[OGD] Taiwan's butterfly exports...

FYI: 47 million pots of butterfly orchids were produced in Taiwan last year, with half being exported to Japan, mainland China, Hong Kong, the United States and Vietnam. full news story : http://english.www.gov.tw/index.jsp?action=cnacnaid=5398 Viateur

[OGD] Doritis or Phalaenopsis?

Can anyone confirm whether or not Doritis pulcherima has been reclassified as Phalaenopsis pulcherima? I saw it listed as Phalaenopsis (formerly Doritis) pulcherima somewhere on the web (and of course now I can't remember where--perhaps an online catalog), and just wanted to check to see if anyone

[OGD] Who was/is Joannne Brown?

Alan Koch says in his article on breeding mini cattleyas in Orchid Digest magazine, that he was influenced by several southern California hybridizers, one of whom was Joanne Brown. I've never heard of Ms. Brown. Can anyone give me a brief bio? K Barrett N Calif, USA