new orchids 7th august 09 (vanilla etc)

[Slyjester]

Wow, those are beautiful! I almost bought a Vanilla plant the other day (still considering it) but I'm not sure it would like the Minnesota weather. It's rainy and cold here. We're having another cold summer.

Congrats!

[bench72]

Wow, yesterday must have been orchid buying day... I also got orchids... 9 Cymbidiums to be exact! I know, I know... there's bound to be a sunny space outside for them

Nice selection Carrie, and I love the Vanilla... also looking forward to seeing the Angraecum in bloom... like Stephen said, the flowers are huge for the plant!

[playtime8978]

Thanks Jake and Tim, I so hope they all do well for me, I need to decide if I am going to mount the little ones problem is I dont have anywhere for more mounted plants just now so I might see how they fare in their pots just for now. That is a lot of Cymbs Tim LOL hope you have a nice large garden for them!

[Slyjester]

I forgot to ask...how big is your vanilla cutting?
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[playtime8978]

The vanilla cutting is on an 80cm pole so about 55-60 cm I think I havent measured it but we put a bit of garden wire round the pole at its highest point to see if it grows!

[eaglssong]

Carrie, I know how excited you are to have these. I really want a vanilla now!! LOL Mostly though, I'm so grateful to this site, for having given me a wonderful friend in you. We may never have laid eyes on each other in person, but that doesn't make our friendship any less strong. I can't think of another soul (except the other members here) who would get as excited over someone else's plants as we do.

Hmmmm.... wonder what it would take to get a vanilla cutting through to the States, once you've pruned her and gotten new little ones going. Gotta do some research on that.

[Diamond]

Could this Miltonia be Miltonia White Summer - a cross from Miltonia roezlii X Miltonia Second Love ? if so the two parents are very very nice.

that's lovely. I just saw one today early (but it's not in bloom) and want to go and buy it tomorrow......but they usually are in bloom here at winter/spring time.

[playtime8978]

Thanks Anne, we sure are blessed by this site to have found each other and your right no one can understand the excittement of new orchids like a fellow addict can LOL If I could get a vanilla cutting to you I would but id Need phytosanitary certificatates and CItes and an eport licence from here I think and its how I would get it you quick enough to stop it deteriroating in the mail, I know the only answer win the lotto and smuggle on accross with me when I come visit LOL Only joking smuggling isnt my thing LOL We can look into it though.


Thanks Diamond I am not sure it was sold as Miltnia 'Herr alexandre' but that doesnt mean it is mistakes happen and names can be different I will do some searching for that name and see if it looks the same. It is definately mainly white and blooms in summer so makes sense LOL

[mtequine]

Fun order! Good to know about the vanilla and pruning- sharing is so much fun!
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[bench72]

That is a lot of Cymbs Tim LOL hope you have a nice large garden for them!

Carrie... I'll make room for them... in fact I have already told the SO that all my Dend speciosums needs to go out in the garden so they experience their natural weather patterns so I can put the Cymbids where they use to be