My first orchid show!
 

Today I went to my first orchid show and it was GREAT! but I told myself I was not going to get any orchids, well that went out the window as soon as I walked in. I did have a little self control I only came home with two orchids rather then the 50 I wanted :D

here are some pics of the two I got let me know what ya think. The paph is a paph. venustum and the other is cattleya dowiana. I think there is a little fertilizer burn on the catt what should I do about it?

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sorry the pics are so bad the light in this house stinks

Great self Control :)
Good Buys!!!!
Regards to the fertilizer Burn- i think that's permantly,
Dont think you can make it go away.But maybe some one else will know how to.

I did not think I could get the fertilizer burn to go away but I did not know if I should cut it off or not.

As for the self control it was sooo hard :biggrin:

Holy smokes that's a pretty paph! Does it have the multicolored leaves? I can't wait for the orchid show for Jacksonville!!!

here is a pic of the leaves.

No the leaves in the pot. Some of them have the multi-streak leaves at the bottom and some of them are just all the same color green. It looks like it might have the multi-streak leaves.

I like the paph, I can't wait to find a paph around here I want to try them

oh sorry I thought you where talking about the petals, the leaves are two colors :)

Those look great!! Glad you had fun at the show :)

To remove those marks from the cattleya leaves, just put a little bit of milk in a shallow dish, heat it up in the microwave so its hot/warm, and then with the rough side of your kitchen sponge, take some of the hot milk and gently scrub the catt leaves. Then, just wipe them dry with a damp paper towel soaked in water. That always works for me :) It is just the minerals that are dried on the leaf, no big deal, just gently scrub it off :)

Nice plants! :) I like Paph. venustum, the pouch looks like a green brain. I've long given up having self control at a show, there's just no way! So I leave the credit card at home, and simply take a pocket of cash. Can't spend more than I have on me! The only thing is that I feel obliged to spend it all...

Congrats on the first show and new purchases. Both look great. I really like the venustum pouch with all the veining.

I went to the show here in Miami and I did went crazy, got several cats, they had a good price with flowers ready to open, today they are opening...... norma

Thanks the catt looks alot better know that I cleaned it :)

I would have loved to have gone crazy to but I dont have the space :( but I will soon then I plan on getting more orchids :D

The trick to dealing with lack of space is to buy only compact/mini plants! You can fit at least twice as much in the same space. :biggrin:

:lol: Thanks for the tip :lol:

Minis also have the advantage of being easy to smuggle into the house, if you live with someone who doesn't completely approve of your orchid habit! :rofl: :rofl: I've managed to get quite a few in, completely unnoticed. Until I got the remark one day "say.... I thought you had less than that??"

:rofl:

I only have five orchids so I dont have to smuggle any in, yet :lol:

Next show is the end of February on MSU's campus, Hannah. You should be ready for a few more additions by then. :D