I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday, and will enjoy these gorgeous orchids in a very picture heavy post! A couple of weeks ago, DH and I went to the Orchid Show at the NC Arborteum to see the competition with participants from all over North Carolina vying for ribbons and recognition. I took over 200 pictures at the show, but I promise not to post them all, LOL!! But, there are some really unusual ones, and some gorgeous ones, so I will spread them out over two posts, today and tomorrow.
After I got home, I labeled each one of the photos with the name of the orchid. That took a while, but I wanted to be sure that I got them all correct. In most cases I take a photo of the flower, then I take one of its name so I can keep track. You all know how I love white flowers, so this one caught my eye. It is in the Cattleya variety, a common one in stores for purchase. Enjoy the show! This one is Cattleya Easter Halo.
Cattleya Irene’s Song ‘Mountclair’.
CTT Gold Digger Buttercup.
Hybrids cross two varieties, this one was labeled Dendrobium (Utopia x Santa Claus).
Dendrobium Joyce Kelley.
Dendrobium Nestor.
This one was a miniature, Aeridofinetia Suzuka Pearl. The flowers were about the size of a quarter.
Then, even more tiny, Microterangis hildebrantil. These were only about a quarter of an inch in diameter!
Wilder and more bizarre, with an equally strange name, Arthura Sea Snake ‘Unforgetable’
More spots on Aspasium Angel Baby.
Beallara Marfitch ‘Howard’s Dream’.
Brassidium Golden Gamine.
Encyclia cochleata. Bizarre shape, they almost look like squid, LOL!!
Epigeneium Serena O’Neill, the pastel green and lavendar was lovely.
Another spotted variety, Epigeneium Stamfordianum.
Pure and clear yellow, Epilaeliocattleya Golden Sunset.
Laeliocatanthe Newberry Lava Burst.
Lysudamuloa Red Jewel Sweet Baby.
Masdevallia Aquarius.
Gorgeous groupings were all over, with a sweet vanilla scent in the room.
Orchid growing societies and clubs from all over North Carolina were represented.
Click on the Orchid Show Part 2, to see the rest of the show including the phalaenopsis varieties that are commonly purchased, along with some more unusual varieties. I hope you enjoy the orchids!
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Carole, what an orchid feast for the eyes! They are all gorgeous.
WOW beautiful!!! I am always amazed at the wide variety of colors; shapes; sizes and textures !! Your photos are terrific. Thank you for sharing! Enjoy the car club weekend. Hope the rain doesn’t trouble you. We had a wash-out weekend, so I got to SEW!
Love all the beautiful shots of the orchids and look forward to tomorrow’s group. Hope you are having a good time!
Oh my, so many beautiful orchids! Thanks for sharing!
A beautiful site on such a gloomy and very rainy day here in our mountain valley. I had no idea of the vast varities of orchids….some look like lilys or daffodils, and many other very unusual shapes……tx’s for sharing!
My favorite….Joyce Kelley! Some very unusual and lovely blooms there!
Wow….beautiful. I am from Ontario Canada and I have never even heard of an Orchid Show (at least from around here) Thanks for sharing. Question: How do they make sure they all bloom at the same time?
Those are just beautiful. My dad had a large greenhouse and grew all of the different orchids so these pics brought back many memories.
Thank you for showing these beautiful orchids, Carole! I have one my daughter gave me last Mother’s Day and it bloomed several months ago and more buds keep coming. Maybe it’s pot bound and that’s why it keeps blooming. There are eight blooms and three more buds.
I enjoyed your photos…thanks again!
I am such a big fan of orchids, I usually have about 5 or 6. I always have one in bloom at my workspace.
I love orchid shows. Yours looks like a super fun one. You did a great job taking beautiful photos and I’m impressed you took time to label all of them, but in the long run it will be worth it. I think you could get your pictures published in a magazine.
Beautiful orchids, thanks for sharing. My husband grows orchid.
Magnificent! Thanks for posting. Great pics!
I do tend to like most Dendrobiums and Dendrobium Joyce Kelley is no exception. Just lovely markings. Thanks for sharing these.
Carole, all these orchids are stunning! They make me wish I had more of a green thumb…Thanks for linking up to Take Me Away. The July party is open now and I will post my June recap over the weekend. (I am a little slow with the kids home on summer break!) Enjoy your weekend!
Shelley