A few things I picked up at the show!

[junebug's orchids]

Well, it happened. An orchid show came to town, and I actually remembered. So I went, vowing not to buy anything... lol must have been out of my mind that day!

Andy's Orchids, where I stopped on the first day, got me these two:



The Epidendrum, I just fell in love with. What a weird little flower! I'm calling it my Sharpei, because it's so wrinkly XD

The Dendro was recommended as one that can stay fairly moist, to go in my gecko vivarium, near the water. (I've moved it since this photo was taken, because the manzanita it's on was getting soaked. also, I need to do something about the wire, but I haven't been able to get it off yet.)

I went back on Sunday (unfortunately, two hours after the lecture I wanted to hear, but I majorly overslept) to look harder for Angraecum didieri, to replace the one I lost, and ended up finding one in bud at the Cal-orchid booth.



And, since one vendor had this, and I was planning to order it online, I got a Brassavola digbyana (sp?) and saved myself the shipping cost haha.



Can I just say how amazing the flowers on this thing smell? Every night when I walk by the fishroom (where it's sitting for now) I smell citrus (hubby smells "perfume", whatever that means). I don't even have to be close to the flower.

I'm hoping another stalk or two blooms before it's done for the season, but even if they don't, I'm so happy I picked it up. I plan to use it on a centerpiece I'm going to make for the coffee table. Should be amazing when it blooms every year.

[Dollythehun]

Good job, Junebug!;

[WaterWitchin]

Oh great. Now I neeeeed one of those Brassavola.

Nice picks.

[junebug's orchids]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Oh great. Now I neeeeed one of those Brassavola.

Nice picks.

You do need one. It smells amazing. Not quite as good as B. nodosa but an extremely close second. And, it's frilly!

[Roberta]

A hint on the Brassavola (Rhyncholaelia) digbyana - it needs a lot of light to bloom. And is fairly drought-tolerant. So summertime, outside with it. I grow mine outside all year around, but being coastal I rarely get any frost - it does need some protection below about 40 deg. F. It's the "B" in all those floofy-lipped Blc hybrnds.

[Leafmite]

Very nice purchases! I do not think I have ever gone to an orchid show and not bought anything. I am glad you found another Angraecum didieri!

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

Very nice purchases! I do not think I have ever gone to an orchid show and not bought anything. I am glad you found another Angraecum didieri!

The first show I went to, when I was very new to orchids, I didn't buy anything because I was so blown away by the variety and didn't even know where to begin. That's the last time THAT ever happened...

[Leafmite]

The first time I went to an orchid show, I was a volunteer. I think that helped. The first time I went to an orchid greenhouse, though, I was overwhelmed.

[Dollythehun]

The first time I went I killed everything because I had no idea about conditions. Thank God for the OB members who helped me.( You know who you are).👍👍

[SaraJean]

What fun little purchases! My version of being overwhelmed at the first orchid show I went to involved taking one of everything and spending the equivalent of a luxury car payment... no restraint over in this corner, I hope I have gotten a little better