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orchidraver · #1 (**permalink**) 07-10-2009, 10:42 PM

Looking forward to chatting with fellow enthusiasts and drooling over all the pics. I've been growing for 15 years, ever since a friend moved and bequeathed his 2 prized cyms to me in '94. They both threw up a couple spikes, the most beautiful flowers opened, and I was hooked.

I grow mostly for fragrance, with exceptions, of course,

. I grow both in- and outdoors, and my collection contains mostly catts, cyms, dend nobiles, phals, with a sprinkling of zygos, encyclias, neofinetias, oncs, paphs and a few others. Just copied the list into my profile, which numbers about 220 now, whittled from 500+ a few years back. Less to keep away from the chewing kitties.

My radiata just opened its first flower today. Impatiently waiting for the fragrance, maybe in a day or so. Can't claim credit for it, though, bought it in bud from Andy's back in May.

Radiata pic in Picasa

Swamper · #2 (**permalink**) 07-10-2009, 10:52 PM

Hiya raver, I loved that picture of your raviata. Wow 15 years!!! Pretty impressive.

WhiteRabbit · #3 (**permalink**) 07-10-2009, 11:41 PM

YAY another bay area grower!

Love your radiata - I recently purchased a very nice sized one from the OB classifieds! no buds or blooms at the moment tho

You'll love it here

everyone is so friendly and helpful and encouraging (and enabling lol)

dounoharm · #4 (**permalink**) 07-11-2009, 05:06 AM

hi and welcome to the board! its great here as you porbly already know, lol....great radiata!!!!

RosieC · #5 (**permalink**) 07-11-2009, 08:10 AM

Welcome to Orchid Board. That sounds a great collection and your radiata is fantastic

orchidraver · #6 (**permalink**) 07-12-2009, 12:28 AM

Thanks, everyone! Been checking out the pics already

. Will upload some of mine when I have some time.

The radiata: I got the start of a heavenly scent already this morning, and 3 more buds opened up. I'm so tickled pink!

libby · #7 (**permalink**) 07-12-2009, 08:44 AM

Hi there! I'm the Mom of some kitties myself and am so envious of you people who can grow cyms. Much too hot for them here in Texas. I think they are beautiful though.

Amanda L · #8 (**permalink**) 07-12-2009, 01:28 PM

to Orchid Board. This site is fantastic for orchid enthusiasts of all skill levels! You are going to love it here. Everyone is very friendly, helpful and enabling.

Your radiata is gorgeous! I can't wait to see more of your blooms!

orchidraver · #9 (**permalink**) 07-13-2009, 10:10 PM

Thanks for the welcome! Had fun with the Saturday night chatroom and meeting people in my area was an added bonus.

The radiata buds have mostly all opened up, and a wonderful fragrance already evident in the oldest flower. Yippee!