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Hello my name is Alex, I have an addiction. It's Orchids lol

Well gardening in general but orchids are my weak spot, we had a Phal a while ago and i threw it out think it was dead after the 2nd time blooming. The wife has never let me live it down, now that i know better about these beauties. We've started collecting em, were not up to many in the count but as we find room and room in the budget more are a commin.

So far we have 3 phals and a new one were going to buy today at some point so i will post pics later with the new addition to the family. The three we currently have are 2 mini phals and a giant hoax blue one which is dyed and wouldn't of made it into our home if i would of known any better. Just got to caught up in the color to notice the plant as a whole.

Ive learnt a lot so far from the little i have read and i can''t wait to start socializing with others who have the same orchid addiction as we do. :D

:waving Welcome Alex!
Well, you've come to the right place if you want to socialize with other orchid addicts! Many of us have let the addiction spiral out of control. :biggrin: It always starts out with 2 or 3, so watch out! Next thing you know they'll have taken over the house.... It difficult not to buy more when you see all the gorgeous photos that people post here. :)

Hello from New York State.

Bill

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Welcome to Orchid Board. If you want to get addicted, you have come to the right place!

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Glad you found us!

Welcome to the Enablers, oops, I mean Orchid Board! LOL... I has to concur that you will find room as your love and passion for them grow. Get ready for a lot of fun and excitement of future blooms!

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Welcome to Orchid Board!

Welcome and please post pics of your blooms!

Wow thank you everyone for the warm welcome, I have been enabled already just looking at the members display section.

I have been begging more then my child does when he wants a toy, for one of the new orchids that just came into our local store. They are the healthiest Phals I have seen in a while with 2 mature spikes, multiple branches from the end of the spikes and blooms all over for only 18$!! I paid 30 for my Blue HOAX!!

I will be posting pics of the blooms i have currently, i did try to hand pollinate the big blue one and got 2 buds going but aborted them when i noticed the blue dye going into the seed pod also. I find it's a very unhealthy and unnatural practice to inject dye.