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dustywoman
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I haven't posted here for quite a while. I do post from time to time, but not as often as I used to. That being said, the Maine Orchid Society had a meeting last Monday evening, and I just happened to have a few paphs in bloom, so I thought it might be fun to put them all together in a basket with moss and bring them in:
Starting with the little guy in the front, and going around clockwise, they are:
(1) "Mindi's Carson" (2) Pulsar 'Fang Pacific' HCC/APS x Macabre Eruption AM/AOS (3) Lady Macbeth - I believe this is mislabeled and has some appletonianum in it. I like it ALOT as it has THREE blooms! (4) Ruby Anniversery x Voodoo Magic 'Big Big' and finally (5) appletonianum, which is probably my favorite.
It was great fun and the basket o' paphs did get a few ooohhs & ahhhs. There is no judging at the MEOS, not that I think any of mine would have been pulled.
There was also an auction where some 'name growers' donate plants. I ended up with a Phaius Dan Rosenberg "Tropical Ice." It's an interesting thing, just ending its bloom cycle. It came from E.F.G. Orchids and I have no clue as to its culture, but understand that it is an easy keeper.
Next month, MEOS is trying something different. They usually have a potting session where members go home with a bunch of baby plants. This time, they are having a "Yankee Swop," in which members draw numbers and get to take turns picking out a plant (again donated by name growers) to take home. The problem is that a person who has a higher number than you have can take your plant and leave you with another, perhaps not of your liking. I've been to a few Yankee Swops and they can be brutal:evil:
But, it still should be fun!!!!!! Thanks for looking!
Starting with the little guy in the front, and going around clockwise, they are:
(1) "Mindi's Carson" (2) Pulsar 'Fang Pacific' HCC/APS x Macabre Eruption AM/AOS (3) Lady Macbeth - I believe this is mislabeled and has some appletonianum in it. I like it ALOT as it has THREE blooms! (4) Ruby Anniversery x Voodoo Magic 'Big Big' and finally (5) appletonianum, which is probably my favorite.
It was great fun and the basket o' paphs did get a few ooohhs & ahhhs. There is no judging at the MEOS, not that I think any of mine would have been pulled.
There was also an auction where some 'name growers' donate plants. I ended up with a Phaius Dan Rosenberg "Tropical Ice." It's an interesting thing, just ending its bloom cycle. It came from E.F.G. Orchids and I have no clue as to its culture, but understand that it is an easy keeper.
Next month, MEOS is trying something different. They usually have a potting session where members go home with a bunch of baby plants. This time, they are having a "Yankee Swop," in which members draw numbers and get to take turns picking out a plant (again donated by name growers) to take home. The problem is that a person who has a higher number than you have can take your plant and leave you with another, perhaps not of your liking. I've been to a few Yankee Swops and they can be brutal:evil:
But, it still should be fun!!!!!! Thanks for looking!