Melissa's Memphis Orchid Society show haul

[shadytrake]

Here is my list from the show. Most are not in bloom (pre-ordered) but I picked up a few bloomers at the show.

From Orchids Plus in Louisiana
Den. hemimelanoglossum
Den. Aussie Chip-huge plant in bloom
C. Hawaiian Wedding Song 'Virgin'-super inflorescences w lots of blooms
Epc. Rene Marques 'Tyler'- big blooms
Schom. undulata - cutting with 5 new eyes

From Stones River in Franklin, TN
Paph. Hawaiian Illusion (Varuna 'Raiena III' x Grand Illusions 'Kanoho') - awesome 1st blooming.

From Clown Alley in Texas
C. bicolor var brasiliensis x sib - blooming size very soon
C. forbesii - 2 new growths and blooming
Den. jenkinsii - HUGE
Den. amabile - HUGE
Den. lowii
Den. schuetzei - BIG
Den. sulcatum 'Golden Burst' x self
Den. bigibbum 4N x sib - mature plant
Den. canaliculatum - super nice plant
Den. chrysopterum
Den. trantuanii - in bud
Cls. Rebecca Northen x Ctsm. Duval Ferreira
Cycnoches Martha Clarke
Cls. Rebecca Northen
Mormodes andreetae
Cls. Jumbo Grace 'Jumbo Orchids'
Cycnoches haagii
Cls. Grace Dunn 'Chadds Ford'
Cl. Rebecca's Daughter x Ctsm spitzii v. rosea

From Windy Hill
Phrag xerophyticum 'Oaxaca' CBR - to replace the one I killed
Phrag (Andean Fire 'Daddy Mac' AM x Red Lightning 'Windy Hill' HCC)
Phrag Bloody Mary (Andean Fire 'Daddy Mac' AM x China Dragon 'Windy Hill II' AM)
Paph Becky Fouke (Armeni White 'White Giant' x primulinum 'Gold Bug')
Phrag Allan Tetzlaff (Sunset Glow 'Windy Hill' HCC x Les Dirouilles 'Gerry' AM)
Phrag Cahaba Morning Mist (Lutz Rollke 'Windy Hill's Sunshine AM x Hanne Popow 'Snow Queen')
Paph Emma Decker (malipoense 'Jackpoint' x Fumi's Delight 'Lemon Puff')
Paph Whitemoor 'Snow Maiden' AM (Dervish x F.C. Puddle)
Den. Mem. Elizabeth McQueen
Den. Dawn Maree 4n x Peng Seng
Den glomeratum
E. mariae
Ionocidium Popcorn - this has the cutest blooms!!

[peeweelovesbooks]

Wow!! I see the schomb.

I'm impressed.

[bballr4567]

You get enough??? Lol

I'm going to have to stop by Stone River next time I'm visiting the in laws. I had no idea it was in Franklin.

Any pics?

[shadytrake]

Pics later. Exhausted from taking down the show and loading the vendors.

[msaar]

As usual, great show, high quality plants exhibited-15 AOS awards given.

[camille1585]

What a huge haul!! You got several orchids that I would LOVE to have also, like the Clowesias, and some of the Dens.

[shadytrake]

Thanks Camille. Today is a busy day pulling out of pots, inspecting, watering, and a dip in Bayer (just in case). Then they can go into the shade house.

A few are so big that they need repotting and a few are going on mounts.

It was a great show. I sat in on the judging all day Saturday and learned a lot about the weirder orchids. They awarded 3 from our table, an awesone bulb bicolor that had a rainbow of colors, a calanthe Pink Champagne from Windy Hill that had the substance of diamond dust (I counted the flowers and buds), and an outstanding phal cornu-cervi that had the most interesting interior barring. When we put it in the sunlight, it turned mahogany/oxblood red.

As Msaar said, they awarded 15 AOS awards (a record for the Atlanta-region center). The plants exhibited were fantastic! We would like to thank all of the societies and vendors who came.

[RosieC]

Wow, great haul!

[bellini girl]

Great haul, that should keep you happy for a while I think. Jealous

[shadytrake]

It really pays to pre-order from the great vendors because usually they pick out the best in the greenhouse for you.

Here is an awesome example from Clown Alley. The ad says a 5" pot and yes it is a 5" but after digging out the 3 layers of pots and roots, this guy went into an 8" basket with coco-fibers, medium orchiata, and hydroton balls mixed together.

As you can see in the picture, the tallest growth is 24" and I counted 7 new growths (4 establishing and 3 nubs).

5" inch.... I had to use a hammer and pliers to get the pots out.

amabile is very similar to farmeri except that the blooms are blush pink with yellow-orange throat and the white tip lip.