a trip to the southern ontario orchid society's annual orchid show is becoming something of a birthday tradition. this year it happened to fall right on my birthday. i love taking pictures of the show displays (even if it is a fight with the throngs at times). there is not much to say so i will let some images speak for themselves.
i ended up picking out three smaller orchids from the sales rooms this year. we are on a budget so i focused on value while trying to get a couple of new things. in order, they are some kind of weird crawling varietal called bulbophyllum falcatum, a phalenopsis in a new colour (to me) and something with thin spikes that i don't know the name of.
hopefully i will be able to provide for these new guys' needs. the last weird orchids i got fell victim to a string of house sitters and bugs. it was sad and made me take a brief moratorium on new orchids. but i am now gingerly reentering the game. wish me luck...
Best of luck!! I myself only have about a 60% success rate with any plant...I have a long way to go before I tackle orchids!
ReplyDeletethe phalenopsis (especially the ones bread to be hearty) are pretty easy and tough. they even like to be neglected a bit. fear not.
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for orchid shows too - always end up buying more than I need/can afford. I am getting the hang of getting them to bloom, though.
ReplyDeletei did well in budgetary terms this time. things are pretty dire so small treats feel huge.
ReplyDeletei have also heard that coffee is good for orchids and tea for african violets. i have tried the violet/tea cure, but not the orchid/coffee cure. the tea is nursing back a violet that had been reduced to a stub by a bad day near a radiator.