[OGD] Catt leaves

2006-03-05 Thread Gail Friesen
Thank you both for these interesting comments. I am wondering if you may be on to something regarding the water. I live in Winnipeg, Canada and we have had the same water source in our city for many years. It is good quality water and experienced growers have said it is excellent for orchids. H

[OGD] Epidendrum raniferum

2006-03-05 Thread Charles Baker
A quick check of the Kew data base indicates that Epidendrum raniferum is now considered a synonym of Epidendrum cristatum. ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania (US)

2006-03-05 Thread viateur . boutot
"Longwood Gardens celebrating its centennial May 12-14, orchid vendors from throughout the United States and South America will arrive at Longwood for a judged orchid show and symposium. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Orchid Society will kick off the event by unveiling a ruffled flower with a li

Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 8, Issue 80

2006-03-05 Thread Shirlee McDaniels
4. What is a Mtssa.? (Juli) - Message: 4 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 21:25:47 -0400 From: "Juli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [OGD] What is a Mtssa.? To: Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dears Just bought a seedling by the name of Mtssa. C.M. Fitch "Hi

Re: [OGD] Cattleya Leaves

2006-03-05 Thread DennisWestler
"I have several catts and mini-catts with leaves that turn black and fall off.  What causes this?  I don't see evidence of insects.  Sometimes the black patch starts with spots throughout the leaf and sometimes it is a gradually-spreading patch. I also have some catts with leaves that are almost

[OGD] Arizona Vanilla in New York

2006-03-05 Thread viateur . boutot
From a news release : "Arizona Vanilla... to participate in the Vanilla and Chocolate Extravaganza Weekend of the New York Botanical Gardens Annual Orchid Show. Arizona Vanilla Company, a[n]... online retailer and distributor of... specialty seasonings has been invited to present at the annual

Re: [OGD] Re : Epidendrum

2006-03-05 Thread Dalton Holland Baptista
Mike, we do consider them as syns. here in Brazil, thus the name to be used is Epid. cristatum as it is older. BTW mine is blooming now. Cheers, Dalton At 11:19 5/3/2006, you wrote: Hi All, Can somebody clarify something for me please. I have a plant (flowering now)  which was given to me a lon

Re: [OGD] Cattleya Problems

2006-03-05 Thread IrisCohen
Gail Friesen writes: I have several catts and minicatts with leaves that turn black and fall off.   What causes this?   I don't see evidence of insects. You may have a bacterial rot. Keep your orchids cleaner & don't overwater. What is your temperature range? How many hours do you have the lights

Re: [OGD] Miltassia

2006-03-05 Thread IrisCohen
In a message dated 3/4/06 11:16:08 PM, The Tuckers write: Miltonias tend to like their 'creature comforts' so keep this one cool to intermediate. Actually, offhand I don't know of any Miltassias or Alicearas that were made with Miltoniopsis. They are made with Brazilian Miltonias, which are genera

[OGD] Re : Epidendrum

2006-03-05 Thread Mike O'Connor
Hi All, Can somebody clarify something for me please. I have a plant (flowering now)  which was given to me a long time ago (about 1969). The plant originally came from Brazil and I seem to think that it was called Epidendrum raniferum. However in that useful little book by Julian Kenny ("Nat

[OGD] winning big in Tokyo

2006-03-05 Thread viateur . boutot
Tokyo, Feb. 18... at the 16th Japan Grand Prix International Orchid Festival... The Phalaenopsis stuartiana, grown by the Taiwan Sugar Co... displayed together with the winner of the festival's "Japan Grand Prix"... The "Japan Grand Prix" was awarded to a masdevallia plant named "lovely" by its