Lowes Find- Den Spectabile

[howze01]

I blame you for making me order a spectabile of my own! Or maybe it's thank you....either way, it's your fault!

[Paul]

Originally Posted by kindrag23

I saw one at lowes last year however I had no idea they were so rarely foind or inwould have been all over it.

Oh they aren't super rare if you are ordering from an orchid vendor, but BBS are a completely different story. Usually, at least from what I've seen, BBSs like Lowes usually stick to catt and den hybrids, the ever-present phals, and the occasional onc.

[kindrag23]

Originally Posted by Paul

Oh they aren't super rare if you are ordering from an orchid vendor, but BBS are a completely different story. Usually, at least from what I've seen, BBSs like Lowes usually stick to catt and den hybrids, the ever-present phals, and the occasional onc.

I was at one early this year when I was not buying due to the cold and they had Miltonia's there they looked good but was not what I was looking for.

[Optimist]

Originally Posted by Paul

Very surprising that Lowes had it. Congrats.

Erica, m'dear, "fairly large" is an understatement. One I see yearly at the shows near me is at least 5ft tall and at least 3ft in diameter.

I really have to supress the urge to say that large orchids are really large. A simple Dendrobium will get three to four feet tall. Big catts are bush sized. Once I recognised what I was getting into, I realised that having 200 orchids might not be a goal I cared to reach. Its great having an orchid nursery, but that is like being a foster home for puppies. You do not need to deal with full grown Catts. We are lucky they do not poop.