tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post1988941397956504319..comments2024-02-23T01:18:53.139-08:00Comments on A Rose is a Rose...: Conservatory at Golden Gate - OrchidsMashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-7141205407429464062011-04-01T20:11:40.401-07:002011-04-01T20:11:40.401-07:00Thank you, sweetbay and sierrafoothill. I am glad ...Thank you, sweetbay and sierrafoothill. I am glad you liked them.Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-45590965946560590672011-04-01T20:09:24.209-07:002011-04-01T20:09:24.209-07:00Beautiful Photos and wonderful post!Beautiful Photos and wonderful post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-24174098661798573292011-04-01T19:43:16.133-07:002011-04-01T19:43:16.133-07:00I really enjoyed seeing these orchids ~ all beauti...I really enjoyed seeing these orchids ~ all beautiful and such diversity!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-67399877876907460432011-03-31T20:16:00.109-07:002011-03-31T20:16:00.109-07:00Thank you, HHG, I am glad you stopped by.
Thank y...Thank you, HHG, I am glad you stopped by.<br /><br />Thank you, Richard, for your compliments and for confirming the ID of #2. I am learning!<br /><br />Thank you, Carolyn, I am glad you liked my pictures.<br /><br />Hello, Lisa, nice to meet you. It looks like you live in the area, I need to check out your blog:).Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-39588363475986431822011-03-31T18:30:20.685-07:002011-03-31T18:30:20.685-07:00Great to see pictures from the conservatory at gol...Great to see pictures from the conservatory at golden gate! One of my favorite places to visit on a rainy day. And beautiful pictures too!LisaJenningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02172030894973198480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-6616405434848212012011-03-31T17:20:33.292-07:002011-03-31T17:20:33.292-07:00I really had no idea there were so many orchids--s...I really had no idea there were so many orchids--so beautiful and unusual. your photos are great.Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardenshttp://carolynsshadegardens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-82239260147523895512011-03-31T14:09:09.167-07:002011-03-31T14:09:09.167-07:00Very nice photography. As was mentioned above, #2 ...Very nice photography. As was mentioned above, #2 is Maxillaria tenuefolia.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454848019101115448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-75937912223395399852011-03-31T12:45:06.118-07:002011-03-31T12:45:06.118-07:00Just simply gorgeous!Just simply gorgeous!Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-8440173706739834932011-03-31T10:42:31.264-07:002011-03-31T10:42:31.264-07:00Thank you, VW. I am glad you stopped by.
Alistair...Thank you, VW. I am glad you stopped by.<br /><br />Alistair, thank you, and I don't grow them either:(. I did a post awhile ago on photography, but by and large there is nothing but practice and practice (a good camera helps too).Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-11888137960488614392011-03-31T10:17:19.218-07:002011-03-31T10:17:19.218-07:00Masha, your Orchids are truly beautiful. You know ...Masha, your Orchids are truly beautiful. You know that I am unable to grow them so no chance of me identifying them.Oh and by the way its time you passed on some of your photography skills.Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-84973965419633770502011-03-31T09:24:43.978-07:002011-03-31T09:24:43.978-07:00Such vivid colors - they make me smile!Such vivid colors - they make me smile!VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-83237342133474764812011-03-31T07:53:43.356-07:002011-03-31T07:53:43.356-07:00Lisa and Robb, thanks for stopping by, and I am so...Lisa and Robb, thanks for stopping by, and I am sorry about lack of fragrance. Fragrance is often elusive for me too.<br /><br />Thank you, Beth, and I had no idea either, but that's what the Conservatory's booklet says:). Every time I see an orchid for sale I want to try it, but I have no hope of it surviving, so I usually pass...<br /><br />Thank you, Andrea, for identifying some more Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-74767192497295487722011-03-31T07:18:29.754-07:002011-03-31T07:18:29.754-07:00Gorgeous, gorgeous flower photos! I've found y...Gorgeous, gorgeous flower photos! I've found your blog through another and am now your new follower.Southwest Cottage Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775924772350439160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-91387642368423645652011-03-31T06:05:39.152-07:002011-03-31T06:05:39.152-07:00Although we have lots of orchids here, your photos...Although we have lots of orchids here, your photos really showed they are so gorgeous and have very unique shape and colours!p3chandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103679390426867817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-23557881639500109972011-03-31T00:12:22.878-07:002011-03-31T00:12:22.878-07:00Hahaha, those are gorgeous orchids, especially tho...Hahaha, those are gorgeous orchids, especially those which i havent seen yet. Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium and Lady Slippers or Paphiopedillum are common here but those in the first few photos are unfamiliar for me. I like One's comment above, that they stopped dancing when she got them, i like her humor! BTW, #s 9, 12, 14 are Phalaenopsis also. Number 14, i think, is endemic to us, it is a tigerAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-38457916692022036142011-03-30T21:23:27.976-07:002011-03-30T21:23:27.976-07:00I had no idea that one in ten flowers on earth is ...I had no idea that one in ten flowers on earth is an orchid. Wow, we are blessed! Orchids are amazing! What a beautiful collection and an amazing post! I have the same issues as Shannon with my cats. Next winter I might try Orchids in a terrarium.PlantPostingshttp://plantpostings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-68645571050824460722011-03-30T19:55:42.527-07:002011-03-30T19:55:42.527-07:00Maxillaris smells like coconut? Mine bloomed for ...Maxillaris smells like coconut? Mine bloomed for the first time this year, and I didn't notice any scent at all.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-59574824614875569312011-03-30T19:38:23.321-07:002011-03-30T19:38:23.321-07:00Thank you, Giga, I am happy to hear from you.
Tha...Thank you, Giga, I am happy to hear from you.<br /><br />Thank you, Olga, I am glad you like my pictures. I appreciate your encouragement.Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-28216447044215342262011-03-30T16:54:52.709-07:002011-03-30T16:54:52.709-07:00Gorgeous flowers and amazing pictures! You are so ...Gorgeous flowers and amazing pictures! You are so good at photography!Olga Poltavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-3911644863067715882011-03-30T16:35:35.552-07:002011-03-30T16:35:35.552-07:00Z ochotą te piekności pooglądałabym na własne oczy...Z ochotą te piekności pooglądałabym na własne oczy, ale nie mogłam, więc dziekuję za piękne zdjęcia. PozdrawiamGigahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706670738884178087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-90191803698430015742011-03-30T12:08:23.859-07:002011-03-30T12:08:23.859-07:00Thank you, Christina, for your lovely compliments....Thank you, Christina, for your lovely compliments. I am glad to know I am not alone in killing every in-house orchid I possess. I tried growing the fragrant ones, which besides being fragrant looked really beautiful in the store too, but died a slow death in my house. I am glad you know how to grow cymbidiums, that's more than I can do:)Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-90312877827726754802011-03-30T09:58:19.865-07:002011-03-30T09:58:19.865-07:00Gosh, these orchids are gorgeous! Besides the two ...Gosh, these orchids are gorgeous! Besides the two cymbidium orchids that I am happily growing, I am have never really been bitten by the orchid bug, but your absolutely stunning photos could change that. What still will prevent this is that I have killed each and any orchid in the house up to now, most likely due to the the low humidity that I am having here, too.<br />I didn't know that the organicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-91332077754908921662011-03-30T07:44:37.397-07:002011-03-30T07:44:37.397-07:00Thank you, James, I wish I knew - I would have sme...Thank you, James, I wish I knew - I would have smelled it!<br /><br />Thank you, Dani.<br /><br />Thank you, Shannon, I feel exactly like you - I admire them from a distance too. And my houseplants are also sadly neglected...Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-72746212572536971722011-03-30T06:46:44.472-07:002011-03-30T06:46:44.472-07:00I don't grow orchids, either. I'm much be...I don't grow orchids, either. I'm much better with outside plants, my houseplants suffer from a combination of my forgetfulness and being chewed on by the cat. I do admire orchids, though. Thanks for the beautiful pictures!A Work In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076863943914879567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791015846743839791.post-13970053999135401742011-03-30T05:44:54.223-07:002011-03-30T05:44:54.223-07:00BEAUTIFUL !BEAUTIFUL !Dani P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14480088629814543163noreply@blogger.com