Good show, Ursula! I love the Neostylis picture with the backlight. Good job. I would love to see the blue Cleisocentron in person. And of course the mini purple cross is just great.
I did meet Laurel and Steve in Apopka last Friday and we had a fabulous time. First it was lunch in The Catfish Place (very good) and then off to shop. When I finally got home about 7:30, I had to throw Kathy's buying shoes in the pool to cool them off. Here is what followed me home:
Vanda Princess Blue, in spike
Vandas Princess Blue X Kasem's Delight
C. Lueddemanniana, var. alba X self
Cym Little Black Sambo (Laurel made me buy it)
Blc Magic meadows 'Napoleon' X Blc Chunyeath 'TW'
Den. Red Emporer (freebee at end of the day)
Ctsm Crown Fox Voodoo (new one for me)
L. tenebrosa (in bloom, pic attached)
2 Spathoglottis plicattas
Pholidota imbricata (rattlesnake anyone? Another new one for me)
3 small dendrobiums for mounting on a ceramic log
3 small oncidiums for mounting on another log
A nice cymbidium in a trade with Laurel for my duplicate vanda.
That makes 18 in all but I gave up a vanda so it is a 17 orchid gain. Laurel did good as well but she'll have to fill in the details. I have them all repotted or mounted and in their new home already. The big vandas were on sale for $10. Harriet, a gardening buddy of mine went with me and she must have out bought me two to one. I had a truck full on the way back to Tampa.
If you remember the last time we went, Steve was bitten by a dog at the worm farm. This time it was my turn. I walked into Chapiln's orchids and a dog shot out from under a desk and nailed me on the leg. It drew a little blood but no big deal. Steve was thankful I took the bite this time around. I don't know what it is with the dogs over there.
I'll post more tomorrow.
Here is the L. tenebrosa.
Jim
