In response to the excerpt from Julian Shaw's article (Orchid Review
Sept-Oct 2007) that I posted on OGD V9 #298, Peter Ceoezen said: Why
is this new rule just for Phragmipedium kovachii and not for all
Lady's Slipper species They are all on CITES Appendix I. It just
does not make any sense,
Hello OGD-ers
After a long period of hospitalization due to a stroke, I am back home again
and have recently
updated the Orchids Australia website with the contents and cover photo of the
August edition.
Other works are in the pipeline to catch up.
You can view the contents of the August
Hi Ogd's
The list below is for species in some of the odder African genera.
AS before, if you have any photos of the species on this list please e-mail
them to me as jpeg files and send to
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Ancistrorhynchus akeassiae
Ancistrohynchos brevifolius
Ancistrorhynchos clandestinus
Dear OGD's
The following species in both genera are all leafless African species, related
to the American Ghost Orchid. They are all smaller plants best mounted on
cork, given moderate shade and watered daily as the roots are growing.
If you have photos of the following please e-mail to
Hello Gerald,
I will give my 2 cents to your questions:
Is algae a problem with respect to the health of the orchid?
Properly watered what orchids would be exposed to algae? What I am
asking is
which orchids commonly available to the average home grower require being so
continuously damp that
Hello Terry,
You could try spraying the under leafs with a weak vinegar water
solution or other weak acidic solution (lemon juice or phosphoric acid
and water). I imagine you would have to spray at regular intervals.
Spraying the sap off before the mildew forms would be preventative.
Mark
Hi All!
Hope you are not getting tired of my lists. I have reworked Angraecum. Out of
a possible 210 species I have listed with photographs only 62 species, so if
you have any photos of the species listed below please send them as jpegs to
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SECTION Angraecum
The attached information arrived today and may be of some interest to
many of us that import/export involving the U.S. I have not yet read
the full regulations and so may be missing some fine interpretation,
but this synopsis bodes ill for everyone except the bureaucrats.
I should draw
Absolutely, beyond a shadow of a doubt, algae can damage roots. I use a mix,
and have done do for a long time (small Perlite and Canadian peat), that dries
uniformly throughout the pot. It has a strong wicking action. This means
that, for my mix, moisture at the top of the pot lasts much
This is the end of the African Angraecoids that are missing from The Internet
Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia. If you have any of the followwing orchids
or photos of them please get in contact with me
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Mystacidium aliceae
Mystacidium flaniganii
Mystacidium nguruense
frank thrall [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly:
Barbara. Look at it this way. None of us would knowingly purchase
illegally imported plants.
A bit of an odd statement.
When someone buys a box of paphs from Asia and has them sent
to their doorstep in the United
Well, of course! By allowing that severe of a development of algae, you are
allowing it to suffocate the roots.
Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info!
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