I'm not sure if it was on this list but an individual was looking for an
orchid nursery in the Bahamas. I had the pleasure of remeeting Nanette and
Coolidge Cartwright today at the Redlands Orchid Festival in Homestead,
Florida. They are the owners of Flamingo Nurseries Ltd. which is located i
"The 9th edition of Euroflora... took place at the... site of the Fiera di
Genova, April 21 May 1 2006...
Some 800 exhibitors from 16 regions of Italy and 17 foreign countries...
Euroflora hosts a vast number of conferences, meetings, workshops and
demonstrations for professionals and the inter
"Agricultural scientists... warned that certain species of... orchids,
found in northeast India, are... severely depleted due to widespread
deforestation and reckless smuggling.
A recent survey found that about seventy orchid species, out of a total
eight hundred which grow in the region consis
"slipper orchid, smuggled into Britain from Malaysia two years ago, may be
returned to its natural habitat.
The Sabah Wildlife Department received confirmation late last month that
British Customs, which seized the Paphiopedilum rothschildanum and other...
orchids from researcher... Lim Sian Ti
"An orchid hybrid... by... Rajkumar Kishor, has been named Aeridovanda Shiv
Sidhu in honour of... the Governor of Manipur...
The flower is fragrant and is a cross between Aerides odoratum (female) and
Vanda stangeana (male).
The fragrance is inherited from A. odoratum while the pink marking on
"the owner of the business, Alan Koch. Approximately 5,000 varieties of
orchids... grow in Gold Country Orchids in rural Lincoln.
...
The orchid is the No. 1 flower, in terms of industry sales, Koch said. It's
even more popular than roses.
... the orchid's show season... runs from the second week
I agree with Carson's Discussion on CITES.
I feel that CITES is nothing more than an impediment in the way of
Legal International Trade. Is there need for rules regulating the
International Trade in Orchids, yes? I feel we need an International
Treaty that not only controls the movement of plan
In response to your questions:
"1) How do you propose that the CITES guys differentiate between plants that
have really been salvaged and plants that have suffered "gratuitous salvage" ?"
CITES has a fairly straight-forward definition of "salvage." If this is
followed, there is no problem, exc
In a message dated 5/19/06 6:02:23 AM, Tom writes:
if I have a plant I can not bloom, I give it to someone else and get a different plant from another source,
Which is what I did. I usually give them two or three years.
I was wondering if any of the botanists among us had any more specific informa
In a message dated 5/19/06 6:02:23 AM, Hermann Amaya writes:
Recently I read a post where the proper labeling method for identifying orchid plants was discussed.
At this time I would like to request a copy of this article by private e-mail or if the author of this post could resubmit it to the li
Great discussions!
Should I be worried if my Renanthera monachica is getting
reddish? It's not spots or the like, more like a flush over the whole
plant. I think it might just be 'tanning', but I have no prior experience
with this genus. One leaf, in the middle of the plant, is looking
si
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