The Welker Family » Orchids http://wlkr.org Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:50:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Orchids for my soul http://wlkr.org/2009/10/20/orchids-for-my-soul/ http://wlkr.org/2009/10/20/orchids-for-my-soul/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:24:59 +0000 Glenn Welker http://wlkr.org/?p=839 A flower is a flower right? Not if you are me. Orchids lend endless fascination for me. Sitting here with my coffee this morning admiring an orchid that I purchased at a sale at the Franklin Park Conservatory a couple of years ago. I have no idea what type of orchid it is. Well, that isn’t totally true, it is most likely an Oncidium known as Sharry Baby. Doesn’t matter, it is amazing. Not only is it beautiful, it has a wonderful chocolate fragrance early in the day.

]]> http://wlkr.org/2009/10/20/orchids-for-my-soul/feed/ 0 Some of my orchids that bloomed in 2008 http://wlkr.org/2009/01/30/some-of-my-orchids-that-bloomed-in-2008/ http://wlkr.org/2009/01/30/some-of-my-orchids-that-bloomed-in-2008/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:11:49 +0000 Glenn Welker http://wlkr.org/?p=488
]]> http://wlkr.org/2009/01/30/some-of-my-orchids-that-bloomed-in-2008/feed/ 0 A couple of young orchids in bloom http://wlkr.org/2008/08/08/a-couple-of-young-orchids-in-bloom/ http://wlkr.org/2008/08/08/a-couple-of-young-orchids-in-bloom/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:00:57 +0000 Glenn Welker http://wlkr.org/?p=205 I bought the Cattleya from Lowes in a bag about a year ago. They sell them unpotted for about $6.00. The Catasetum is from a group of orchids I bought in the dead of winter from a seller on EBay. The group of 10 orchids cost less than $10.00. While I don’t recommend buying orchids in winter… at least if you live in Ohio, I do recommend this seller.

Update: The Catasetum was sold in a group of Oncidiums, and was labeled as Liparis latifolia. It became clear when it bloomed that it was not a Liparis. Some helpful friends identified the orchid on the orchid forums at Gardenweb.org.

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Pali Polka Dot, \'Nalo\'

Catasetum

]]> http://wlkr.org/2008/08/08/a-couple-of-young-orchids-in-bloom/feed/ 0 More orchids for Glenn’s collection http://wlkr.org/2008/03/01/more-orchids-for-glenns-collection/ http://wlkr.org/2008/03/01/more-orchids-for-glenns-collection/#comments Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:09:16 +0000 Glenn Welker http://wlkr.org/2008/03/01/more-orchids-for-glenns-collection/ The Franklin Park Conservatory had a retired plant sale today. Jameson and I decided to go for a drive to check it out. WOW, Absolutely crazy. The little atrium was packed with tropicals and orchids and the prices couldn’t have been better. The most expensive plant I saw was a palm that was in a 2 plus foot wide pot and must have been close to 10 feet tall. It was priced at $25.00.

Now I am not saying that I needed another orchid, but I just couldn’t resist the opportunity. I only bought six orchids but I must admit that I would have bought 20 if I could imagine a home for them. We just don’t have the space. Well, actually we don’t have the space for the six that I bought. My six orchids cost me a total cost of $12.00 plus tax. I bought new pots for them when I got home and spent $10.00 on the pots and trays. So, for less than $25.00 I have some new friends.

I can’t tell you exactly what makes me like orchids so much. I suppose it is the extreme diversity. I seem to have the same problem with peppers. Here are a couple of pictures of my new little plants. By the way, they looked a lot smaller when I bought them as bare root plants. I was hoping to find a Vanda but they seemed to all be gone by the time I got there. It is probably for the best, they supposedly can get quite large. I would still like to get a Paphiopedilum, a Vanda, a Miltoniopsis and a Brassia or Brassavola. Something to look forward to. :)

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