My Other Passion...Orchids

AjarnV · Jul 7, 2010

siling_labuyo said:
there is a variegated version of an orchid plant here.

That would be interesting; have you any pictures per chance?

siling_labuyo · Jul 7, 2010

found this picture in some orchid site. if ever there is an available plant on sunday at the trade, i'll take a picture of it for you.

by the way, just wanna share that this orchid is called "cory aquino", named after our former late president...

AjarnV · Jul 7, 2010

Well, "cory aquino", never looked more beautiful.

Thanks for the pics.

AjarnV · Jul 7, 2010

origamiRN said:
I'm also an orchid fanatic. I've been raising them from flasks lately.

Have you got any pictures of that? I know a professor here working in the agricultural school at her university that is doing that.
Where do you grow them when they get larger? I grew in the states but in Oregon, but without an atrium or green house it was a real challenge.

AjarnV · Jul 9, 2010

These 2 orchids are really putting on a show this year; the reddish one on the left has 2 additional flower spikes going up (can't get it in the picture). There is a vertical spread of about 8 ft. The pale purple on the right has 76 flowers. Wowie Zowie!

siling_labuyo · Jul 9, 2010

nice work! love that shade of purple of the upper plant!

Exavier · Jul 9, 2010

Great to read this as sooner or later will be getting back into Orchids and would love to try Vanilla.

AjarnV · Jul 9, 2010

Exavier said:
Great to read this as sooner or later will be getting back into Orchids and would love to try Vanilla.

You're back. I'd like to go there as well, but haven't found any vanilla orchids yet.

Exavier · Jul 9, 2010

I'll keep my eyes open plus ask some Thai and expat friends. Maybe they know good place to get them. And some other cool exotics for us. LOL

AjarnV · Jul 9, 2010

Exavier said:
I'll keep my eyes open plus ask some Thai and expat friends. Maybe they know good place to get them. And some other cool exotics for us. LOL

Count me as very interested in getting some vanilla orchids.

siling_labuyo · Jul 18, 2010

AjarnV,

two sundays have pass, yet the orchid vendor got no variegated orchid on display so i wasn't able to take some pics.

AjarnV · Jul 18, 2010

^ I'll look forward to that day; thanks for keeping it in mind.

siling_labuyo · Aug 15, 2010

ajarnv,

still no variegated vanilla on stock this sunday so i just took some pics of some of the orchids for sale at the trade today for you..

AjarnV · Aug 15, 2010

^ siling_labuyo

Gorgeous pictures; and gorgeous orchids, thanks for that.
Still looking forward to the variegated variety. Cheers.

AjarnV · Aug 18, 2010

Almost all of the orchids are blooming now and here are a few more;