Oak Hill Gardens

[solo1979]

Alright guys, I went! They do have some beautiful, well cared for plants. Variety-wise, I'd still have to go with Hausermann's, but that doesn't mean I didn't get some goodies. I JUST got home, so I need to repot and get everybody settled in, then I'll post pics. Had to post this guy now though. As I have always stuck to phals, catts and dendrobium, I never really paid attention to much else. This little guy hanging on the wall caught my eye though and once I was told she is full grown, I just had to have her. Now I'll have to do more research to find out if there are any other good colors that I'd want.

 
 

Here's a list of the other ones I got:

Phal Sara Gold 'Sogo' HCC/AOS - blooming size with spike growing

Phal Sogo Grape 'Fireball' - blooming size with spike just starting to grow

Phal equestris - seedling

Phal intermedia - seedling

Phal schilleriana - seedling

Laelia purpurata - seedling

Slc. Wendy's Valentine 'June' AM/AOS - seedling

Off to do some repotting.

And I SWEAR, not buying any more orchids this year. I still have about 6 coming to me from ebay and 5 that our office building plant lady is giving to me once the blooms die off so that's IT!!!

Solana

[quiltergal]

Wow! Nice haul.

[Ross]

Originally Posted by solo1979

And I SWEAR, not buying any more orchids this year. I still have about 6 coming to me from ebay and 5 that our office building plant lady is giving to me once the blooms die off so that's IT!!!

Solana

Yeah, right! I've heard that before! Even me with NO ROOM for more 'chids, gets 2 new ones .

[Becca]

Originally Posted by solo1979

This little guy hanging on the wall caught my eye though and once I was told she is full grown, I just had to have her.

What are the names of the ones you posted pictures of? Oops! I just saw the tag in the second picture...are both pictures of the same one?

[Jeremy]

Most of my plants are from Oak Hill Gardens. I have never been disappointed. I am very sure you won't be either.

Jeremy

[gmdiaz]

Muy ha ha! What a great haul.
Nice mix of bloomers to seedlings too!

I LOVE that little fragrans!!!

I am waiting on a few Phals. too from Ebay:

• Phal equestris - 2.5-3" leaf span
• Phal schilleriana - 2.5-3" leaf span
• Phal amboinensis - 2.5-3" leaf span

[solo1979]

Ok, everybody has been repotted. Yes, those 2 pics are of the same one, Schoenorchis fragrans. Someone point me in the right direction on these so I can learn more please! I really don't have room for more orchids, but hey, these are soooo tiny, they'd be perfect.

Here's my report on the condition of everybody:

All the phals were GREAT! As you'll see in the pic below, some I even had to overpot, because their roots were super abundant and they weren't happy when I was trying to put them into something smaller. There was very little dead/rotted stuff to cut off and the mix was in great condition. They may have just been repotted recently. Hands down these roots are far better than anything I've purchased from Hausermann's.

The catts, well I'd put those at about the same quality as Hausermann's. Maybe half of the roots were good and the potting media was decomposed down to being like soil.

Concluding this little essay of mine, I'll say that Oak Hill Gardens is a smaller establishment that can probably provide more individual care for the plants than Hausermann's. So, if I'm just looking for some healthy phals, I'd probably head there. Roots and leaves look better than most stuff I've gotten from Hausermann's. For more selection though, I'd still head to Hausermann's and try to stick with the seedlings that haven't been in existence long enough to really be neglected and have severe root damage.

 

[cb977]

They all look wonderful!
The Schoenorchis fragrans likes high light and at least a daily misting. Other folks here have them too...let's see what their advice is

[Gin]

Mine is mounted ,as sue said high light but if the leaves start to take on a lot reddish tinge reduce the light . I water it daily (Mounted ) it is a clumper will spread out . Nice choices .. Gin

[Ross]

Originally Posted by cb977

They all look wonderful!
The Schoenorchis fragrans likes high light and at least a daily misting. Other folks here have them too...let's see what their advice is

Will daily dunking suffice?