Re: [OGD] Kovachii

Bill, Phrag kovachii is not that hard to grow. I have seen hundreds thriving and they are all larger than 3" leafspans. One has almost 12" wingspread. Their grower isn't doing anything different than most other phrags. So, please don't label Pk unfairly as difficult to grow. And Peter, Come

[OGD] Epipactis helleborine

E. helleborine is definitely wide spread, and while it may be technically invasive, I cannot see how it would pose much of a problem here in the Northeast. I see it everywhere in Cutchogue , LI, and I have even seen it growing within 2 blocks of my house here in Queens. However, there is a big diff

Re: [OGD] phal lindenii

Julia wrote: > >Hi everyone, > >I have owned a Phal lindeni for several years and it has never had more >than 2 or 3 leaves on it, although it blooms every year. I grow it >mounted on tree fern with a sphagnum pad, and as it has been on that >tree fern since I bought it the roots are fairly well i

[OGD] Pk seedlings are easy to grow.

  Bill,   Concerning your post "Kovachii"  I take it you mean Phragmipedium kovachii, (note small letter k) commonly referred to as Pk on public forums.   You speak of Pk seedlings "being impossible to grow." I totally disagree One very experienced Phrag grower/exhibitor/vendor

[OGD] Kovachii

There have been hybrids made by legal sources in Peru..They do every bit as badly from flask as the species.  Kovachii plants (seedlings) are impossible to grow as far as I or anyone growing them knows..3000 ft is still not good for growing Kovachii..That is a fact..buyer beware..this is not

[OGD] some feedback on ELISA virus testing

Hello all --- this is our experience with ELISA for detecting viruses in Phalaenopsis mother plants used for cloning stock -- 1) ELISA is not a very reliable test, giving negative results when the virus titer is low and below "detection". 2) ORSV and CyMV are very virulent in Phalaenopsis and the

[OGD] Peruvian Orchid Species

Hello to all   The Peruvian Orchid Club is trying to define the current list of Peruvian Orchid species. At the time, and working with IPNI, MoBot´s and Kew´s database plus our own experience here in Peru our current list (eliminating all synonyms), shows around 3200 species in 280 genera.   Per

[OGD] Virus

I have been monitoring the thread on Virus but have not had time to contribute. In 1986, I bought the remains of the Shaffer Phalaenopsis stud bench. At that time people were becoming increasingly aware of virus in older collections. I wanted to test all of the breeding stock so I would not

[OGD] Phal. lindenii

I grow Phal. lindenii in pots two different ways, after twenty years of growing this species. In one, I use very coarse fir bark in plastic pots, in the other I use very loose New Zealand Sphagnum in terra cotta pots. I allow the moss to go nearly dry between waterings, but not as dry as "