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Another local plant show 2009


Gbarce

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There is goung to be another plant show over at these parts this coming weekened till next weekend. I has some business near the site so I dropped by to take a look at thing still being set up.

Its not officially open yet but its interesting to get an look-see of what's in store in the commercial section.

Here are some early sneek peeks.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Variegated Aslenium nidus-- notice the forking on the leaf tips too. I get the impression though that this variety is being cloned.

Variegated anthurium

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

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gene,i am curious who buys this stuff? is it affordable enough for the "peasantry,"or just the "landed gentry?"

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Well most of the stuff I photograph (for the amusement of PALMTALK) are the really unusual and collectible stuff so for what you see on this post it would be the "landed gentry".

But the photographs that I take are in no way representative of what's available. These plant shows/commercial sections have an very very wide range of plants available ranging from the dirt cheap to the "arm and a leg" type deals.

The collector market over here is very very thin so bulk of the stuff offered are really everyday (but still somewhat special) stuff that normal people can afford.

For ordinary plants prices here are typically just a fraction of the prices in the US. For collectible plants however the pricing is very elastic and very subjective. I've noticed that a lot of vendors have a different price depending on who's asking.

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

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Yes... I notice that. If Scott ask about plants in Indonesia, he would get charged 'bule' price, so when we were living there, I usually asked him which one he wanted and came back without him... lol.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

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Yes... I notice that. If Scott ask about plants in Indonesia, he would get charged 'bule' price, so when we were living there, I usually asked him which one he wanted and came back without him... lol.

Regards, Ari :)

:lol:

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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That's funny Ari. I guess its a necessary evil in a market system where haggling is the norm.

Beyond the regular stuff though, the really collectible plants have an even protocol. A lot of times if the actual proprietor is not in the stall the sales girls will actually tell you that they don't have a price for the plant yet. What this actually means is that "my boss will have to be the one to speak to you about the price so he can size you up". If the price isn't open to the general public it would most likely be beyond my means anyway. THat particular collectible plant is being targetted for the really BIG spenders.

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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i usually get charged "bule price" but they will knock off a few thousand rupiah if i throw a little bahasa indonesia at em :lol:

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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hows the exchange rate there for US dollars,gene?

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Just to illustrate the range of prices-- These crotons (about 2 to 3 feet tall) are priced at P150 each so thats roughly a little over $3 each. Plus you can haggle it a little lower if you buy a lot.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

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http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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The small agave stricta in front is P800 so that's $16 and the bigger ones at the back are P1500 so that's $30. But you can still haggle that down a bit. Its a relatively new variety over here so its not yet dirt cheap but maybe after a year you'll get a significant decrease in price. Its all about supply and demand and what the local market is fancying at the moment.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

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http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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This Variegated Caryota is about 2 feet tall and the variegation looks consistently prominent-- P5000 or a little over $100

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

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Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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On the other end of the spectrum here are some of the plants that they don't disclose the price to the general public.

A very nice cultivar of Anthurium Gemininii (?)

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Also a definite collectible-- a very nicely variegated Kapok tree. You need to talk to the proprietor directly for this one. On second thought it might not be a Kapok-- hmmm can anyone ID?

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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