To buy or not to buy???

Yes! Go for it

Ooh, thats beautiful.

O.K. you can buy it, its a real beauty Alex.

What plant is it Alexandra please, looks like an Orchid but then I am not too sure - lovely colour whatever it is!

It's a Cymbidium Orchid. It is gorgeous, I love it and I want it!!!
I was really after a yellow Orchid of any kind.

Truth only known she has already bought it,
I am getting to know her now.lol
I bet her chidren eat at the grandparents theses days.!!!

LOL...ha ha ha ha ha... Brian.... that was so funny. In reality I haven't bought it yet but I am soooo tempted.
Need to pay my bills first and feed my kids and if there is any left over IT IS MINE!!!

Thanks Annella and Yorkshire....I get to blame you when my hubby gives me the look.

Thanks Cinderella.

Oh if I was you I would starve the kids and rent out the husband for a few days make some money and go and buy it Alexandra :o) lol

BUY!

You guys are BAD...I can see my kids starving and my hubby up for rent. ;o)))

To Buy ! :o)))

Alex the yellow version of the Cymbidium is more common than the one you are coveting,they sell them in the supermarkets in the UK around this time of year most come here from Holland.

i would buy it Alex, dont look back and regret it, buy it ;o)

You need to buy it and this is why. The orchid is like a pair of beautiful shoes. You need a pair of shoes, the ones you want are too expensive, so you buy something that's OK but not quite right. They don't look right, they don't feel right, and then you wind up buying a second or even a third pair to console yourself for leaving the good shoes in the shop. By that time you've spent more money than you would have if you'd just bought the good shoes to begin with. So buy the orchid. It will haunt you if you don't. I know it's a silly analogy but hey, it works for me if I'm trying to justify a purchase!

Brian, how much do they go for in the UK???

Thanks San, that's what I keep telling myself. I'm going that way tomorrow....

Lauram, that is an analogy that would never work with my hubby. lol
Too bad it's not my birthday...

Thanks Hywel. ;o)
It's a big plant so it's kind of hard blending it in with the others...

If I saw that for sale I would never be able to pass it up.

Lauram....it's called ballet bill, private english lessons bill, three day school trip bill, and then we move to the normal monthly bills and food shopping bills...
I'm still going back tomorrow and whatever will be will be.

Alex depending on size any thing from £15/£30 but you could pay a lot more in posh Garden Ctrs

Alex why you paying for english lessons,you could do that yourself, and buy your orchid with what you save. your English is not bad.lol

The English lessons are for my daughter. If she decides to continue, in two years she will have a license to teach.
I've been sending here since 2nd grade. My oldest son as well but he didn't want to continue (he stopped two years ago).

Alex that sounds very worth while ,you say a licence ,is it a degree, that means she could teach in schools.that would be a good start for here.

Brian, yes she get her degree first and then she can apply for a license. She will be able to teach in schools or open up her own private foreign language tutorial..
I'm not holding my breath as she's starting to complain that it's getting really hard. I had a look at her books and some of the subjects are boring and technical...not really hard.

Oh Alex, I understand, but that is a really beautiful orchid. I have the same problem.....electric bill, phone bill, gas bill, the vets, food, car repairs....and now we are getting into the warmer weather so my tenant will be running her air conditioner non-stop after a winter of running the heat at full blast and walking around in shorts (while I either sweat or freeze downstairs, depending on the season, because she runs up the bills so high). Someone's heading for a rent increase real soon.

Hit her with the increase Lauram then you won't have to suffer. I've decided that if I don't buy it now I will buy it in a couple of months when I go back to work.

oh, and she borrowed my hose for some reason and then threw it on top of the Spigelia and the wood ferns. She needs an increase just for doing that.

Alexandramou:

One can never have enough orchids. lol! :>)

I'm posting a pics of my $3.00 white Cattleya orchid tonight.

Yeap, one can never have enough orchids....but this one is 30.00euros. I've decided it's mine...just need to get down to the shop soon.

Alexandra:

Great! It seems like a fair price. Sometimes named hybrid Cymbidiums can be expensive here...around 20 - 50 dollars.

Oh good....that makes me feel better.

Alexandramou:

Great!

The common ones we usually can get for free from people we know here.

Well Good morning to you too. Make me feel good and then take it away. Have a good night sleep then??? ;o)

:>)

I went to the shop for my orchid and it was sold :o(
They are bringing more on Tuesday...hurray.

Go on, Go on do it :D:D

buy buy its a beuty BBFB :)))

Too late guys.... SOLD

Alexandramou:

If you like it...you must buy it. I've played the ambivalence game in the past and have lost out.
:>(

I lost as well.....I went back again to see if there were any new ones in....none.
Oh well, when they bring some in I will buy it this time.

Alexandramou:

Not sure how common the burgundy-colored Cymbiums are there. Do you know if they're common?

In recent years here, it has become pretty common. Many years ago it used to be rare and very expensive.

They are not very common here Delonix. I've only seen them being sold in one shop so far and from what I've been reading at a normal price....around 35euros. I'm sure if I look aound I'll find them in other shops as well....but at what price?

Alexandramou:

I hope can find one for a reasonable price there!

I saw on this color at the San Diego Zoo yesterday (Mar. 26, 2011). It was on display...which they commonly do there with many plants. I'll post a pics today.