This morning after dropping the kids off at school, my wife, young son and I went to visit the Townsville Orchid Society Spring show at their clubhouse off Charles Street. I have been silent for a while on the blog due to my full-time PhD studies, but I grabbed the camera (and some money) and decided to do some catching up. My first thoughts were for Patrick, and I wished he could have been here to see the display plants. I was in my element!
Before browsing and taking some photos, I quickly snatched up some special plants on offer. I purchased a large Angraecum eberneum, Brassia Rex 'Sakata' AM/AOS, Dendrobium speciosum var. curvicaule, Coelogyne parishii, and Vanda merrillii. I was hoping for some more Rhynchostylis gigantea but I was probably too late or simply could not find any flowering-size plants. Seedlings were available but they were small.
I was very impressed with the quality of the plants on display, especially some of the Dendrobium hybrids that barely made it under the ceiling! Here are some photos, but the lighting in the hall was not conducive to good images - light was coming in through the many windows from behind the plants:
 |
| Bulbophyllum nymphopolitanum |
 |
| Cattleya nobilor var. amaliae 'Superior 2' X 'Superior' |
 |
| Cattleya hybrids |
 |
| Cymbidium madidum - awesome flowers! |
 |
| Dendrobium Gloucetser Charm 'Don" |
 |
| Dendrobium jonesii |
 |
| Dendrobium Maggy May with a bodyguard |
 |
| Dendrobium nobile white |
 |
| Dendrobium Peewee X (Ray Dream X Aussie Victory) |
 |
| Dendrobium Roy Togunaga |
 |
| Dendrobium lindleyi |
 |
| Labeled as Robiquetia succisa, but unlikely! |
 |
| Ludisia discolor - huge plant! |
 |
| Miltonopsis Breathless |
 |
| Oeoniella polystachys - don't see theses often |
 |
| Oeoniella polystachys whole plant |
 |
| Paphiopedilum lowii |
 |
| The Phalaenopsis hybrid champion - P. memoria Jorjah Lyn Mackhunt |
 |
| Phalaenopsis hybrids |
 |
| Reserve champion Rhyncholaeliocattleya Karen Sunrise |
 |
| Rhyncholaelia digbyana - nice to see this one |
 |
| Awesome Rhynchostylis gigantea! |
 |
| Some terete Vandas |
 |
| These Dendrobiums are massive; easily as tall as me! |
 |
| All the display plants |
 |
| Tolumnia Erma Warne |
 |
| Tolumnia Robsan (something) X T. memoria Ralph Yagi something...illegible tag |
 |
| Tolumnia Sniffen X T. Kinnaree |
 |
| Unidentified Phalaenopsis hybrid |
 |
| The biggest flowers I have ever seen on a Vanda: V. Alice's Thomas |
 |
| Vanda Fuch's Sunset X V. Keereeboon - stunning yellow! |
 |
| Vanda miniatum |
 |
| Vanda Pakchong Blue 'Kultana' |
No comments:
Post a Comment