SlipperKing
Madd Virologist
Before I finished but you all get the idea.
Tabletop at the Houston Show
- Thread starter SlipperKing
- Start date
Help Support Slippertalk Orchid Forum:
B
biothanasis
Guest
Wonderful!!! It is going to be good!!! I love the little bella in the middle!!! hehe!
JeanLux
Well-Known Member
An amazing collection!!!! Bravo!!!! Jean
E
etex
Guest
Looks great, Rick! Gorgeous collection of blooms!
G
goldenrose
Guest
:clap::clap: Slippericious!
Of course we expect to see the final product & hear about the outcome!
Of course we expect to see the final product & hear about the outcome!
SlipperFan
Addicted
Nice arrangement. I hope you'll post a photo when it is all put-together (and with all the ribbons you'll receive).
A multi-floral bonanza!
eOrchids
Well-Known Member
That's one impressive display!
Where are all the phrags!? :evil: 
oke:
oke:
KyushuCalanthe
Just call me Tom
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2008
- Messages
- 8,281
- Reaction score
- 592
OMG!!! Fantastic group of plants...you've got to walk off with at least a few awards.
I missed the x pearcei on the left. Good presentation.
- Joined
- Jun 6, 2006
- Messages
- 10,878
- Reaction score
- 326
Hoping to see the end result- looks really fab so far!
SlipperKing
Madd Virologist
Sorry for being so slow to get back. Here was my final effort before judging.
For some reason I either didn't take a better lite PIC or I didn't upload but here after the judging.
You all may notice on the far right HCM. There is a "Show Story" behind this plant. Originally it was on Norito's sales table. I of couse picked it up and notice the flatness, the well balance and the good color. The right petal had a crease in it from traveling. Norito ask if I wanted it and I said "sure". The deal was, he brought it along as a display to sell his unbloomed ones. I said I'll get it at the end of the show then. Norito responded by say "Why don't you put it in your display". I said Ok. The display was right across from his sales table. Every show my table top is registered as "Rick Hepler and Friends" so what the heck, I'll add Norito to my registered list. Then the question came up, was my display now considered "commercial" Well damn! Now I have to take his name off and I was going to go ahead and pay for the plant but then they came back and said "the majority of the plants would have to be from Norito to be commercial" So now he was back in! The end of the story, I didn't end up with the HCM. Friday night judging they pulled the HCM out of my display and awarded it a HCC! Norito said Thursday it was a good flower but not big enough on it's first blooming to be awarded. Guess he was wrong!:rollhappy: I should of paid for on Thursday, he took it home to breed with it. The clonal name he came up with was really cool, HCM 'Rick And Friends' HCC/AOS!
Here is a closeup with the creased petal (showing more by the time I took the pic)
For some reason I either didn't take a better lite PIC or I didn't upload but here after the judging.
You all may notice on the far right HCM. There is a "Show Story" behind this plant. Originally it was on Norito's sales table. I of couse picked it up and notice the flatness, the well balance and the good color. The right petal had a crease in it from traveling. Norito ask if I wanted it and I said "sure". The deal was, he brought it along as a display to sell his unbloomed ones. I said I'll get it at the end of the show then. Norito responded by say "Why don't you put it in your display". I said Ok. The display was right across from his sales table. Every show my table top is registered as "Rick Hepler and Friends" so what the heck, I'll add Norito to my registered list. Then the question came up, was my display now considered "commercial" Well damn! Now I have to take his name off and I was going to go ahead and pay for the plant but then they came back and said "the majority of the plants would have to be from Norito to be commercial" So now he was back in! The end of the story, I didn't end up with the HCM
. Friday night judging they pulled the HCM out of my display and awarded it a HCC! Norito said Thursday it was a good flower but not big enough on it's first blooming to be awarded. Guess he was wrong!:rollhappy: I should of paid for on Thursday, he took it home to breed with it. The clonal name he came up with was really cool, HCM 'Rick And Friends' HCC/AOS!Here is a closeup with the creased petal (showing more by the time I took the pic)
Last edited:
SlipperKing
Madd Virologist
This was very disappointing for me but for the good people that own the plant, Not So! "Best Slipper Flower" in the show (PS I sponsored the trophy!). To me, it was just another vini paph. It also recieved a HCC.
JeanLux
Well-Known Member
Damn, I am still not in these different designations for awards !!! All I see is that there are quite a number of ribbons on this last pic of your beautiful table, Rick!!!! Jean
!!! All I see is that there are quite a number of ribbons on this last pic of your beautiful table, Rick!!!! JeanCongrats on the award and Firsts.
BTW, what is the green phrag thingie?
BTW, what is the green phrag thingie?
SlipperFan
Addicted
With judging, you just never know!
KyushuCalanthe
Just call me Tom
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2008
- Messages
- 8,281
- Reaction score
- 592
Go figure. Your plants look stellar to me.
that's a big tabletop! very nice
