Orchidholic Shopping

Came for a pick-me-up, didn't quite do the job, but did manage to walk away with 6 more orchids. Bad bad girl. Popped into McLellan's, found a couple blptms that were just too killer to pass up, $8 ea. All fragrant!! I noticed a surfeit of zygopetalums in each store I visited. How neat.

Orchidholic, previously shown by mobile, nicer pic with the new camera. There's another full wall of orchids to the right of the pic, as well as another corridor down the back. Daniel isn't there weekends, but the salesgirl was kinda nice too. Picked up 3 fragrant phals and one fading zygo on the salesrack for $5 each.

From Everything Orchids!

Dtps I-Hsin Goldfish (label typo says phal and gildfish...grrr, I hate inaccuracy).

From Everything Orchids!

Both bollopetalums Midnight Blue 'Cardinal's Roost' (another typo, says bolopetalum. Grrr. Did I mention I hate typos?!) Fell in love with this color, came out pretty accurately in the pics.

From Everything Orchids!

From Everything Orchids!

A noid zygopetalum, best pic I can get of the faded flower.

From Everything Orchids!

My Buys!

Only got 4 - 2 nobiles from Orchidholic, 2 phals from Orchid Barn next door.

From Daily Meanderings

From Daily Meanderings

From Daily Meanderings

Phal Sogo Vivier x Shang Sheng Angel

From Daily Meanderings

More Orchid Heaven - SF Flower Mart

Flower Mart, right side. There's about 6 or more vendors here.

Directly inside is Orchid Plant Trading. I've bought a lot from this vendor.

Orchid Barn. Also bought a lot from here!

Right Now - Orchid Heaven - SF Flower Mart

Flower Mart!! Left side stores, 5 different orchid vendors this side that I frequent.

McLellan Orchids.

McLellan Orchids.

More Orchids!!

Darned, I keep forgetting to take pics of the Flower Mart shops! Anyway, made another trip out, didn't find anything I wanted at McLellan's, but got 7 little (mostly noid) phals at Orchid Plant Trading, and 2 noid zygopetalums at Orchid Barn. Shocking, got the camera to work! Well, for about 5 mins. The phals are Phal Nobby's Amy and Dtps Pure Moon 'Green Pixie'.

Quick Visit to Flower Mart

After the tedious tasks, rewarded myself with a visit to McClellan's. Got 5 cute nobiles, and 3 little phals. Probably post pics later.

6/10/09: Here's 1 phal. And the rest:


Dtps Taisuco Luxury x Dtps Taisuco Treasure.














Dend Sanaru Gold 'Sun Glow'











(Phal Taisuco Daisy x Dtps Quevedo) x Taisuco amabilis

More McClellan Orchids

Oh oh. Watch out. Restrained myself, and only bought 5 today, just about $7 each. No more dend nobiles, though, wish I'd bought a couple more last time then. Got a gorgeous Bllra, smells so wonderful. And a replacement Iwan. Apple Blossom, and another Edvah Loo. Next trip will stop by the other shops in the Flower Mart, lots of orchids for $5-$10 too.

Was going to the SJ show tomorrow, but seems such a long way to go for what sounded like a small show, according to a couple of forums. Still, the addict in me wants to go. But considering that last few trips I've already bought over 20 new ones, I think I need to stop. LMAO. Trying to talk myself out of it by promising a reward next year at the big SF show.

Added a Wonderlite alongside the fluors. Forgot how hot they are. Can't find the clip-on desk fans, using the big fan.

Bllra Tropic Splendor 'Golden Gate'

From Blooming Orchids!

Dend Bertha Chong x Blue Foxtail

From Blooming Orchids!

Br Edvah Loo

From Blooming Orchids!

Dend Aridang Blue No 205

From Blooming Orchids!

Iwan. Apple Blossom

From Blooming Orchids!

McClellan Orchids

Yippee. Bought 14 new orchids at McClellan (Flower Mart pics here and here), averaged $5 apiece. So much fun browsing thru all the beautiful flowers again. I miss the old nursery in south SF. The original Rod McLellan acres of orchids got sold off. Now they're wholesaler McLellan Botanicals Taisuco America, except for the Flower Mart location and website. I miss the yearly open house to Watsonville where I'd load up on $5 cyms. BTW, I realized I've been spelling it wrong all these years - there's no extra C in the name!

Hilarious, need to protect the new buys from the 4 legged furrmonsters! Within a day, couple leaves already chewed. So now I have to box them and lock them up at night, and put them back out during the day.

Feeling more and more like my old self. Just gotta be careful not to overdo it again.

Dend Madame Vipa 'Mutation'

From Blooming Orchids!

From Blooming Orchids!

From Blooming Orchids!

From Blooming Orchids!

From Blooming Orchids!

From Blooming Orchids!

Dtps Yu Pin Shirasagi

From Blooming Orchids!

Blc Haw Yuan Beauty 'Hong'

From Blooming Orchids!

Dtps Brother Little Matter x Dtps Sogo Manager

From Blooming Orchids!