Took a lil' trip to New World Orchids - Orchid Board

Orchidophile · #1 02-04-2009, 11:32 AM

My dad (OldGuyPops) and I scheduled a little visit to NWO last saturday (1-31-09)..... unfortuneatly I hadn't slept in nearly 24 hours so I was kinda walking around like a zombie but other than that it was awesome. Dr Glenn is amazingly knowledgeable about his plants and the history of them. Most of the plants on the first table were way out of our price range ($100's to $1000's) but were very nice to look at and drool over. The second table were the seedlings and smaller plants which I seemed to focus on but still could not afford a lot of them. I bought two Neo's and a hybrid, and my dad bought three Dendrobium moniliforme hybrids and ONLY ONE

Neofinetia hybrid. Dr. Glenn also had many other strange and wonderful orchids from around the world. Anyway, here they are!

cb977 · #2 02-04-2009, 11:38 AM

Way cool Tim!

You're gonna have the Neofanatics here in a tizzy!

Becca · #3 02-04-2009, 11:38 AM

Tim you must have been in Neo heaven! How lucky to be able to visit Dr. Glenn! I envy you! Great looking 'chids you picked out, I have the same hybrid and I love it, and I also just passed up a Higashidemiyako and now I am kicking myself, but I passed on it because I already have two other ones that look similar to it. Looking forward to pictures of the blooms! Thanks for sharing!

Becky15349 · #4 02-04-2009, 11:52 AM

hummm....so Dr. Glen specializes in orchids from Japan!! Very cool; I just checked out his website. It seriously is like neo heaven in there!!! wow!! Well, I don't have any neos, but I DO have a sederia japonica that absolutely hates my guts and hasn't bloomed since April of 2006, maybe I'll email him and ask for advice...

Becca · #5 02-04-2009, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Becky15349

hummm....so Dr. Glen specializes in orchids from Japan!! Very cool; I just checked out his website. It seriously is like neo heaven in there!!! wow!! Well, I don't have any neos, but I DO have a sederia japonica that absolutely hates my guts and hasn't bloomed since April of 2006, maybe I'll email him and ask for advice...

Becky...stay far far away from the Neo's...once you get one there is no going back and you will have a sever case of Neo fever!

camille1585 · #6 02-04-2009, 12:05 PM

Oh wow, you are so so lucky to have visited NWO! I would love to go there and drool over the plants.

I have 3 Neos, a Den and a Sedirea from Glenn and I love them to pieces.
I'm hoping to get the Darwinara Charm x Neofinetia falcata from Glenn when he comes to the UK next time.

Becky, get a Neo!! Once you have one, you gotta get more.

Grandma M · #7 02-04-2009, 12:06 PM

That must have been quite a thrill, and how fortunate to have a Dad who shares you intrest in orchids.

Thanks for the pics. I always wondered how he grew them. The pictures look like not many were in bloom. Is the picture just misleading?

Marilyn

Becca · #8 02-04-2009, 12:10 PM

Marilyn, I could be wrong, but I don't think it is their bloom season. I think there bloom season is in the summer, some one correct me if I am wrong!

Grandma M · #9 02-05-2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Becca

Marilyn, I could be wrong, but I don't think it is their bloom season. I think there bloom season is in the summer, some one correct me if I am wrong!

I thought he grew other things also, like Dens. Don't they bloom in the winter? I don't grow dens so I don't know.
Marilyn

Orchidophile · #10 02-04-2009, 12:17 PM

Thanks all!

Becky, GET ONE

And yes you can't stop at just one Neo!

Marilyn, actually only 2 were in bloom out of the whole greenhouse which is normal because this is their resting period.