Open house at Orchids by Hausermann 2015
We made it out to the open house at Orchids by Hausermann today. I think we missed the open house for a few years. I was happy to purchase a flowering maple (Abutilon) today. They had a really large one for many years but none for sale. This year we saw a few small plants and I had to have one. We picked up another un-potted cattleya. They are a bargain at $9.99 and smell wonderful when they bloom. We also took a chance on Epidendrum pseudoepidendrum which is the delicate orange and pink flower in the photos. The one we purchased has two buds (the one in the picture was a sample, not for sale). We also have some buds on our existing collection of orchids along with our bird of paradise. I’m looking forward to trying to propagate the flowering maple.
More about the flowering maple here:
March 2, 2015
Sarah Lester, I read that hummingbirds like them. Ours will live outside during the summer.
March 2, 2015
Do you have any photos of your flowering maple?
March 2, 2015
I’ve had luck with a few of these, at least going on a couple years. Even when you know what they like, they decide they want to like something else. The flowering maple is to die for.
March 2, 2015
The flowering maple is in a dinky pot but the bugger is super tall already.
March 2, 2015
That’s a travesty, Sarah Lester.
March 2, 2015
They’re so beautiful!
March 2, 2015
Meristem technology really opened up the market didn’t it?
March 2, 2015
I thought orchids were only to be had when one lived in exotic places, and that to buy one would be prohibitive. Never in a million years did I think I’d have some growing in my house–not that it hasn’t been a challenge! (;
March 2, 2015
It did indeed Bob Calder
March 2, 2015
Absolutely awesome!
March 2, 2015
How delightful Chad, I hope your flowers bloom and do wonderfully 😀
I’ve heard how beer can help plants, maybe you could try a bit of BBDG too? XD
March 2, 2015
Don’t be silly Yoon-Mi Kim. BBDG would kill my plants. Gita Jaisinghani will have to decide if threatening my plants calls for points deduction. 😁
March 2, 2015
Very pretty colors
March 2, 2015
the mystery and beauty of these flowers,
March 2, 2015
nice chad just went to new york botanical gardens for their orchids show a must see
March 2, 2015
Ooooh a scoring conundrum!!!
OTOH……. OTOH…….
I shall get someone to write me an algorithm to figure this one out, Chad Haney Yoon-Mi Kim ^_^
March 2, 2015
Fingers crossed, Eve A. We have a few ready to bloom.
March 2, 2015
Thanks Christine Oubre and Thomas Bisson
March 2, 2015
Gita Jaisinghani, I bet AC Crow can figure it out. Just right Yes and No on the window. See which one he pecks at.
March 2, 2015
Bwahahahahahhahahha AC Crow!!! For a second I wondered if there was a coder here in our midst who I did not know ^_^
March 2, 2015
Chad Haney I remember the days of natural propagation with that orange/gold cattleya when I wanted one and the greenhouse was selling the blooms and didn’t want to sell a plant.
March 2, 2015
Bob Calder, there should be a photo in this album with bottles of orchids growing to propagate choice plants.
March 2, 2015
Chad Haney Has anyone noticed that the more monochromatic the blossom, the best chance for survival rate? That is under my care, (: I got a fancy one ?, I think the plant you mentioned, so let the experiment begin. This helped me understand, as best I could, propagation, etc
http:/http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/Nazish_Nehal/micropropagation-in-orchids Honestly, I’m a jade plant kind of gal. (:
March 2, 2015
Nice!!
March 2, 2015
I don’t know Michele Hax. I had a real delicate but lovely orange flower orchid and it didn’t last long.
March 2, 2015
Orange? Not pink, white or yellow?! Haha.
March 3, 2015
Michele Hax, it was iridescent orange if that helps.
March 3, 2015
Yes, iridescent is crazy! I don’t think I’ve seen one. I’ve been through a couple orchid houses. One outside of Amsterdam was particularly wild.
March 3, 2015
Gita Jaisinghani … I’m a programmer! OOO! PICK ME! PICK ME TO DO THE ALGORITHM!! I won’t cheat or nuttin’ I swear!
Waves hand wildly in air… sniffs armpit and quickly puts hand down looking furtively around to see if anyone else smelt it… nobody seems to have noticed. Phew, got away with that one!
March 3, 2015
And also – NICE TRY Chad Haney! There are no points deductions!!! Also, how do you know for sure it’d kill your flowers?
March 3, 2015
Yoon-Mi Kim – there is negative scoring, but that’s only for incorrect usage.
Also, go take a shower :-p
March 3, 2015
What?? I need to be sent the rules and guidelines doc, what’s incorrect usage?!?! I must know, I can’t lose again!
March 3, 2015
And yes, I shall toddle off a shower now.
Wonders sheepishly if Gita can smell her
March 3, 2015
Pats the Smellovision system on her comp ^_^
Also, contestants cannot see the rules doc.
March 3, 2015
Not knowing the rules is half the fun.
March 3, 2015
^ Exactly 😀
March 3, 2015
I have no idea why this post has over 250 plusses.
March 3, 2015
agree D
March 3, 2015
Chad Haney, People love photos of beautiful plants. Orchids (and flowering maples) are sentient, able to send waves via the algorithm stuff (I’m lost there), plussing the post out of glee. Everyone needs this crappy cold weather to get out of town, so want to think happy planting thoughts. Some of my Pollyanna and mystical musings.
March 3, 2015
Yer hawttt, Chad Haney ^_^
March 3, 2015
The post likely is, Gita Jaisinghani. The temperature where you are at is hot.
March 3, 2015
Both correct 😀
March 3, 2015
Love these pictures! Thanks for sharing! #houseplants
March 3, 2015
Thanks Toy Bodbijl and Lisa Eldred Steinkopf
March 6, 2015
oh! I missed this one on Sunday! how interesting- thank you!
March 6, 2015
My pleasure mary Zeman. Is it snowing there?
March 6, 2015
Chad Haney not any more. we got about 10 inches yesterday…. it is just freezing cold and sunny!! next week, the weatherperson thinks it could be 60 degrees for a day!
March 6, 2015
mary Zeman, it’ supposed to be 40 °F here, tomorrow. Crazy to celebrate 40 °F.