Re: Orchids/NW Flower & Garden Show

Oh you folks are making me want to buy an orchid. I haven't had much luck keeping them alive. They are so beautiful & bloom such a long time that they are worth the price. Is anyone looking at the NW FLower & Garden Show in Seattle next month? Feb 18-22. I'm looking for an excuse to order a ticket. Early Bird prices end Feb 17 (postmark by Feb 12 for mail in orders) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catharine Carpenter" <cathycrc@comcast.net> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Orchids
I, too, am rejoicing in my orchids this winter. Have no idea what I did, but I have two cattleyas (one large white and purple, one red miniature), my Ludisia has 8 bloom spikes, my Paphiopedilum (bloomless the past two years) has 3 buds, and two of my cattleya hybrids have significant buds as well. 
Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Jan 1, 2009, at 2:02 PM, james singer wrote:
Our three kitchen window-sill orchids are budding up to greet the new year in grand fashion. Between them--so far--we have four bloom spikes [or whatever they're called], one purple, one white, and two yellow. As long as they last, we ought to have flowers until late spring. 


Inland Jim
Willamette Valley
44.99 N 123.04 W
Elevation 148'
39.9" Precipitation
Hardiness Zone 8/9
Heat Zone 5
Sunset Zone 6
Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
Maximum 102 F [39 C]

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT


---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT



--
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.2/1871 - Release Date: 1/1/2009 5:01 PM 

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index