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Aug 20, 2010 4:07 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Kathy
Western MA

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Northeast US Orchids Irises
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Time for a new thread. Sorry wasn't watching the numbers!!! We came from http://cubits.org/orchids/thre...
My Broughtonia sanguinea 'Splash Basket' arrived today. Looks fine except for some salt residue on the leaves.
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Maypoplaurel sent me this cool bulbo odoratissimum that also arrived today. Hope it's happy here.
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http://www.orchidspecies.com/b...
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Aug 20, 2010 5:32 PM CST
Name: lindsey
wesley chapel, fl
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Orchids Photo Contest Winner 2021 Photo Contest Winner 2023
My local Lowe's just got a nice shipment in...
I brought home this treasure Alcra. Hilo Ablaze 'Hilo Gold' HCC/AOS
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And this treasure..Onc. Sweet Ears 'Pacific Gold'

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And this noid beauty

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it's just loaded with blooms and buds and spikes!

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Aug 20, 2010 7:36 PM CST
Moderator
Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
Orchids Plumerias Cactus and Succulents Region: New Jersey Region: Pennsylvania Native Plants and Wildflowers
Greenhouse Ponds Keeper of Koi Forum moderator Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Adeniums
Oh my, that is huge!

Nice one, Laurel and Kathy!
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Aug 20, 2010 10:17 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Kathy
Western MA

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Northeast US Orchids Irises
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Very nice ones, Lindsey. That last one is amazing for a Lowe's!
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Aug 20, 2010 11:31 PM CST
Name: Janice
Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cottage Gardener Garden Ideas: Master Level Sempervivums Tip Photographer
Daylilies Roses Orchids Miniature Gardening Lilies Irises
Hilo Ablaze is so wonderful, Lindsey!
There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
- Albert Einstein.
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Aug 21, 2010 12:33 PM CST
Name: lindsey
wesley chapel, fl
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Orchids Photo Contest Winner 2021 Photo Contest Winner 2023
Thanks guys, I was going to contact the grower to make sure, but do you
think the noid one is Sharry Baby?
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Aug 21, 2010 3:10 PM CST
Name: Susan
Southeast NE (Zone 5b)
Cat Lover Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Heucheras Irises
Lilies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Daylilies
Lindsey, I impressed with the plants you manage to find at Lowe's. The Alcra. Hilo Ablaze 'Hilo Gold' is so pretty with the gold and peach.
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Aug 21, 2010 3:38 PM CST
Name: lindsey
wesley chapel, fl
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Orchids Photo Contest Winner 2021 Photo Contest Winner 2023
Thanks Susan,
The photograph doesn't do it justice..funny how some colors are more difficult to capture than others!
I tried again today with different lighting and it's still not right.

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The department manager and the live nursery specialist at Lowe's are very supportive and helpful in my
acquisition of more different varieties. They make sure the mix is more than phals, as they know I have a
bunch of them already.
I am very envious of everyone that is able to go to shows and greenhouses and purchase wonderful plants,
I sometimes feel depressed that I am limited to Lowe's or online purchases. Luckily for me the guys at Lowe's
give me a very special price on these plants , and that helps!!
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Aug 21, 2010 4:27 PM CST
Name: Carol
Santa Ana, ca
Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.
Bookworm Charter ATP Member Region: California Hummingbirder Orchids Plant Identifier
Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge)
Lindsey, that sure is the right color for Sherry Baby...does it smell like chocolate?
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Aug 21, 2010 4:48 PM CST
Name: lindsey
wesley chapel, fl
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Orchids Photo Contest Winner 2021 Photo Contest Winner 2023
No Carol,
I can't smell anything from these flowers Confused
and I love chocolate!
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Aug 22, 2010 4:54 PM CST
Name: Carol
Santa Ana, ca
Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.
Bookworm Charter ATP Member Region: California Hummingbirder Orchids Plant Identifier
Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge)
If it was Sharry Baby, you would smell it! I think those flowers are too large in any case.
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Aug 22, 2010 5:16 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Kathy
Western MA

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Northeast US Orchids Irises
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Me too. I agree
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Aug 22, 2010 7:16 PM CST
Name: lindsey
wesley chapel, fl
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Orchids Photo Contest Winner 2021 Photo Contest Winner 2023
Well they were nice enough to both call and email an answer to my last noid picture of one of their plants
so fingers crossed, I'll get the same excellent service!
The flowers aren't really very large, maybe an inch or so. The spikes are tall though..29 inches from the top
of the sphagnum.
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Aug 23, 2010 5:30 AM CST
Name: Susan
Southeast NE (Zone 5b)
Cat Lover Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Heucheras Irises
Lilies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Daylilies
Working nights is dangerous. I get bored and order plants.

Grcym. Lovely Melody is coing my way from nia22d.
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Aug 23, 2010 5:58 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Kathy
Western MA

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Northeast US Orchids Irises
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Phew! I looked at that one!! We would have been bidding against each other. I gave mine to Laurel (because it never bloomed again) and I have too many cyms now, so I didn't bid! You'll love it!
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Aug 23, 2010 1:49 PM CST
Name: lindsey
wesley chapel, fl
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Orchids Photo Contest Winner 2021 Photo Contest Winner 2023
OK everyone...I was looking at nia22d list, I am going to be bidding..just a heads up! Whistling Hilarious!
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Aug 23, 2010 5:06 PM CST
Name: Carol
Santa Ana, ca
Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.
Bookworm Charter ATP Member Region: California Hummingbirder Orchids Plant Identifier
Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge)
Alright, you guys got to me. There isn't an orchid show around here for another month, so I broke down and went to my nearest Lowes this morning. The sale rack didn't have anything I would bring home, but some body at that store finally got a clue! They had a good selection of Gubler orchids soooo...

Blc.Guanmaiu City 'Black Flower' it's a bit darker that this pic.
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Aug 23, 2010 5:23 PM CST
Name: lindsey
wesley chapel, fl
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Orchids Photo Contest Winner 2021 Photo Contest Winner 2023
Nice Carol!
Did they come in the bark chips or did you already perform the desphagnumectomy?
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Aug 23, 2010 5:58 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Kathy
Western MA

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Northeast US Orchids Irises
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Both beauties!!!
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Aug 23, 2010 6:31 PM CST
Moderator
Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
Orchids Plumerias Cactus and Succulents Region: New Jersey Region: Pennsylvania Native Plants and Wildflowers
Greenhouse Ponds Keeper of Koi Forum moderator Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Adeniums
Good looking plants!

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