What....
an....
amazing....
show....
It was an orchid mecca. No, that doesn't even do the show justice. It was
ORCHID HEAVEN. I had an amazing experience from getting new orchids to
even winning an orchid prize. Yes, you heard me. I WON FIRST PLACE IN
THE SEVENTEEN AND UNDER CATEGORY!!!!!
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| Dendrobium Amethystoglossum |
The award is given to orchid growers who are seventeen and under. This was my first and last year for this award, and I was so happy when they gave it to me. It is called "The Imperiale Youth Prize" and it consists of a certificate, a handmade dracula pin and pendant, a handmade glass plate of a vanda of the POE 2013, and a large ribbon.
I had so much trouble with this orchid. The flowers of the Dendrobium Amethystoglossum only last about a week, so I had to time the blooming perfectly. As a matter of fact, the orchid began to bloom just three days before I was supposed to enter it, and four days before it was supposed to be judged. The ordeal of getting an orchid ready for a show is something that is both stressful and rewarding. I am so thankful of my parents for driving me to and from San Francisco, a 45 min drive, for three days. They even let me go to San Francisco on a school night to drop off an orchid. I really need to give my parents the "Parents of the Year" award.
To add onto the experience: I volunteered at the Plant Hotel during the show, and burned through my entire Chinese New Year money on 8 new orchids. The orchids unfortunately are not in bloom, so I'm not going to bother paste pictures of them until they are in bloom.
List of Orchids:
1. Slc. Dream Weaver
2. Pot. Rubescence x Slc. Scarlet Jewel
3. Pot. Hisako Akatsuka x Slc Jungle Jewel
4. Dendrobium aggregatum
5. Cymbidium Sinense
6. Cymbidium Hybrid
7. Pleione Formosana
8. Cattleya Forbesii...........................................I was really into the small orchids because I didn't have enough space for any large/tall orchids that I couldn't grow outside.
Enough talking, here's some pics from the show:
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| Outside Entrance of the Show |
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| San Francisco Orchid Society Display....there was also a car which we couldn't fit into the picture |
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| Lycaste in one of the exhibits |
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| One of the Exhibits |
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| Masdevallia |
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| Masdevallia |
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| Pleione |
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| Masdevallia |
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| Cattleya |
Orchids that were being Sold:
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| One of my favorite booths....so many beautiful cattleyas |
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| Cattleya |
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| Cattleya |
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| Paph |
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| Cymbidium Hybrid I bought |
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| Cattleya |
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| Cattleya |
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| Miltoniopsis Hybrid |
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| $40 Dendrobium Hybrid from a Taiwanese vendor....it's as small as the nail on my thumb |
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