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Canna Worms Dirt Poker
Posts : 52 Join date : 2009-12-29 Location : Coastal NC - US
| Subject: On my windowsill this week Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:36 pm | |
| It continues to be unusually cold here in North Carolina but, inside the glasshouse the weather is just fine, 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) 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. 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." Much more elegant is this one - Dtps Minho Princess 'Flying' And finally, this NOID Cattleya If I don't step outside, I could almost fool myself into believing it's summer in my part of the world, too. | |
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Karingal Assistant Gardener
Posts : 759 Join date : 2009-03-15 Age : 76 Location : Lake Macquarie NSW
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Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
| Subject: Re: On my windowsill this week Thu 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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Canna Worms Dirt Poker
Posts : 52 Join date : 2009-12-29 Location : Coastal NC - US
| Subject: Re: On my windowsill this week Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:07 pm | |
| Thank you both, I'm glad you like. | |
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Little Miss The Estate Unionized Gardener
Posts : 2542 Join date : 2009-03-14 Age : 63 Location : The Garden State
| Subject: Re: On my windowsill this week Fri Jan 08, 2010 7:41 am | |
| A few stunners there | |
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Re: On my windowsill this week Fri 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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Val Garden Sherpa
Posts : 406 Join date : 2009-03-15 Age : 84 Location : Melbourne - Mornington Peninsula
| Subject: Re: On my windowsill this week Fri 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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Canna Worms Dirt Poker
Posts : 52 Join date : 2009-12-29 Location : Coastal NC - US
| Subject: Re: On my windowsill this week Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:01 am | |
| Gracious thanks, ladies. I have to admit that I have sent my fair share of orchids to the "great beyond" - I wonder if my job in eternity will be caring for them?? | |
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Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
| Subject: Re: On my windowsill this week Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:21 am | |
| How did I miss this one it must have been that day we went for a drive.. 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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Canna Worms Dirt Poker
Posts : 52 Join date : 2009-12-29 Location : Coastal NC - US
| Subject: Re: On my windowsill this week Sat 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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Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
| Subject: Re: On my windowsill this week Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:21 am | |
| So Much Ellie 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.. 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. | |
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Re: On my windowsill this week Sat 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? | |
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Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
| Subject: Re: On my windowsill this week Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:22 pm | |
| MA THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL ORCHID..... I agree on the name | |
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Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
| Subject: Re: On my windowsill this week Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:03 am | |
| Cannot see why Betty.
Thanks Gwen its good to find a name for it.. | |
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Canna Worms Dirt Poker
Posts : 52 Join date : 2009-12-29 Location : Coastal NC - US
| Subject: Re: On my windowsill this week Sun 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. 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. | |
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