Annual Orchid Show & Sale

We got a late start due to some faulty alarm-user behavior, but eventually made it to the Orchid show on Saturday. As usual, we headed straight downstairs for the sale.

I am only allowed one new orchid and only from the Masd family. I've had the best success with them and my window shelf has limited available real estate. There were only a few for sale and I made my decision rather quickly. I decided I could also pick up one of the $10 orchids that wasn't in bloom. [I had to leave them at Jay's for the rest of the weekend, I'll update this post once I've set them up with a picture and detailed information as to which kinds I bought.]

The show was amazing as usual. I can't fathom how people get such fantastic blooms to appear. I need a greenhouse.

A particularly wonderful display of Masd


Jay's favorite


We only saw two people we knew, and they happened to be each of our bosses.

Orchid update

It's been a while since I've mentioned my orchids. I have 5 small plants on my windowsill that haven't gotten much attention since I moved three months ago. It doesn't seem to have bothered them much though as this week my Masd. Snow Cone has bloomed again! This is my third flower from this plant. I am justifiably impressed with myself!

Paphiopedilum primulinum v. flavum

i've been reading the orchid thief and decided to try my hand at them again. the ones i've gotten in the past have always been from the plant section of hardware stores and have always died. huge surprise there. this time i did some research to find one that might be easy to start with and bought it from a mail order grower, bloomfield orchids. the man there was very sweet and pointed me right to the one i knew i'd already chosen, Paph primulinum v. flavum. she's quite beautiful. maybe i'll chronicle my care of her here.



i also joined the american orchid society last week and as part of my membership they'll send me a flowering size plant as well. so i've started myself a little collection.

i might have a small problem...