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As some of you already know from this thread (http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20545) I've just relocated from Sydney to LA and left my orchids behind... So I'm starting a new collection. I won't be here long term (1-2 years) so I don't want to spend too many plants and it doesn't make sense to have seedlings, so I'm basically after BS or in-spike/bud/bloom plants.
So I landed here on Friday and decided to head out to Santa Barbara on Saturday (might as well just do it right?!). I was still a bit jet-lagged so didn't do the whole orchid trail, just visited the two SB nurseries and didn't do the Carpinteria ones this time. I went to SB intending to buy two orchids: a Neo and a Cym. Golden Elf 'Sundust', of course my lack of self-control did me in as you will see
Lauris at Cal Orchid was very nice and friendly and we had a good chat about my move etc. Their website really doesn't do them justice, they have a whole heap of stuff but you wouldn't necessarily know it just from looking at their website. For example they had a reasonable collection of Paphs, some of which were in bud, hmm... that wasn't the type of temptation I had planned for LOL! Anyway the ones I picked up from there were Angraecum didieri (in-bloom), Neofinetia falcata (in-bloom), Paph Hsinying Carlos (in-bud) and Cym Golden Elf 'Sundust' 4N (BS). The Hsinying Carlos is in bud and appears to be a vini-color. I was hoping/expecting the Golden Elf would be in spike by now, but it isn't yet, but I got it anyway! It's specimen size in a miniature kind of way so I'm hoping it blooms.
Across the road at SB Orchid Estate, Wayne was also very helpful and friendly. By now I already had everything I planned to buy and more but wasn't about to head home without having a look! Here they had a lot of Cyms on display and I ended up getting another Cym Golden Elf 'Sundust' (normal ploidy) and a Cym Chen's Ruby 'Gold Tiger'. It was probably silly getting another Golden Elf 'Sundust' but I was curious to see how much difference there would be between 4N and non-4N.
Last but not least as I was picking up a spraying/misting can from Home Depot, I picked up a NOID Phal equestris hybrid. Two spikes for only $5.95, I couldn't say no. I was hoping there might be a stray tag left in the pot but no such luck.
So I landed here on Friday and decided to head out to Santa Barbara on Saturday (might as well just do it right?!). I was still a bit jet-lagged so didn't do the whole orchid trail, just visited the two SB nurseries and didn't do the Carpinteria ones this time. I went to SB intending to buy two orchids: a Neo and a Cym. Golden Elf 'Sundust', of course my lack of self-control did me in as you will see
Lauris at Cal Orchid was very nice and friendly and we had a good chat about my move etc. Their website really doesn't do them justice, they have a whole heap of stuff but you wouldn't necessarily know it just from looking at their website. For example they had a reasonable collection of Paphs, some of which were in bud, hmm... that wasn't the type of temptation I had planned for LOL! Anyway the ones I picked up from there were Angraecum didieri (in-bloom), Neofinetia falcata (in-bloom), Paph Hsinying Carlos (in-bud) and Cym Golden Elf 'Sundust' 4N (BS). The Hsinying Carlos is in bud and appears to be a vini-color. I was hoping/expecting the Golden Elf would be in spike by now, but it isn't yet, but I got it anyway! It's specimen size in a miniature kind of way so I'm hoping it blooms.
Across the road at SB Orchid Estate, Wayne was also very helpful and friendly. By now I already had everything I planned to buy and more but wasn't about to head home without having a look! Here they had a lot of Cyms on display and I ended up getting another Cym Golden Elf 'Sundust' (normal ploidy) and a Cym Chen's Ruby 'Gold Tiger'. It was probably silly getting another Golden Elf 'Sundust' but I was curious to see how much difference there would be between 4N and non-4N.
Last but not least as I was picking up a spraying/misting can from Home Depot, I picked up a NOID Phal equestris hybrid. Two spikes for only $5.95, I couldn't say no. I was hoping there might be a stray tag left in the pot but no such luck
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