[OGD] Central Vancouver Island Orchid Society / Nanaimo, British Columbia (Canada)

Central Vancouver Island Orchid Society. ... has between 65 and 80 members... a recent border crackdown that has made it a lot more difficult to import... [orchids] [could you provide details about that crackdown ?] shows are used both to show off plants and to get others interested in orchid

[OGD] Dendrobium Kimilsungia / cult of personality (Korea)

President Kim Il Sung... Kimilsungia named after him... In April... 1965... Kim Il Sung... visit to Indonesia. When he was on a visit to the Bogor Botanical Gardens, the then Indonesian president Sukarno said to him that a newly-bred beautiful and rare [?] flower of the orchid family was to be

[OGD] ID a Cymbidium species possibly Cymbidium reptans

Dear Members; I bought a species Cymbidium and I would like to find more information about it. I think it is called Cymbidium reptans , but I am not sure. it is a hot weather Cymbidium possibly from China with pendulous mustard yellow flowers, possibly scented. Does anyone on the list know

Re: [OGD] ID a Cymbidium species possibly Cymbidium reptans

Checking the Kew Monocot Checklist (www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/) it is listed syn. Bulbophyllum nutans var. nutans. (http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/qsearch.do) Lee - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: orchids@orchidguide.com Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 11:27 AM Subject:

[OGD] Dendrobium chrysanthum

Greetings - What is the best way to physically grow this plant? All the photos that I've seen seem to show pendant foliage, though my newly-acquired plant is a cluster of reed-like stems. I now have read that the individual canes can reach 6-8' (0ver 2.5m!). How do members grow this? Potted?