Clown Alley, Marble Branch, Oakwood Orchids, Orchids Plus

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These four vendors brought excellent plants to the Memphis Orchid Society show.

Clown Alley: John has a lot of variety and if you don't see it on the website, it is worth an email to check inventory.

It is worth a quick note that if you are looking for some mature Dendrobiums, they grow them much like nature so sometimes there will be those little clover plants in the pot. (not a big deal to me in general because I always re-pot immediately)

Marble Branch Farms: Mark brought a large variety to the show including a new remake of his cross Epc. Painted Hill Star. Most of the plants were quite large for the price and he threw in an extra freebie, which was very generous. One of his plants was also awarded an HCC at the show, which is a testament to his growing skills.

Oakwood Orchids: Jim France won an HCC for his Phalaenopsis at the show. He had a good variety of species (Paphs, Unusual Catts, Bulbos, & etc). The C. nobilior var coerulea was HUGE and coming out of its 4" basket. I had to pot it into a 6" immediately. The roots are excellent. He does not have a website, but if you email him with your "wish list," he will search the collection. I also picked up a really nice C. luteola in bud. ooorkids@aol.com

Orchids Plus: Pat is from Louisiana and specializes in bare root divisions of the Cattleya alliance. She says she is retiring so now might be a great time to get some selections for your collection. She doesn't have as much time to spare in the GH these days, so I recommend pulling any potted plants and re-potting immediately. She is contact via email only. Orchidsplus.pat@gmail.com She does stand by the plants and replaced a plant from last year with a much larger plant and a discount against another orchid.