Satan's Poop Inc. Paila Master: OrchidsAttempting to transmit the beauty of this passion of mine. In Spanish one word for orchid collector is quite fitting: "orquidiota" or "orchididiot" in English. I confess being one.AVO Orchid Exhibit- April 14, 2008 This week was the AVO (Asociacon Venezolana de Orquideas) at the Sambil Mall in Caracas. the lighting there was not great, but I managed to take some good shots below. Cat. Luddemanniana Coerulea on the lft, Cattleya Mossiae Coerulea on the right. A big Mossiae semi alba on the left. My Sophronitis Coccinea Aurea on the right, won first prize. On the left, Shomgburkia Undulata alba against the lights. On the right a very nice Cattleya Violacea that won first prize. On the left a...http://blogs.salon.com/0001330/categories/orchids/2008/04/13.html#a3921 Eduardo sends some good ones- April 13, 2008 Two vies of a very nice Venezuelan Coryanthes Macrantha Clearly Eduardo had a Mossiae semi-alba indigestion last month. Truly stunning!A nice Shomburgkia Superbiens albahttp://blogs.salon.com/0001330/categories/orchids/2008/04/12.html#a3919 A bit of everything- April 10, 2008 On the left a hybrid of Cattleya Intermedia with Blc. Morning Glory. This flower won second prize at the recent Natural Sciences orchid exhibit. On the right, a Cattleya Mossiae semi-alba, which unfortunately has a funny shape. On the left, a Cattleya Giga from Colombia, huge flower! On the right a hybrid of Cattleya Walkeriana with Blc. Morning Glory. My faithful Cattleya Violacea. I took it today to the orchid exhibit of the Venezuelan Orchid Society and someone I respect a lot was...http://blogs.salon.com/0001330/categories/orchids/2008/04/09.html#a3916 Santos sends a bunch of pictures, evne of people!!!- April 8, 2008 Santos sends pictures of species, hybrids and even of la Gran Sabana and even people!!! Two pictures of what Santos considers to be his best Cattleya Lueddemanniana Left: Cattleya Lueddemanianna Coerulea, Right Cattelya Lawrenceana concolor Diana, both Venezuelan Cattleya :oddigessi color on the left and alba on the right Pescatorea Dayana, a Colombian species Pescatorea Dayana on the left, Rincholaelia Digbiana on the right Vanda on the left, orange hybrid on the right. ...http://blogs.salon.com/0001330/categories/orchids/2008/04/07.html#a3911 Three Cattleya Aclandiae- April 1, 2008 This week was the Natural Sciences Society Orchid Show, I took a few plants, but for complex reasons was unable to take pictures. Since I was away, I had not been checking my plants, so I did not notice the three Cattleya Aclandiae from Brazil were all in flower. Pity people could have compared how different they are:http://blogs.salon.com/0001330/categories/orchids/2008/04/01.html#a3903 |