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Old 02-07-2008, 06:25 PM
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You look at what you bought and look at the bill. Then you say to yourself "How did I spend that much?!? Everything I bought fits into one paper lunch bag!" *sigh* [At least when you buy one of those god-awfully huge monsters you can say AHHH, yes, that's where the $ went.] Heck I didn't even get anything in bloom! I'm soooo weak. Pathetically so, really.

Schoenorchis fragrans [& for those who are unfamiliar with this species, this is a blooming sized plant.]





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This one surprised me -- I would have expected it to be some kind of Macodes -- it has the same sort of lightning-struck pattern as M. petola ...

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Old 02-07-2008, 06:38 PM
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Wow, that Schoenorchis fragrans is tiny! I will have to google a photo to see what the bloom looks like.

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Old 02-07-2008, 11:21 PM
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I was going to get one. its so cute. but I decided to spend on something else
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Old 02-08-2008, 03:17 PM
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Maybe you should also buy a magnifying lens when these plants bloom! Man, and I thought that my Ph.Lovely kid was small. This is a new league, the Angstrom Orchids.

And you've got a really good macro lens!
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That lightning struck pattern is incredible
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That is so cool. It does look like lightning! I agree - incredible.

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