff:-)

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Love that Epidendrum magnoliae, and the rest of course too!

got a encyclia polybulbon.
first species plant

U got us all beat mr. Miami! :bowing:rofl::rofl::bowing

Well, this past weekend was the NJOS show. I was only going to buy what I had pre-ordered from Piping Rock.

However, I have a very strong character, so I NEVER say no to a temptation. As a result, somehow I came home with:

2 x Paph villosum (Candor XL x Marriott colorburst)
2 x Paph Irish Forrest (Irish Eyes x Stone Lovely)
1 x Paph Iona (fairrieanum x bellatulum)
1 x Paph Cam's Cloud (bellatulum x emersonii)
1 x Phrag Cardinale
1 x Paph Fairezelle (fairrieanum x Redezelle)
1 x Paph (Be Happy x Stone Lovely)
1 x Paph Yellow Light (Irish Eyes x Pacific Shamrock)
1 x Neostylis Pinky (red color form)
1 x Neostylis Pinky (yellow color form)
1 x Darwinara Walnut Valley 'Munchkin' (white clone)
1 x Rhy gigantea (dark spotted clone)
1 x Tubecentron Hsinying Girl - see photo below.
1 x (Ame. philippinensis x Tblm. kotoense)
1 x Dendr. sanderae, var. luzonica
1 x Dendr. kingianum, semi-alba
1 x Dendr. tetragonum
1 x Dendr. Tie-Dye 'Brinawa Ice'

I was sorely tempted by a couple of other items, but finally showed some constraint. Here is a photo of Tubecentron Hsinying Girl:

Did the Cardinale come from Piping Rock?

Masdevallia princeps is on the way!
Yay!
:cheer:

:-) You know me Kindra, but most is pick up at the Tamiami show, so I had to order it now:-) It is great opportunity too have it pre ordered and in good price!

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Fairorchids I totally LOVE your string character! Amazing plants!