sparkling white!

Beautiful!

ah rare indeed : )

Well done Sticki! Lovely to see this...are you a hardy orchid enthusiast? I would like to grow some, but not too much luck so far!

How lovely it's a joy to see :o))

Gorgeous!!! I lost my white one from last year. ;o(

Fabulous, Sticki. Is it outside? I see some snowdrops behind.

many thanks everyone,

out of the orchids karen i think i might love these best!

it was outside all summer and autumn klahanie but i brought it inside in january! behind it is part of a maidenhair fern.

Oh that is so beautiful....

Oh what , Sticki ? How beaut it that ?

Wow, that is lovely Sticki, pure White is gorgeous!

what a superb flower & early even by pleione standards, well done ST. Mine are only just thinking about starting to get a move-on. Wonderful photo, your now 'hooked' are'nt you ?? Do NOT look at ebay pleione sales ST, it is fatal, & it's now peak selling time.

Exquisite, lovely to see something so unusual and in flower so early.

Many many thanks one and all! I love the white janey, thanks DD, wildrose and driad

Bampy you got me started on these, so a very big thank you to you, they are amazing aren't they, the purple one is very nearly there, maybe tomorrow?
eBay bampy? What's that?! ;-)))
If you see me making a comment tomorrow that there is no tea you will know I bid all my money on a new pleione!

It's very beautiful!!! There's several varieties which grow outside at the San Diego Zoo. They are large and spectacular when in bloom.

walk away from the ebay light ST, there is no know cure for pleioneitis ! I started off with a few Tongariro, that led onto the harder stuff , the Shantungs & before I knew it I was hooked on Forrestii. Personally I think I'm too late looking at your snow white formosana, your hooked ! LOL ;-)))

Very beautiful flower Sticki, and so purest white. Goodness Bampy I'd never remember all the names.

delonix can you get a picture please? they sound lovely

bampy you are very naughty ~ telling me about more of them!!! i shall be forced to look them up now!!!

thanks linda ~ i have to rely on the labels but im sure the squirrels steal them!

ooops, have a look at these [note ~ not ebay!]

http://www.albiflora.be/plantdetail.php?id=211

http://www.albiflora.be/plantdetail.php?id=232

might be doing a little research!!

there is a rare plants fair near me in autumn I think - have to go there this year...
very nice one:)

thanks kasy ~ i think you are right about the fair ~ i googled the other day and saw:

http://www.rareplantfair.co.uk/fairs/2013-high-glanau-manor,-nr-monmouth.aspx

and

http://www.rareplantfair.co.uk/fairs/2013-llanover-house,-nr-abergavenny.aspx

[second one part of a food festival?!!!]

Oh what a beauty Sticki.....ebay or not tebay!!!

um well, i did look but dont tell bampy!!!

[got this one from a plant fair last year]

I might look for pewter otters and the like....

thats a good idea!

real otters are lovely too!

Yes but they make a mess of the fishpond. I love otters too Sticki. My sister's neighbour in Suffolk had koi fish in his fishpond and kept finding them decapitated in the garden. It was otters. They now have the pond covered.

Well....just spent a good 20 mins on ebay looking at pewter otters and other animals and english pointers....could easily have a go with the mosaicy bits and there's a lovely pointer pint glass for D.!!

Otters are lovely in the wild but as you say Lindak, nowhere near your fish pond!

didnt realise they were in suffolk ~ must look out next time i go there!

decapitated is not nice!

sounds perfect lulu!

Sounds pricey!!

oh dear!......back to the charity shop?

usually the Llanover Garden was open in spring. Went there twice:
Here is the little reminder:
http://www.growsonyou.com/visit/show/442-llanover-garden.
This year it is open to the public in September - looking forward to see it then.
Not so sure about Abergavenny food festival - don't like crowds, lol.

thanks kasy ~ dont let me forget in september!

write down in you diary - coming to visit friends in SE Wales;-)

thanks kasy! nice plan!

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Absolutely gorgeous!

thanks bernieh, i love them too!

WOW!!! terrific color:-)))

thanks junna, i expect you have plants like this too dont you?