13th National Slipper Symposium

[etex]

WOW!! Sounds like it was a great time and everyone brought great plants home! OK, I am jealous, but determined to go next year!

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Diane, don't be to frustrated about not comming. In my haul, only the specie and the 2 complex paphs. that Potterychief brought me where blooming size. Everything else was in 2 inch pots. Remember there is always next year. I'm counting on you being there. I do understand that the date will not be the first weekend in Nov. next year, but a new date hasn't been picked yet. I also understand that next year it will be back in Orlando. Looks they are switching between the two locations.

 

[Scooby5757]

Wow rough! Keep us posted!

Very rough...phew! A very good time was had! The haul:

Phrag. Hanne Popow
Paph. St Swithin ( 2 [phil 'Alford' x roth 'Crystelle'] & 1 [roth 'crystelle' x phil alford)
album Berenice
Lady Isabel x Booth's Stone Lady
Bill Thom's Bulbo book

Second list from the weekend was from the Epcot food and wine fest. Two laps around the lagoon...
France - escargot, chardonnay, and creme brulee,
Spain - a chorizo and manchego tapas plate,
Japan - spicy tuna roll,
China - pork dumpling,
Italy - polpetine and rosemary bread stick,
Ireland - molten chocolate cake & meade,
Germany - spatzel with ham and beer flight
random dessert "flight"

mmmmmmm.....

 

[etex]

Diane, don't be to frustrated about not comming. In my haul, only the specie and the 2 complex paphs. that Potterychief brought me where blooming size. Everything else was in 2 inch pots. Remember there is always next year. I'm counting on you being there. I do understand that the date will not be the first weekend in Nov. next year, but a new date hasn't been picked yet. I also understand that next year it will be back in Orlando. Looks they are switching between the two locations.

Thanks for the info, Bob. Much easier for me to go when it's not on my anniversary weekend!

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Diane, Many times it falls on my anniversary as well. Monday the 8th was mine. How, Donna let me spend it in the greenhouse repotting all of the new plants in beyond me. I guess that is called true love.

 

[Scott Ware]

Next year we will indeed be back in Orlando. We are still working on the exact date but it will probably be a couple weeks earlier than normal and happen in October.

It is important to avoid a scheduling conflict with the 20th World Orchid Conference which will be held November 13-20 in Singapore next year. We wouldn't want anyone to miss the WOC because they felt obligated to attend the Slipper Symposium!

 

[goldenrose]

It was a great symposium. Dr Perner is now able to sell legal nbs and bs Chinese species with papers, including all the current no-nos...
Paph micranthum x stonei in spike

Will be interesting to see how it turns out!

Okay, here's my haul. Bulbophyllum A-doribil Upwind (B. basisetum ‘Red Slimy’ X B. echinolabium ‘A-doribil’ AM/AOS) in bud

Okay, this monster is starting to open up. Damn! Why'd you guys let me bid on this thing!!!?? Port-a-john minus the "good smelling" blue stuff in the water. Bill Thoms must not have any sense of smell whatsoever. Can't wait to see what pleasures it brings once both flowers are fully open!

:rollhappy::rollhappy: It's name was a dead give-away! My only question is - how many were bidding on it?
another hint maybe?

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

You mean there was another bidder on that bulbo? I don't remember a second bidder. If there was a second bidder maybe he or she was the person that donated it and was trying to get the price up. They must have known when it was time to back off and let Ernie take home the prize.

 

[Jim Toomey]

Photos of the event?

 

[Ernie]

You mean there was another bidder on that bulbo? I don't remember a second bidder. If there was a second bidder maybe he or she was the person that donated it and was trying to get the price up. They must have known when it was time to back off and let Ernie take home the prize.

There were a several bidders at first, but it was down to me and someone else. Maybe the guys from Sarasota, England. Shoot, I got it for $35, a more than fair price for a five mature growth + 2 start bulbo with two spikes IMO. Stink and all.

 

[wojtek]

Photos of the event?

Good question Where are the photos ?

 

[NYEric]

Very rough...phew! A very good time was had! The haul:

album Berenice
.....

Any indications that it will be album!?

 

[Jim Toomey]

Scott?

 

[NYEric]

Clarke posted photos.

 

[Ernie]

Clarke posted photos.

Really? Where? I think I missed them.

 

[etex]

Don't think Clark went to the Symposium. His pics were from the Huntington-Merritt show.

 

[Scooby5757]

Any indications that it will be album!?

Hmmm, no marking on the leaves, though who can really guess? I'll tell you in 3-10 years. The price was right though.

 

[Potterychef]

OK, I finally got the photo disk from Jay, I will try to load up some photos. Doug

 

[NYEric]

Don't think Clark went to the Symposium. His pics were from the Huntington-Merritt show.

Doh!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

I am definitely going next year, if only just to take photos. Since I pretty much can't take plants back to Canada, I'll have lots of time to take photos again.