Orchid haul! From the OSCOV 2024 Orchid Spectacular!!

[@jimroberts5461]

Thanks for the show. As one orchid grower to another, it's well accepted that orchid growing is a form of addiction, but what better addiction could one possibly have! I was very happy to run across your channel since I started growing orchids eleven years ago when I first moved to the mountains of Mexico from Denver, Colorado. I knew nothing about them and so I started an orchid club of other locals who wanted to learn how to keep their supermarket Phalaenopsis alive. Well now this year we just had our 10th anniversary of our annual Orchid Market where growers from all over Mexico come and sell their orchids and we give classes to the locals on how to grow their orchids. I grow my orchids outside under a shade house or inside a non-heated polycarbonate house which is always open to the outside. Our temps range from a low of 3C in winter to about about 30C in May (our hottest month). Most of the year the temps range from 15C to 25C. I imagine one big difference here is that although we're at 1,300 m we're in a very dry climate with low humidity in the winter and higher humidity the rest of the year. Our average rainfall is about 20in/yr (June-Spetember). The most commonly grown orchids are Laelias, Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, Oncidiums, Paphiopedilums, Cymbidiums, Phalaenopsis, and Epidendrums. Watching your shows has given me hopes of finding some more cold season varieties. Also like you, I find seedlings are harder to grow than larger plants. I teach classes in orchid culture to two clubs here in town (one in English and one in Spanish) and recently learned a fun fact. Do you know the which continent has the most diverse species of orchids? Actually not Asia, which would have been my guess, but S. America with Columbia having over 4,380 different species, followed by Peru with 4,000+ and then Ecuador, and Brazil. I look forward to seeing more of your adventures and I love your new orchid plants! Thanks for showing the name tags!

[@helloplantlovers]

What a wonderful story and thanks for finding me!

[@mattosmondosmond4632]

Sooooo excited for your video on masdevallias. Looking forward to it!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@ellennayyy]

I know you mentioned you were told your intros are repetitive yet find it's very nice to hear it every Thursday for me. A bit of consistency in my day.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thank you!

[@UGonnaNeedaBiggerBoat]

Repetitive schmetitive! Who cares, right? Folks can't help but complain. 🤦 Like you, I look forward to my Thursday evenings because I know Matthew will have posted new content. Consistency warms my ❤!!

[@victoriatroya7652]

I have a Brassia Chuck Hanson that love my conditions here in Quito, Ecuador! Mine lives outside in the rain in a coconut lined basket. It flowers twice a year. But we have the same weather almost all year round. It lives next to Brassia Rex in the same basket!

[@helloplantlovers]

Interesting! Thanks for watching!

[@JonsieQ]

I always look so forward to your posts! Thank you very much for sharing

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@kcbknitter]

I love your rationale on buying orchids. I’ll have to count how many I have now. Was 50ish a year ago and is probably more since dividing a couple.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@AnnaBokor-m7s]

Wonderful Matthew. I suffer from severe plant addiction. 😂 However, I find orchids a bit overwhelming to grow. But the beauty is almost overwhelming.

[@newmanmansell760]

Hi Mathew😌🙌The dendrobium with pale green and burgundy flowers is my favourite🥰💞I love the Laelia too💖

[@tommywidjaja5389]

Hi Matthew, I have that unknown cymbidium of yours and I believe it is the same like mine. Its cymbidium cherry blossom. Erythrostylum hybrid.

[@helloplantlovers]

Oh it could well be!! Thank you!

[@lorihobson7397]

Beautiful haul! Love the dendrobiums and that huge cymbidium! Good choices.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@joannajuju1]

That cymbidium is really quite beautiful What a great purchase!

[@helloplantlovers]

Isn't it! Thanks for watching!

[@wandashaw3551]

Such a wonderful haul! Good for you and I look forward to seeing them grow and flower right along with you!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@miamianz]

nice selection, i also pick out my orchids by the shape they have taken / setting. the flowers are a bonus of course but when the flowers are out i like to look at the structure over all and if it looks good.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@lorettastyles5523]

I look forward everyweek for your videos😊. I cracked up with you explaining about zygonorea 😂😂

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@besottedorchids3605]

Great new orchids. Yes the zygo spots are a problem. Also agree about the name of your hybrid 😂. Lovely new additions. Hoping you find your coelogyne utisana. It took me a yr to find one. Thx for the video

[@caitlinwalkerbruns1498]

How wonderful! Thanks for sharing your experience and enjoy your new orchid babies!!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@chezziebruce5624]

My local show coincides with my birthday woohoo

[@helloplantlovers]

No holding back then!

[@rodrigomelo0]

Happy Spring! I love learning about these intergeneric Zygoneria. I hope to find one of them here in Brazil soon. I used to have a Zyg Sid Monkey, but I didn't know how to care for it properly at the time. On the other hand, I have had a Zyg. crinitum for years outside, and it's lovely to see it in its habitat.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@annadaccione332]

beautiful haul, they are all stunning, thank you

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@roslynbarclay1000]

Wonderful haul! Our big Orchid Club Show is this weekend & I’m going to be more frugal! I too have lost seedlings so tend to buy large plants now. It’s heartbreaking to loose the babies.

[@helloplantlovers]

Good luck being frugal! Thanks for watching!

[@Marvel170]

This is going to be me in November when my society is going to have their orchid show! Lol I don't have room but there is no way I will be able to resist.

[@helloplantlovers]

Good luck!

[@cynthiamgarner8096]

Congratulations on a very exciting haul!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@lorettastyles5523]

I forgot to mention you have a great haul 😊

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@sylviahardy4568]

Beautiful plants, Matthew 😊

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@SharmuneJeffers]

Great haul love all of them beautiful thanks for sharing

[@sasukethewarrior6618]

I’m drooling over here😍

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@janetmore351]

Thank you , your a tonic. 😊

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@loribadgero1035]

A collector is a collector. You have an amazing collection, and your orchids are all very well cared for! A+💯👍🤗❤️🪴

[@helloplantlovers]

...not all of them! Thanks for watching!

[@annareiter952]

I have a tetragonum too but not as tall as yours. Your flowers look like the alba version. There exists also a form 'var. giganteum' which could be yours but mine is definetily not. It re-flowers quite easily. I simply love the look of its canes. Beautiful plants, congrats! Many regards and happy growing!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@JacquiBowman-v2n]

I was going to ask about the tetragonum as well. Gorgeous plant you chose! I wondered if it was a Dendrobium tetragonum var. cacatua? Love the lime green foliage. Thanks for your wonderful videos.

[@JacquiBowman-v2n]

I just went to other video and zoomed in on the tetragonum tag and it said v. Cacatua ‘Babylon Lime’ just in case anyone else was wondering🤣

[@yashpandey4785]

hi there, not too sure. But I saw a similar cymbidium (pink spotted) as you got and the seller had tagged it as Cymbidium Miss Taipei.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@yashpandey4785]

@@helloplantlovers my absolute pleasure! novice orchid parent here, love from India!

[@Pandacuddless]

Do you know a good company that ships to u.s.? Australian cymbidium orchids look gorgeous.

[@helloplantlovers]

It is not possible to ship live plant material out of Australia - so no.

[@kristineswift9936]

How do you deal with insect infestations on your outdoor orchids? Maybe you are lucky enough to not get mealy bugs or scale, but in Oregon they seem to love my favorite orchids,

[@helloplantlovers]

I have different problems indoors and out doors. There's no magic answer other than vigilance and intervention I'm afraid! Mealy bugs and scale tend to be an indoor problem for me.

[@barrydeutschmann8068]

Matthew I think your “cattleya” 😂 hybrid might have a repicolous laelia in it !

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@evergreen8965]

Maybe, just maybe limit the sliding video effect. I was going to make a drinking game out of it, but I wanted to be sober for the end of the video.

[@helloplantlovers]

Ha! Cheers!

[@michaeln3125]

So glad you restrained yourself ……… NOT ! 😅

[@helloplantlovers]

Me too!

[@danielm.1441]

Go for [zygon]eria or [zygo]neria instead of [zy]goneria or [zyzon]er[ia] 😂

[@helloplantlovers]

All very good suggestions!

[@AnnaBokor-m7s]

Wonderful Matthew. I suffer from severe plant addiction. 😂 However, I find orchids a bit overwhelming to grow. But the beauty is almost overwhelming.

[@helloplantlovers]

They can be at first but once you find what works for you in your conditions....a new addiction will begin! Thanks for watching!