Re: [OGD] Masdevallia veitchiana

2008-03-02 Thread DennisWestler
In a message dated 3/1/08 3:04:48 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > "Masdevallia veitchiana should be moist at all times and > prefers a balanced (20-20-20) fertilizer every two weeks at one-half > strength [too strong !]." Viateur comments that the recommended fertilizer

[OGD] to touch or not to touch

2008-03-02 Thread viateur . boutot
"Q:Does it hurt to touch the flowers?... A: Occasionally, the petals and sepals of the buds get caught in themselves and require manual intervention to open correctly. Other times, the flowers get twisted on a stem, perhaps stuck against a leaf or flower sheath. And there is always the possibil

[OGD] 75-year-old Caattleya lueddemanniana

2008-03-02 Thread viateur . boutot
"Q: How long will an orchid live?... A: ... Art Chadwick Sr tells the following story: "The year was 1947. I was... learning to raise orchids from the old estate growers in Pennsylvania. One afternoon, the head grower of a large greenhouse operation handed me an outstanding variety of the n

[OGD] photo / Fakahatchee Strand, Florida (US)

2008-03-02 Thread viateur . boutot
caption : "Donna Glann Smyth walks through the Fakahatchee Strand in Florida" http://wtimg.ny.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=WT&Date=20080229&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=802290416&Ref=AR&Profile=1021&title=1&MaxW=550&MaxH=540 ___ the OrchidGuide Digest

[OGD] art / Brusque, Santa Catarina (Brasil)

2008-03-02 Thread viateur . boutot
"artista brusquense Éderson Simas... telas que têm como tema central a flor orquídea. ... óleo sobre tela. se encantou com o cultivo de suas próprias orquídeas. “Da magia representada por minhas orquídeas, nasceu a inspiração para buscar, em materiais inusitados, formas e cores; representar um

[OGD] Cumbria (UK)

2008-03-02 Thread viateur . boutot
"species... 300 are found in Europe [so little !] and up to 26 in Cumbria [county in the extreme North West of England] plus some sub-species and crosses. Most are rare or very rare and are easily disturbed... of the 25 British orchids listed in the Red Book, two are now thought to be extinct,

[OGD] art / Cohasset, Massachusetts (US)

2008-03-02 Thread viateur . boutot
"inside the South Shore Art Center... A weekly botanical art class... Led by... botanical artist Sarah Roche, the all-female class is a mixture of beginners and seasoned botanical artists. ... Many of the women were attracted to the class because of its interesting subject, a few of them are avid

Re: [OGD] Paph. Nomenclature

2008-03-02 Thread IrisCohen
In a message dated 3/2/08 6:01:42 AM, Jose writes: > I am also in need of the list of the accepted names for hybridization by > RHS. > For the most part, they follow the Kew Checklist of Monocots. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/prepareChecklist.do;jsessionid=907C1662EE94EA4433BE1E 9 Iris ***