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PostSubject: On my windowsill this week   On my windowsill this week Icon_minitimeThu Jan 07, 2010 1:36 pm

It continues to be unusually cold here in North Carolina On my windowsill this week 89653
but, inside the glasshouse the weather is just fine, On my windowsill this week 257164
as a result I was able to choose a few things to bring into the front room.

(please excuse the strange lighting in these pictures)

On my windowsill this week GlasshouseJanuary

This is BLC Husky Boy 'Romeo' - This one is actually blooming rather early, I'm accustomed to watching for it to flower around the middle of February - but I'm not complaining. On my windowsill this week 450266


On my windowsill this week BLCHuskyBoyRomeo1-5-10

I don't know the name of this Phalaenopsis - it's so ugly that I can't help loving it - as my husband would say "That thing's got ugly that it hasn't even used yet." On my windowsill this week 506327
On my windowsill this week Phal-NOID1-5-10

Much more elegant is this one - Dtps Minho Princess 'Flying'
On my windowsill this week Dtps-MinhoPrincessFlying

And finally, this NOID Cattleya
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If I don't step outside, I could almost fool myself into believing it's summer in my part of the world, too. On my windowsill this week 432520
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My oh my, thanks Canna.....I dare say you can see my very green face at your place...I love 'Mr Ugly' (I always love the so called 'ugly' flowers, as I like 'different') and 'Mrs Beautiful' is stunning...thanks for showing us such stunning blooms.

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PostSubject: Re: On my windowsill this week   On my windowsill this week Icon_minitimeThu Jan 07, 2010 1:59 pm

Hi Ellie I think your Orchids are divine ,I don't see any ugly . Thank you for posting the pics.
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PostSubject: Re: On my windowsill this week   On my windowsill this week Icon_minitimeThu Jan 07, 2010 2:07 pm

Thank you both, On my windowsill this week Curtsey I'm glad you like.
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A few stunners there I love you
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PostSubject: Re: On my windowsill this week   On my windowsill this week Icon_minitimeFri Jan 08, 2010 12:32 pm

WOW! Very nice, Ellie. Like Fay I am green with envy. My place is where orchids come to die unfortunately.
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PostSubject: Re: On my windowsill this week   On my windowsill this week Icon_minitimeFri Jan 08, 2010 12:35 pm

Beautiful orchids, Ellie. I love 'em all!
I'm a serial orchid killer so I have to admire other people's orchids!
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PostSubject: Re: On my windowsill this week   On my windowsill this week Icon_minitimeSat Jan 09, 2010 6:01 am

Gracious thanks, ladies. On my windowsill this week Kiss

I have to admit that I have sent my fair share of orchids to the
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I wonder if my job in eternity will be caring for them?? On my windowsill this week 647442
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PostSubject: Re: On my windowsill this week   On my windowsill this week Icon_minitimeSat Jan 09, 2010 6:21 am

How did I miss this one it must have been that day we went for a drive.. whistle

What can I say Ellie they are all so beautiful I too like Mr Ugly I only have the purple one.
And I am Green With Envy Too
I did go to buy the White with spots one day but came home with the Pitcher plant instead.

I have some kind of different pinky/purple one flowering this past week got it at the Sunday Market so no idea of the name I will put it on here maybe you can ID it for me Please though not to worry if you cant Thank You.

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PostSubject: Re: On my windowsill this week   On my windowsill this week Icon_minitimeSat Jan 09, 2010 6:55 am

Aw, thank you Mary-Anne.
Oh, how very well I understand about starting off shopping for one plant and ending up with something different, altogether.

I'm guessing, but my first impression seeing the photo of your pink beauty is that this is probably one of the many named cultivars of Laelia anceps - although, of course, it could be a cross (such as Laeliocattlea).

There is a gallery here:
http://www.sborchid.com/plantdisplay.php?ocode=CLA229
(scroll down to see more pics)
which contains some that bear a resemblance to yours - no exact matches, that I noticed.
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PostSubject: Re: On my windowsill this week   On my windowsill this week Icon_minitimeSat Jan 09, 2010 10:21 am

On my windowsill this week THANK_YOU__22637 So Much Ellie thumb2

Yes well I can usually buy a Orchid at any time but it is not often I see a Nepenthes sabre in those markets or any Nepenthes for that matter.. scratch

My Orchid is almost a twin to the Laelia anceps 'SanBar Flash'

I will call it Laelia anceps cultivar....
What can I say except you certainly know your Orchids and once again Thank you for that ID I googled for many hours when I first bought it last year with no luck at all, I so appreciate your replying.. I have now written its name in my paper Garden book. On my windowsill this week Kimberely
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PostSubject: Re: On my windowsill this week   On my windowsill this week Icon_minitimeSat Jan 09, 2010 11:17 am

That's a pretty pink one, Mary-Anne. You know, now that roses are out of season, I could buy orchids instead, I know they have a good selection where I buy my roses. BUT, surely I could kill them faster buying them in Summer? scratch
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PostSubject: Re: On my windowsill this week   On my windowsill this week Icon_minitimeSat Jan 09, 2010 6:22 pm

MA THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL ORCHID..... I agree on the name
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PostSubject: Re: On my windowsill this week   On my windowsill this week Icon_minitimeSun Jan 10, 2010 12:03 am

Cannot see why Betty.

Thanks Gwen its good to find a name for it..
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PostSubject: Re: On my windowsill this week   On my windowsill this week Icon_minitimeSun Jan 10, 2010 1:49 am

My pleasure Mary-Anne, I'm glad that you feel we found the right family for your pretty orchid. That's more important than the cultivar name, anyway, yes? Especially if there are ever any care questions.

I have quite a few orchids with no specific ID, some that came from my mother's collection. She felt that the tags were ugly, so she would promptly remove them and throw them away. On my windowsill this week Icon_rolleyes
She lived in FL, so orchids were affordable and easily available to her (not so much the case for me, here). All of her plants lived (or died) outdoors year 'round, and she gave little thought to "recommended care" instructions - she stuck her plants where she wanted them to grow, fertilized them occasionally and let nature and the sprinkler system do the rest. If one croaked, she simply regarded it as a shopping opportunity. On my windowsill this week 506327
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