Zygopetalums and lady slipper orchids at a Trader Joe's!
kelli
8 years ago
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What is this orchid?
Comments (5)Joey, thanks, I believe that's it!!! I know enough about orchids to know this was something I'd never seen before, none of the usual suspects. This is pretty much identical to mine, too. Mine is unfortunately going out of bloom just a few days after I bought it. Hope it will bloom again this year....See MoreOrchid IDs?
Comments (22)I've asked this question before....how do you stop pics from being presented sideways? As for the multitude of posts....when I want to post more than one photo, I prepare the post on word and copy the finished product. Now for the numbers. There are about 100,000 registered hybrids recorded on the register at Kew and to make matters worse there is the variation between plants grown from the same seed pod. For example, a friend made a crossing and we registered the name and we have over 100 plants of the cross and the flowers from each plant will be different....See MoreSo i walk into TraderJoe's....
Comments (56)Twenty-five to thirty years ago, in SoCal, TJ's would definitely save one money over Ralph, Vons, etc. on certain items. By far the best prices on frozen fish (and better quality -- but I am not comparing to buying fresh at the docks, mind!), dried fruit/nuts, wines, cheese, chicken sausage (a rarity then), jarred condiments, cookies and chocolates and crackers. I adored the Crystal Geyser brand pink lemonade and key lime drinks (never seen anywhere else but no longer made, sadly -- I would even pack several bottles in my luggage when returning from a visit after I moved to the Midwest). At that time their baked goods were good but not awesome and a more limited selection, but increasing steadily. There were many things that I would put in the junk category, like the European cookies and chocolate, that they carried that just weren't available in mainstream stores and were also less expensive than the standard US brands. Those were my indulgences! I had to drive about 10 miles to get to one, so it was always a planned trip to stock up. I was so excited when TJ's opened here about 8 years after we had left SoCal. But, the price differential really is not so great anymore -- in fact the big local chains are highly competitive -- many of the once unique items can be found in many stores. Many of my favorite items were gone (I learned that the west coast and east coast stores have some differences) and I find the fruits/veggies actually more costly so I don't buy there. I drop in every 3 months or less now, or maybe a quick stop if I go past and am craving their tart d'Alsace. We do have a tradition of buying a selection of their frozen appetizers/munchies for our Christmas tree decorating.... mini quiches, mini samosas, that sort of thing, and usually find them quite tasty. Yep, Aldi far from upscale here either, and I buy my haricots verts and organic greens there (same product, different package) for less than at TJs....See MoreFirst orchids
Comments (17)I love when they branch like that! Most of my phals take between 2 and 3 months to get to blooms, and each seems to have its own pace and that pace can best be described as GLACIAL. I get so impatient. To illustrate this point: I found new spikes on the two orchids I mentioned above on the same day. As you see from the photo below, taken this morning, the S. japonica has one bud left to open, while the small peloric is still plodding along, slow as you please. I have no idea why the japonica grew so fast. A friend's spiked at the same time, and it's not even close to opening yet. ELEVEN flowers! I'm really happy with it, and it smells amazing, especially in the morning....See Morearthurm2015
8 years agokelli
8 years agokelli
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoBought the lady slipper! $7.99 for a decently sized one in a 3" pot... Very "little shop of horrors" looking. I love it.
I also managed to get a few more photos of the non phals at Trader Joe's today - fairly new to all the other varieties but I'll venture my guess as to what they are (if I butcher it then feel free to correct me)...
Some sort of oncidium:
Miltoniopsis?
??? No idea but it looked cool
Maybe a mini dendrobium to the left and a very handsome green lady slipper to the right.
Ok that's the end of it... I stopped taking photos because people were looking at me funny.
kelli
8 years agoQuestion for you all. This is my first paph and I have no idea what this means - I googled it and one board said TJ's puts this label in all paphs but that it's wrong/mislabeled.
kelli
8 years ago
Nicola Ness
8 years agostanofh 10a Hayward,Ca S.F. bay area
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