"growers of cymbidium... in Vietnamese Da Lat central highlands... Doan Van Quynh, owner of the Anh Quynh cymbidium farm... at flower markets in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Gia Lai, Kon Tum, and Nha Trang provinces.
Quynh earned... VND900 million (US$56,000) in profit this year... he had to adopt strict cultivation regimes and create an environment most conducive to growing... His 6,000- sq.m farm is... featured in the Da Lat's annual Flower Festival. "... a ten-year pursuit... the cymbidium... " Quynh said... ... in Da Lat. Nguyen Van Minh... is also well-known for... his... cultivating... of... cymbidium. Last year Minh gained profits worth roughly VND2 billion ($124,600) from selling... cymbidium. ... Other famous cymbidium farms in the area like Cao Nguyen and LangBiang... The former was reportedly set to roll out around 10,000 flowerpots and the latter some 5,000 plants [for the Lunar New Year in three weeks]." article URL : http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=24651 photo : http://www.thanhniennews.com/images/newsimages/trieuphuhoa-026-07.jpg *********** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com