Great weekend.

[jblanford]

To be in Chicago, Cubs win and Chicagoland Orchid Fest.
Here's what I picked up slipper-wise.
Paph. curtisii
Paph. St. Swithin
Paph. Pinocchio X armeniacum
Paph. Fanaticum X Norito Hasegawa
Paph. (Star Beam X Emerald) X Temptation

 

[NYEric]

Nice pick-ups; but Cubbies?

 

[Marco]

good picks

 

[goldenrose]

Love your picks ..... but .... there was no mention oke: did the Bears tarnish the weekend?

 

[Candace]

The Fanaticum X Norito Hasegawa is right up my alley!

 

[jblanford]

Ya..Da Bears the only cloud over the weekend.
Candace... That plant came from Fox Valley Orchids. Great combo can't wait to see what it looks like. Jim.

 

[Ross]

I was also in Chicago this weekend for the festival with 2 bus loads of orchid enthusiasts from the Orchid Society of Minnesota. We had a great time. Here's my purchases as best as I can remember:

Windsong: this is my wife Julie's stop. She got a half dozen mini's and a beautiful Laelia hybid from Ecuagenera and Hoosier Orchids

Natt's:
Paph Fanaticum (in bud)
2 Paph charlesworthii's (1 in bud)
Laelia lucasiana
plus more mini's by Julie

Oak Hill
15 Paph Barbilights (most small and in bud)
6 Paph Tyke
Paph Paeony 'Regency' AM/AOS (division)
Julie went nuts on the mini's at J&L and Andy's and Oak Hill

Hausermans
3 Paph (Incredible x charlesworthii) in bud
2 Paph (Ruby Mist x henryanum) in bud

Orchid Inn
1 flask of Paph leucochilum
Paph henryanum in bloom
Paph barbigerum in bud
Paph gardneri in bud

Fox Valley
Paph charlesworthii in bud
Paph Bailey Kalina division
and a very special division I won't mention at this time.

Bonus stop at Orchids by the Ackers
2 Paph godefroyae
2 complex Paphs in bud

 

[goldenrose]

I got to Hausermann's about noontime on sunday. There were 2 buses there & the luggage compartment was open & it was LOADED with plants! That must have been you guys!

 

[Bolero]

Must have been a terrific weekend!!! Congratulations on the new acquisitions.

 

[Ross]

I got to Hausermann's about noontime on sunday. There were 2 buses there & the luggage compartment was open & it was LOADED with plants! That must have been you guys!

That was probably us. When we shop, WE SHOP! There seems to be a kind of synergy at play when you have 70 people who know each other, encourage each other and share information with each other. For example, when I'm shopping and need information on a certain genera, like Vandas, I need only find Esther, another OSM member, to get all I need to know. Conversely, I get many questions about slipper orchids from other members as they are shopping. Also, when there is a good deal on something, word spreads quickly.

 

[Marco]

hey wheres the photos man oke: nice haul by the way

 

[Corbin]

:drool:Where did the Fanaticum X Norito Hasegawa come from. Have to get me one.

 

[jblanford]

Corbin.. That plant came from Fox Valley Orchids. Jim.