There is no such thing as ONE orchid....

[fabricdragon]

Just like M&Ms or French Fries there is no such thing as a singular orchid....

oh sure, you may start with just one, but they are followed by "just one more" orchid in the same fashion as  one potato chip is inevitably followed by "one more" potato chip... or  "just one BPAl imp"  is inevitably followed by buying boxes to store your collection in

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[amergina]

*snort*

Yeah, half the time, my converstations with mom start with "So, I bought another orchid..."

I'm at 11.

[fabricdragon]

11? i might have 11 in the basement....
and 11 more on one hanging area.. and 11 more in pots.. and we are not counting the back wall of the mounted orchid area, because i really am afraid to and my husband reads this LJ.....

let me know if we are likley ever going to be in strike range of the same orchid show. we can enable each other..

[fizzgig_bites]

Shopping in groups is more expensive.

At one time, I had over a hundred and they weren't miniatures. They filled my backyard when I lived in Miami, FL. Sadly, most of them are still there because I can't support them here.

Maybe I will check out miniatures but my husband will likely kill me though I'm not dead yet...

[fabricdragon]

mini orchids are addictive. check out white oak orchids, andy's orchids, parkside orchid nursery and J&L orchids.......
i get most of mine on mounts because i overwater, but many of them are able to do well in pots or mounts. and there is something to be said for having a botanical garden's worth of species, in a corner of your room.

aw, cmon.. just one itty bitty little orchid? fits under lights, easy to care for... stays small........

[ladyfox7oaks]

"i feel i have to warn all of you to shop in teams. perhaps if we travel as a group we can figure out how the hypnosis is working......

oh wait, that never worked in yarn shops did it?"
...

Oh H*lls no it doesn't work!!! I go into a yarn shop with a friend who knits- I DON'T KNIT.. And I STILL Walk out with three skeins of Alpaca!!!! (Mind you- it was a Gorgeous Green and a delightful dark purple,... and I'm SURE I can find someone who'll be willing to knit it up for me if I paid them for their time... and... )

[fabricdragon]

well alpaca in dark green and purple? you HAD to buy that. that hardly counts, does it?

[fabricdragon]

by the way, i can teach you to knit.. its very very easy.....

[plushabilities]

Sounds like my mom ^_^

Honestly, I'm not sure how many she has. I DO know that one blooms every years on the exact date of my parents' anniversary, and that we have at LEAST one or two in each room of the house, but beyond that...

And she hasn't even been to an orchid show ^_^;

[fabricdragon]

well, find a local orchid show or nursery and take her for mothers day!
better than those overpriced "mothers day brunches" the restaurants try to foist onto you....

[wren08]

Doesn't work in fabric stores either, I've found....