Phrag Memoria Dick Clements

This is a cross between Phrag besseae and Phrag sargentianum. It is one of the earlier besseae hybrids, which were the first red/orange Phrag hybrids. It has won numerous awards for its great color. I never really liked it for some reason until now, now that my own plant is flowering.

Foothills Orchid Society Show 2008

The orchid society of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the FOS, has their annual show and sale in October. This was my first time attending it. Above are some photos I took there. In order they are: Paph Saint Armel, Paph Harold Koopowitz, Paph Lynleigh Koopowitz, Paph Vanda M Pearman, Paph helenae, and Paph charlesworthii. The show was less than half the size of the Edmonton show (which is in my home city) but there were some nice plants. Best of all I finally got the orchid fix I needed in the form of purchases!