Central Ohio Orchid Show purchases

[catherinecarney]

Hi all--

OK, I have now joined the ranks of the seriously addicted.....I attendend the orchid show in Columbus, Ohio last weekend and, despite trying REALLY hard to stay within my budget, I had a bunch of plants follow me home:

1. Den. aggregatum (not in bud, but new growth showing--I mounted it on a piece of malaysian driftwood)

2: Onc. velutinum/ Tolumnia velutina (a bunch of bare root pieces in one pot, so I'm doing a repeat of the encyclia polybulbon experiment and growing them several different ways--hopefully with better results)

3: Epi. Fantasy Valley 'Starburst' (in bloom, love the coral color)

4: Onc. Tsiku Marguerite 'NN #1' (in bloom, sweet citrus & vanilla fragrance)

5: Enc. cordigera x Nursery Rhyme (in bloom, nice fresh scent, gorgeous intense ruby/wine lip)

6: Aerangis citrata (in bloom, I mounted it on a piece of cork)

7: Enc. phoenicia x plicata (two seedlings that came out of the flask in mid February).

Good thing I left the charge cards and checkbook at home or I would have been in real trouble....And this was in addition to the two noID multiflora type phals I bought at the grocery store earlier in the week....At this rate I'm going to have to build a greenhouse or join a 12 step program for orchid addicts.

Catherine