Loot from the Latest Show
 

A friend and I went down to our local annual Orchid show and sale yesterday. I went down with a list and am really happy because I managed to stay on track 2 for 5 haha! But I ended up with 4 orchids :)

These were on my list: the Neof. falcata (white).

I am over the moon with this little plant. There were none of the traditional pots for sale so I am going to either order one off the internet or I will attempt to make my own. It's such a lovely plant! Unfortunately I am very sick at the moment and therefore am unable to smell it :( hopefully it keeps it's blooms till i'm better haha!

And the P. Purple Martin

I was very surprised by the size of this little plant! I thought for sure it was going to be rather large, being a phal. and all but no! A delightful little flowered plant in the prettiest purple! I love the flower so, as they look like little birds to me!

These last two were NOT on the list but were similar to what I was looking for, so I broke down and bought them.

An Angcm. sesquipedale. I had gone in for a Angcm. leonis but couldn't find one anywhere at the show. I was talking to this vendor and he suggested the sesquipedale. It was not very expensive and when he told me it was the Darwin Orchid I admit I was a bit enthralled. This little one's in a bit of a rough shape. It's got a chunk missing from one leaf, a black spot on another and some water/mineral stains on it's leave (does anyone know how to clean that off? Water on a cloth didn't work). It's not terribly tiny but I suspect it's a few years from blooming. He did inform me that it would get much bigger then the leonis but I decided it would be ok to have one orchid in the house that was big, i'll just put it on the top shelf ;)

The last purchase was really a last minute purchase. This one vendor had tons of onc. and I had really wanted a onc. 'Twinkle'. He had some, but had not brought any to the show and he lives in another province. So I've put the onc. twinkle on the back-burner. I will have to find someone to buddy up with on shipping as I still want one. But he had mentioned this little plant and the more I looked at it, the more I fell for it!

Howeara Lava Burst 'Puanani' AM/AOS (no idea what these are abbreviations for). It's a charming little plant. Since I had gone in looking for smaller species I am not at all dissapointed with it's tiny blooms. It's not the same as the onc. twinkle but it's got it's own little character that I fall for every time I see it.


So now that i've shown photos, I did have a couple questions! Mostly about the two plants I had not researched before buying, haha oops.

Questions

Regarding the Angcm. sesquipedale
I know it needs moderate/high light. My main question about this plant is how much water does it like? Does it like to dry out in-between watering or does it want to be moist all the time? Wet?

Also does this plant develop thick roots? I am trying to figure out what grain of substrate will be best.

Regarding the Howeara Lava Burst 'Puanani' AM/AOS
Pretty much the same question,
1. How much water does it like to get? Allowed to dry out in-between?
2. How big do the roots get? Again, trying to pick a future substrate that will be suitable
3. This may seem like a silly question, as the plant is right in-front of me but I'm super sick so I can't actually smell it myself, does it have a scent?
4. How much light does it want?

And my very last question is, does anyone know a Canadian retailer for Neof. falcata traditional pots?

Thanks for looking guys!

Love that Purple Martin, that just went on the "wants list".

It's a really beautiful plant. I was on the fence about whether or not I wanted one, but then I just happened to recognize the shape of the flowers on a plant as I was walking by a vendor and realized it was the purple martin and I was immediately taken by how beautiful and adorable it is. The flowers are just under an inch each and it's very well proportioned. And i've been told by members in the other thread I posted that they are fairly easy to care for, similar to other phals.

Also, those photos are actually very accurate to the actual color of this plant's flowers. They are slightly more of a red purple then a blue purple though, but near identical to the photos.

Please click on this link for the Neofinetia vendor in Canada:

Neofinetia falcata

Thanks! They actually have the pot I wanted for a relatively good price. Now just gotta find out about shipping. That is usually the killer.

did you join the society?
AM/AOS means that the clone has received an award from the AOS ( american orchid society)

I think i got the same neo and another hybrid , but with less growths than yours.

Great picks! Enjoy! Enjoy!

I bought one, but when I looked in the pot I was horrified. The roots were dried and dead looking. He did send me two others as replacements, but they are much the same.
One tho does have a large ariel root, and I think it will be a bit like a vanda in care. As soon as I can safely rely on new roots then it is coming out the pot and into more open cultivation, ie bare root.
I certainly wouldn't pot it in aything small, only the largest bark chunks. I have been told that putting vands in anything less is a slow death sentance, so I am treating this in the same way.

I didn't join because I completely forgot (and ran out of money haha).

You probably did because it seemed like only the one vendor had them. That is also where I got the Purple Martin. So far i'm happy with the health of both plants. How are yours doing? I moved my neo. into one of those tiny plastic orchid pots after I drilled a large hole into the bottom. It seems happy and I look forward to enjoying it's night-time scent as soon as my cold goes away!

I think I know which hybrid you are talking about, it also is similar to the neo. right, but green flowers? There was one there with TONS of leaves and it looked so healthy I was debating whether to get it or not, but then I got the Howeara Lava Burst.

Thanks for clearing up those acronyms for me!

Yes i got the vanda green light,! She let me have that one and the neo for helping her with setup!
I also bought a bunch of others and my got preorder from them. They always have great, healthy plants and they are super nice people! I repotted my neo, and it is doing great along with all the rest of the plants i got from them!

I think i went a little bit overboard and ended up with 27 plants in total from the show :)

If you want to, you can always join at a society meeting.