Orchids in the Park, San Francisco 2023

July 29th - 30th
Events


Happening soon! Can't wait. I'll be attending Saturday. Going to limit myself to one orchid this time

 

I ended up getting three orchids; Neomoorea wallisii ($50), Dracula vampira ($35), and Bulbophyllum glebulosum ($20).

Getting a huge speciman size of Neomoorea wallisii for $50 made my day! Been wanting one forever and always size them run around $400 or more. Heck, I even bought a flask from Troy Meyers a week ago just to have the species even though it would take forever to get to to this size. I'm not sure what the table is called but I believe it's the AOS-SF table or community table?

For orchids in the park, I enjoyed it more last year. Just seemed there was more of a diverse selection than this year. I saw a lot more Dracula's which was nice to see. Some were in perfect condition, and some were completely dried out. Also noticed a lot of Nepenthes, especially a variegated one which was very beautiful but was selling for $250.... then again it was a massive plant.

I wish I saw AfriOrchids there. Really wanted some unique bulbos. Also saw a lot of Bulbo phal for crazy prices considering the sizes at different vendors.

 

Thanks Marni!
I was going to say hey if I saw you, but couldn't find you. Were you by where the awarded and display plants? It should be a lot easier to go to the shows next year since I'll be a lot closer to SF instead of having to drive just over 2 hours or more with traffic.