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Forum: Vendor Feedback 09-10-2024, 05:57 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,099
Posted By Optimist
And I am assuming that he took my 200$ and spent...

And I am assuming that he took my 200$ and spent it, not putting it in escro or a similar business acct until the customer (me) got her goods. That is the most armature business mistakes. In the...
Forum: Vendor Feedback 08-30-2024, 10:42 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,099
Posted By Optimist
Well He left etsy and I paid through Cash App of...

Well He left etsy and I paid through Cash App of some kind. I also contacted him a bunch of times. Every time, he said it was coming-- just a week. He would make a shipping address lable, as though...
Forum: Vendor Feedback 08-23-2024, 10:45 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,099
Posted By Optimist
I finally gave up trying to get either my...

I finally gave up trying to get either my purchases, or the return of the 200$ I have paid. -- I even bought on "time". The entire amount was paid off, and no box was ever sent. He had all kinds...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - others 02-12-2024, 07:10 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,881
Posted By Optimist
La Vigntaine was killed by me last year. It never...

La Vigntaine was killed by me last year. It never bloomed. It is in the same kind of temps as the other phrags and paphs (I mostly only have them). So 70-ish in the winter and 80-ish in the summer....
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - others 02-10-2024, 05:02 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,881
Posted By Optimist
Kovachii care vs. the other ones.

Hi everyone! I have expanded in other directions, plant wise, and so I do not have as big a collection as before. I have mostly paphs and phrags now, as well as a tiny hamdful of other orchids.
...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - others 02-10-2024, 04:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,843
Posted By Optimist
Oh I also thought Grande was Longifolium and...

Oh I also thought Grande was Longifolium and whatever name Humboltii is now using.

Needless to say, what a great subtle coloration, and gorgeous shape. I like the colored (pink/red) phrags, but I...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - others 02-10-2024, 04:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,325
Posted By Optimist
phrags are a breath of fresh air to someone who...

phrags are a breath of fresh air to someone who has had no luck with other orchids, that's for sure. I am having so much better orchid health after taking a risk and starting all paphs and phrags in...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-06-2024, 11:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,391
Posted By Optimist
I bought a blue one years ago, just to see....

I bought a blue one years ago, just to see. Turned into a lovely white phal. I love those big white phals. All I an say is most of them will end up dead because people who are gifted them are...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-07-2024, 05:08 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,860
Posted By Optimist
Have you been to thriftbooks, a huge online store...

Have you been to thriftbooks, a huge online store for used and new books? I basically have them on speed dial if you know what I mean.
Forum: Hybrids 01-02-2024, 02:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,042
Posted By Optimist
It is anthrocyanine, a pigment used by plants to...

It is anthrocyanine, a pigment used by plants to protect their leaves, and usually means the plant is recieving the maximum of sun it should get, otherwise it is perfectly safe and healthy. Remember...
Forum: Identification Forum 01-02-2024, 02:06 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,498
Posted By Optimist
I think what you see in the stores depends upon...

I think what you see in the stores depends upon the person ordering, and the vendor the make their orders from, usually a wholesale business.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-01-2024, 03:20 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,963
Posted By Optimist
Here we are lucky to get 20% humidity. I have to...

Here we are lucky to get 20% humidity. I have to overwater everything. I can't even imagine 70% humidity inside a house. That would be like a steam bath.
Forum: Growing Under Lights 12-21-2023, 07:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,139
Posted By Optimist
My orchids (of all kinds) grew "fairly" well...

My orchids (of all kinds) grew "fairly" well before lights, but once I got a grow light in addition to the window light, they area so much healthier. Plants "eat light," and window glass actually...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 12-19-2023, 04:14 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,660
Posted By Optimist
And... I got a new Mugo Pine... this one is...

And... I got a new Mugo Pine... this one is huge!!! I do not know why I can post certain photos but not others! But it is 5-6 years old, and very large!
Forum: Orchid Lounge 12-19-2023, 04:03 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,829
Posted By Optimist
I had a health issue back in 2016 that nearly...

I had a health issue back in 2016 that nearly killed me. I have made the slow road forward, but lost nearly the whole collection (thankfully it was not a huge collection). I could save only a few...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - others 12-17-2023, 02:16 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,007
Posted By Optimist
Very cute! I had some problems with those tiny...

Very cute! I had some problems with those tiny phrags. There is something in the care that they do not like which others like. The Wanakee Sunset type.
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 12-16-2023, 07:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,617
Posted By Optimist
Ola! I am not in Barcelona, originally born in...

Ola! I am not in Barcelona, originally born in Madrid though, but I live in a place in the USA, with a lot of summer heat as well. Shade, good drainage and daily watering when the temps get 85 (F)...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-16-2023, 06:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,172
Posted By Optimist
No high nitrogen in Phals, or any orchid, really....

No high nitrogen in Phals, or any orchid, really. The roots are just what is genetically programed into the plant. It is seeking out moisture. They also grow on trees and cling to the bark of the...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum 12-16-2023, 06:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,138
Posted By Optimist
True. There was a sale last year at an orchid...

True. There was a sale last year at an orchid nursery. You sent them 90$ and they sent you 3 anonymous (but labled) multi species hybrid paphs of their chosing. I was not happy when I got my three,...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 12-16-2023, 05:59 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,660
Posted By Optimist
Yes, thornless is a nice thing on a rail you...

Yes, thornless is a nice thing on a rail you might touch. I am laying off roses, and -- basically trying to stay away from plant purchases for a whole year after this!!! I still have some arriving in...
Forum: Identification Forum 12-16-2023, 12:15 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 738
Posted By Optimist
Possibly Shilleriana. I find that when they have...

Possibly Shilleriana. I find that when they have Shilariana, they have dots on the leaves and a pink flower and flattened lip.
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum 12-16-2023, 12:11 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,138
Posted By Optimist
Yes. I am very pleased with how it turned out....

Yes. I am very pleased with how it turned out. That little picotee on the top is striking too.
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 12-16-2023, 12:09 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,660
Posted By Optimist
I was surprised as well.

I was surprised as well.
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 12-14-2023, 10:13 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,660
Posted By Optimist
So far I think they are a really great company....

So far I think they are a really great company. My bushes are very young. I am hoping they make it to the next stage. I am totally in on the "own root" idea, but I do have some grafts coming, and...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 12-14-2023, 10:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,660
Posted By Optimist
I just got some new pine trees, a Black pine...

I just got some new pine trees, a Black pine "Thundercloud" a Mugo Pine Carstairs "Winter Gold" and Mugo Pine "Yellow Marble." A new tree in a few weeks called 'Shirome janome' Japanese Black Pine...
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