Paph. American Beauty

[78Terp]

I made the mistake thinking I could just go by the orchid nursery and buy a few pots and a few hangers to hang pots from. But no, I did end up with this paph. too. It is my first 'black' colored orchid. The first picture looks more like it than it does with the flash in the second picture that brings out the colors.

There is another bud tucked behind the open flower. And I like the foliage as well.

Paph. American Beauty
Black Rook'Grace' B/CSA x Black Buddha 'Ontario' HCC/AOS

[ksriramkumar]

Hello harvey,

nice looking paph. having gone through with a similar experience...just on christmas day,I went to nursery to by plant labels and I saw a store wide discount of 20% on all orchids and ended up buying about 15 orchids or so...

[catttan]

Great looking vinicolor ! I would have taken this beauty home too.

[arwan]

I would have bought it too Harvey. I just made an order for 5 phals online, on seeing a 20% discount on all orchids, as a Christmas gift for myself. I ordered 3 phal Sogo yukidian v3, 1 sin yuan golden beauty, and 1 dtps pride of ben Yu, and 3 epidendrums, I'm expecting them this week and I'm so excited!!!
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Hello harvey,

nice looking paph. having gone through with a similar experience...just on christmas day,I went to nursery to by plant labels and I saw a store wide discount of 20% on all orchids and ended up buying about 15 orchids or so...

Hi Sriram,
Are you referring to OT??? Cos I need to know nursery that sells good quality orchids.
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[78Terp]

I rescued a peach colored with a pink-edged, red lip phal yesterday from grocery store. It was in really nice condition but the buds blasted on it. I may try to re-bloom the spike. I will give a few more days to see if the last bud opens. It doesn't look blasted like the others.

With the ones on order, I am up to 45 already. And now I have them hanging in the living room over the orchids on stands and tables. There is a paph I want to buy once the quarterly 'bucks' are issued in early Jan.

[arwan]

Harvey, one day you'll end up building a greenhouse like most of us, cos you just CAN'T stop buying orchids.
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[78Terp]

I would have to move. And I don't expect to do that. I am in a condo. No green house.

Maybe another 4'x4' in the second bedroom perhaps.

[ksriramkumar]

Hello Arwan,

pls enable private messages in your profile. I will share from where i bought as this forum rules prevent me from sharing opinion about the nursery

[arwan]

Hello Arwan,

pls enable private messages in your profile. I will share from where i bought as this forum rules prevent me from sharing opinion about the nursery

i don't know how to enable it Sriram, as I'm using through my mobile phone, i don't see any option. I'll try logging in through a pc, and I'll message you then.
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[kspalding]

Wish I woulda seen this when I was going thru my velvet phase. Now its only yellow for me. Dag nabbit (oh yes i did go country there hee,hee).