I have a plant of Pot. Memoria Shirley Moore 'Newberry' (Blc. Crowfield x Sc.
Beaufort). It is a mature plant that has bloomed for several years. One of
the grandparents is C. bicolor, the inheritance in the flowers is very
strong.
However, the plant is entirely unifoliate. I thought the
In a message dated 11/16/06 6:03:07 AM, Frikkie writes:
Does anybody know who the AOS registrar of awards is and how I can get hold
of him?
It's on the AOS Web site.
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In a message dated 11/13/06 6:03:05 AM, I wrote:
I just bought a piece of something labeled Phrag. longifolium var. gracile.
There is a page in a site called PhragWeb that tells about it. They even have a picture. Elsewhere I found an awarded one, Phrag. longifolium v. gracile 'Birchwood',
I love these. Just solved one in the bonsai department.
I just bought a piece of something labeled Phrag. longifolium var. gracile. Now longifolium is a standard sized plant. This one is apparently a dwarf. Vegetatively, it looks like pearcei. Seller claims it never gets any bigger. The flower
In a message dated 10/29/06 6:02:39 AM, I wrote:
Now they are both excepted species.
Of course I meant accepted. The moral is don't write e-mails late at night.
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In a message dated 10/28/06 6:02:50 AM, Viateur writes:
AOS Bulletin, October 1992, page 996.
Thanks, but I don't have old AOS Bulletins. Not sure if our club library does. Would anyone be kind enough to scan it for me? I can receive JPEG or PDF.
Iris
Mine is growing, but hasn't bloomed yet. I plan to give it a cool rest in the guest room this year. There are two photos on the Web that purport to be C. meirax, but they are completely different. If you just Google on the name, you should find them. I think one is Jay Pfahl's. Does anyone know
This species used to be around under the name Den. arachnites, but right now nobody seems to be selling it. I'd like to have it for comparison with Den. unicum. Does anyone know where I can get Den. dickasonii?
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In a message dated 10/19/06 6:03:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't like the large Sophronitis concept and keep them separated. Sophronitis purpurata aches in my ears!
Me too, although my amateur opinion does not count. I understood this swollen Sophronitis is a temporary expedient until
This just in re Tolumnia:
We will be accepting this genus soon but I am awaiting the final
decisions on some other groups for Genera Orchid. before I make
them.
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In a message dated 10/18/06 6:03:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Have you seen a Provisional award published in AQ?
That's what provisional means. The award is not published until the orphan plant has a proper name. All this hoo-ha is making me more determined than ever to get one of these
In a message dated 10/17/06 6:03:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Why not call the man-made cross P. Richteri (note the capital R)?
There are some complicated rules nowadays about naming the cultivated equivalent of a natural hybrid. A lot depends on the dates. If the man-made hybrid was
In a message dated 10/15/06 6:43:42 PM, Jose writes:
as long as the AOS keeps using the World Checklist of the Monocotyledons (Royal Botanical Gardens Kew) as their nomenclatural authority, the Brassavola will not be judged by the name you have listed.
It doesn't matter. If I present the plant
In a message dated 10/15/06 6:43:42 PM, Lee Moore writes:
I believe that richteri is a species and not a hybrid.
P. richteri is a natural hybrid, as stated. The cultivated equivalent is P. Taras.
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In a message dated 10/13/06 6:05:57 PM, Cynthia writes:
B. "bahiensis" an unpublished horticultural epithet,
Exactly. Now will somebody please publish it. Unfortunately, the judges didn't even notice the little thing at our show. They were busy awarding a bushel basket of Orpha. radicans. The
"I think you should set up a voluntary subscription system. (One can watch PBS or listen to public radio without subscribing too, and probably 90% do, but fortunately enough people think it's important enough to subscribe that they have operating funds) What you have is every bit as much of a
This is so frustrating. Masd. tuerckheimii has 16 flowers on it, and is in near perfect condition after the idiotic summer we just had. It also did fine under lights last winter. But so far I can't find another single Pleurothallid that does as well. Rstp. brachypus is fine, but it is hardly a
In a message dated 10/4/06 6:03:36 AM, Kathy writes:
I know I'm bad at math I need my barefoot toes to count past 10 but, the latest ploidy post has me stumped? Is it even possible? What would the plant look like??
I'm not sure, but I think you mean my reference to Phal. Golden Emperor 'Sweet.'
In a message dated 10/1/06 6:03:51 AM, Giles Smith writes:
3 years ago I bought a nice Phalaenopsis schilleriana 'Pink Butterfly." It was a meristem propagation. The next year it produced a nice inflorescence and also another growth that first appeared to be a normal inflorescence but soon
In a message dated 9/1/06 6:02:24 AM, Eric writes:
However, there is a big difference between the behavior I have seen with helleborine and the
behavior of most invasive species: it does not crowd out other species.
Your description of the plant is the same as I've seen in Central NY. However,
In a message dated 8/30/06 6:02:53 AM, writes:
most of us would love orchids to become invasive
I agree CITES is often carried to extremes, but there are invasive orchids. Epipactis helleborine is a serious pest in Quebec, threatens to invade some US woodlands.
Iris
This was supposedly the second hottest summer in memory. Almost all my orchids go outside for the summer. They have to be able to take our average summer climate. Stelis maxima was doing well under lights, but dropped dead outdoors. Two Phals succumbed to the heat on the sunporch.
On the other
The symptom I have noticed with a high correlation to positive virus testing is what the pediatricians call failure to thrive. The plant sits around for months or years without doing anything. Doesn't die, but doesn't grow either. I send a batch of leaves to Critter Creek about once a year or so,
When I was struggling with a peculiar seedling of B. nodosa, I received advice on how to get it to bloom. The correct solution was to get rid of it acquire a proven clone of nodosa, like 'Linda', HCC/AOS, which blooms on every new growth if you just smile at it.
For Cyrtochilum meirax, I was
So why doesn't Ed come back from vacation turn that thing off already?
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In a message dated 6/5/06 6:02:49 AM, Peter writes:
It saddens me to inform you that I just received a death notice from the family of Dr. Bert Pressman.
Oh, no, how awful. He was such a lively member of our group.
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In a message dated 6/2/06 6:02:08 AM, Roberts Flower Supply writes:
just outside of Cleveland about 15 min from the airport. 440-236-5571
Thanks. I found your web site. I also have several bonsai places to visit.
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I expect to be in Cleveland in July. Is there any place in that area where I can buy a whole bag of fir bark and other supplies? I won't get to Ottsville this year.
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In a message dated 5/25/06 6:02:36 AM, Orchidcrazy writes:
I searched OrchidWiz and found that Paph. (Maudiae x venustum) was registered in 1943 as Paph Mauven. A Google "Picture" search brought up a picture of Paph. Mauven from _www.lonestarorchids.com
Thank you very much for your help. The
In a message dated 5/25/06 6:02:36 AM, Hendrik writes:
I am trying to find the current valid and generally accepted name for Epidendrum porpax.
According to the Kew Checklist, it's Epi. peperomia. Reichenbach didn't do his homework either.
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I'd like an opinion from the Paph. hybridizers. I have Paph. Limelight 'Crosman', AM/AOS (Maudiae x Chiara). It is essentially a large tetraploid albino Maudiae. I also have a nice line-bred Paph. venustum var. measuresianum, from the Wellensteins. They are both in bloom. Should I cross them?
Iris
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
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
You recall I complained about a seedling from Carter Holmes of a cross between two awarded B. nodosa. It grew grew but refused to bloom. (Wild collected B. nodosa from Andy's bloomed normally.) I had it mounted on tree fern. It was very close coupled; there was hardly any rhizome between the
In a message dated 5/8/06 6:02:07 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I grow mostly Phal (species) indoor, under fluorescent lighting,
I dunno about Canada, but you want to talk to Charles Ufford, [EMAIL PROTECTED], who does the same thing in Central NY.
Iris
Does anyone know where I can get Nak. Edwin Hausermann? It is essentially a chrome yellow Neof. with a flaming red lip. The owner doesn't feel it is ready to divide.
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In a message dated 4/28/06 6:02:04 AM, Lee Bredeson writes:
Perhaps you can recommend a better guide for growing orchids?
I am no authority, but I haven't found anything to replace Rebecca Northen's Home Orchid Growing. I stopped reading the Ortho book when I got to the horrifying photo which
If you buy an orchid (seedling) that has an AD/AOS and subsequently give it a clone name, does the AD come before or after the clone name?
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If it's any consolation, the new Ortho bonsai book is even worse than the new Ortho orchid book. At least it isn't endorsed by a money-hungry national organization.
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In a message dated 4/24/06 6:02:42 AM, Guido writes:
Some plants were named that way because the "namer" could not identify the species or did not know where the plant came from.
Like what used to be called Barkeria chinensis. They finally straightened it out in 1989.
Iris
In a message dated 4/23/06 6:02:18 AM, Phil writes:
It's just that the unfortunate grex is named after a person of ill or dubious reputation.
Not just hybrids. When Paph. henryanum first appeared at judging centers in the US, some judges actually refused to judge it because of the person it was
It's undoubtedly Lc. Gold Digger 'Orchidglade's Mandarin', HCC/AOS (Lc. Red Gold x C. Warpaint). Any slight differences can be accounted for by culture or effects of mericloning.
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I hope I haven't asked this already. One of our club members had a rather tall orchid on the show table labeled Lc. Mandarin. He got it off the raffle table had no other information. I looked up the parentage of Lc. Mandarin it didn't seem to match. Actually there are two Lc. Mandarins neither
In a message dated 3/29/06 5:02:20 AM, Colin writes:
Baldomero (and others) I suggest you click on the following URL to check the orchid
Registrations and Parentage, and bookmark the site for future reference:
www.rhs.org.uk/seedlist/registration_orchids.asp
You can e-mail me for an article
In a message dated 3/28/06 5:02:16 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I was able to come up with the following clone names, depending on how you translate, either 'Wen Jing' or 'Wen Ching.'
Thank you so much. Where did you find the information? According to the present official Chinese
In a message dated 3/27/06 3:11:47 PM, Guido writes:
Dear Iris, that is not what the media over here say. But then I maybe misinformed. But I have seen programmes about American meeting in Nazi Uniforms with all emblems, etc.
Since there have been several comments on this, I will risk the wrath
A friend is looking for a picture of Paph. Jordan David Keiles (sanderianum x micranthum). I couldn't find any on the Web or in OrchidWiz. I have a feeling it was too extreme a cross to be successful. But she wants to know what it looks like. I think it's the eponym's mother. Does anyone know
In a message dated 3/26/06 7:03:05 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Please do not presume to speak for the American people. Below are YOUR opinions and are not held by all.
Not all opinion, although I admit it shows.
However, the polls (a major American institution) show that Bush's approval rating
In a message dated 3/26/06 11:49:17 AM, Dorothy writes:
But I wonder if Peter and Guido, rightly outraged at Bush, are also outraged at the Afghanistan authorities who would put to death a moslem-convert-to-christianity.
The latest report apparently is that the charges have been dropped.
Iris
In a message dated 3/26/06 9:08:02 PM, Guido writes:
they even allow a Nazi Party in the US.
Where did you get that idea? There is no Nazi political party in the US. There are various skinhead groups which try to make trouble. If they commit a crime, they are arrested.
Iris
I didn't take my own advice. I saw a very attractive Dtps. at the Rochester show. I paid good money for it, despite the fact that the seller didn't know who the breeder was, didn't know the parents, and didn't know the clone name. All he knows is that it came from Taiwan. Maybe I overestimated my
Cancel part of previous letter. The name is Dtps. Sweet Strawberry and it's registered. But the seller said it is a mericlone, I would like to find out the clone name. I will try to Google again.
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Just a note to Peter our other overseas friends who are wondering why the US calmly allows Bush to go on his merry way.
Well, we are a civilized country we are not about to send a carbomb to the White House. However, the polls (a major American institution) show that Bush's approval rating is
In a message dated 3/22/06 6:02:33 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I was sold a Pteroceras semiteretifolium which has gloomed along for several years doing nothing much but which has now delivered several dozen flowers.
Mine is the same way. How did you get it to bloom?
If you have the mini plant
Thanks for all the information. So far the long-spout cans are mostly too big. I'm looking for one that's less than a gallon. I'll try the local Target Lowe's.
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Thanks. From the advice I have gotten, putting the Phals in the sunporch or the guest room should work well, as those are the temperatures that would probably prevail in late May or early June. I would probably get a bigger temperature drop in the porch, but there is more danger of sunburn. I'll
In a message dated 3/16/06 6:26:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
19-16C is safe temperature to induce flowering.
That's 60-66 F. I could easily get those temperatures at night around the end of May or the beginning of June, in my unheated guest room with the windows open.
Iris
I am looking for a plastic watering can with an extra long spout, with interchangeable rose and pot watering tip. I saw 2 extra long watering cans on Amazon.com, but with no mention of interchangeable spouts. Anybody know of such a thing?
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The conventional wisdom is that if you chill most Phals for a period of two weeks, they will bloom 120 days later. According to this, if I want my Phals to bloom for our orchid show in mid-October, I have to put them on a chilling regimen around Memorial Day. Now there may be no natural chilling
In a message dated 3/4/06 11:16:08 PM, The Tuckers write:
Miltonias tend to like their 'creature comforts' so keep this one cool to intermediate.
Actually, offhand I don't know of any Miltassias or Alicearas that were made with Miltoniopsis. They are made with Brazilian Miltonias, which are
Gail Friesen writes:
I have several catts and minicatts with leaves that turn black and fall off. What causes this? I don't see evidence of insects.
You may have a bacterial rot. Keep your orchids cleaner don't overwater. What is your temperature range? How many hours do you have the lights
In a message dated 3/4/06 6:02:12 AM, Juli writes:
Just bought a seedling by the name of Mtssa. C.M. Fitch "Hilo Triple Lip" and I have tried to find what Mtssa. stands for
The full name of your plant is Miltassia Charles M. Fitch 'Hilo Triple Lip' (Brs. verrucosa x Milt. spectabilis). 'Hilo
In a message dated 2/25/06 6:01:59 AM, Guido writes:
Dear Iris, before the plant blooms, nothing can be said about its identity.
You're right there, but Eric Christenson sent me an e-mail to the effect that what is being sold as Stel. allenii is correctly Stel. maxima Lindl. Stel. maxima was
In a message dated 2/25/06 6:01:59 AM, Jay Pfahl writes:
According to RBG Kew the current correct name {by the time this is written we all know it could change] for Stelis maxima [Luer] Pridgeon Chase 2001 is Stelis /dapsilis/ Pridgeon M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 17: 99 2002
That is an entirely
Last year I innocently bought a plant from J L labeled Stelis allenii. Looking it up established that it was named by Williams in 1942 and comes from Panama.
According to OrchidWiz, the correct name is Stel. maxima. Looking it up in IPNI shows that a recent name of Stelis maxima is illegitimate,
I just acquired a large division of E. tampensis alba. It is in bark mix in a plastic pot. It was grown in a greenhouse. I know under my conditions (fluorescent lights) it would get root rot in no time. My last E. tampensis grew quite well on a tree fern mount until it succumbed to disease,
Sorry to bother you. As you know, I am using OrchidWiz in Virtual PC 7 on the Mac. It works like a breeze, except for one little thing. My printer is a Canon Pixma iP 1600. When I print a Report from OrchidWiz, it weaves its way through the Virtual Printer path and comes out on the Mac printer,
In a message dated 2/18/06 6:01:58 AM, Viateur writes:
"OrchidWiz Encyclopedia ... is now used in 36 US states and Puerto Rico... OrchidWiz Encyclopedia is in use in 13 countries: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland, Germany, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United
In a message dated 2/17/06 6:02:16 AM, David writes:
I would enjoy seeing a picture of the aberrant flowers.
What are you, some kind of masochist? ;-) Sorry, I threw them out. Somebody suggested it could be cultural give it another chance, but from what you say, I will put it on the raffle
I recently bought a hybrid of Phal. Brother Girl x Baldan's Kaleidoscope. The Baldan's Kaleidoscope is thought to be 4n. It would be gorgeous, except some of the flowers (out of 11) have minor misprints and two have serious pigment errors which make it worthless to me. There is no sign of disease
In a message dated 2/11/06 6:02:07 AM, Ron Boyd writes:
I cannot get the RHS data base to give parents of Cymbidium Sue.
Dunno how you missed it, except the Web site was having a problem a week or so ago.
Cym. Sue = Showgirl x Peter Pan. It was registered by Santa Barbara in 1980.
Why it is
If Bill Gates is so rich, why does MSWord's Office Assistant have holes in his shoes?
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Can anyone help me with these?
Den. Mini Nagasaka is apparently a trade name. Does anyone know the parents?
Somebody brought in a Pleurothallis mavicaulis. The databases never heard of it or anything similar.
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In a message dated 2/5/06 6:03:30 AM, Ray writes:
Sure sounds like aphids to me.
That's what I thought, but she says they're bigger than aphids. Do aphids scurry? Why wouldn't they spread to other plants? I will visit her the first week in March, so I will look for myself.
Iris
We have a Web site, but what do you call the person who runs it? According to my AOL spell checker, it's a webmeister. But if you look that up in Merriam-Webster online, it's not in their dictionary. They spell it webmaster. Take your choice.
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My cousin in New Jersey, who is not online, asked me to inquire for her. She has an infestation of what sound like beetles or mites. They are convex in shape, green, bigger than aphids, about the size of a small pinhead. They are found on new tender growth. They do not move, but when she goes
OrchidWiz is automatically self-installing. If you are installing it in Virtual PC, you have to have Windows up and running before you put the OrchidWiz CD in your disk drive. Otherwise it will try to install, it won't know where to go, will get stuck. You will have to take it out start over.
Somebody recently asked about warm growing Draculas. How about an imitation? If you want a warm growing Dracula wannabe, try Trias picta. Nothing spectacular, but it is very dependable definitely likes my warm conditions. It is a carrion flower, with that maroon speckled coloring, I just
In a message dated 1/11/06 12:49:00 PM, Guido writes:
I wonder why the hell I go through the trouble of writing books
My sympathy. I wrote what I thought was a pretty clear article about how to use the RHS web site, people are still clueless.
Carry on,
Iris
In a message dated 1/7/06 6:02:01 AM, I wrote:
Sometimes there is a blue-green oxygen fixing bacterium
Sorry, that's nitrogen fixing.
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In a message dated 1/6/06 9:35:30 PM, Mark writes:
I have always wonder about people who grow orchids that when they flower smell like rotting meat.
They are called carrion flowers. For the most part, they are richly colored with maroon speckles. I have Trias picta, which looks like a three
In a message dated 1/5/06 6:02:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
While you guys are at it, may I know is there is any Pleuros species that I can grow (and flower) in warm/hot condition?
As far as I know, there is absolutely no really warm growing Dracula. I have a couple of Masdevallias that are
In a message dated 1/4/06 6:02:06 AM, K. Barret writes:
The old orchid houses are closing doors, businesses shutting down... I wonder who will replace them in the F4?
There was a famous old orchid greenhouse called Baker's outside of Utica. I bought an orchid from them 30 years ago. The
Object: Matrimony
Can anyone tell me which of the following are cc or rr whites?
E. tampensis alba
C. Angelwalker
Euchile mariae
Thanks,
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I don't have Len Henschel's e-mail address, so I will thank him here, if you don't mind. Thanks, Len. I got a division that Hilda potted up for me. Len says that his clone stays about 10 inches tall. I found that Clouds Orchids is selling the small variety commercially.
Happy Holidays,
Iris
I recently picked up an intriguing cross from my club's bargain table, Phal. Zuma's Pixie x (Big Cheeks x Carmela's Brite Lites). It had an old stub of a flower stem on it, but that doesn't prove it bloomed. I know what the parent grandparents look like, but I can't imagine the combination. Two
In a message dated 12/5/05 6:03:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Who has a Paph barbatum in their collection from a tissue cultured source??
I didn't know you could tissue-culture paphs at all in commercial quantities.
I have a Paph. barbatum var. nigritum which came from Bosche Popow. It was
In a message dated 12/1/05 6:02:34 AM, Armando writes:
I have now in flower the two strains of Epi. ciliare found in our country- the small from Sucre state- and the big from rest of the country-.
How small is the small Epi. ciliare where can I get one?
One of the big problems in growing under
I just ordered this, cross of P. lobbii x parishii. I was not terribly successful growing the parents, although I had a jungle collected lobbii that dragged on for several years. Any tips?
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My peloric Phal. equestris is in bloom, with most of my questions still unanswered. I have had it since February, it is still a young plant. It should have about 60 flowers, but this blooming is only 10. How old does it have to be before it puts on a big show? I am following Charles Ufford's
Many equestris crosses are made with equestris as the pollen parent. A friend tells me the only way to get the plant size reduction from equestris is to use it as the seed parent. Is there a problem with getting equestris to carry a seed capsule?
Iris
In a message dated 11/17/05 10:51:36 AM, Susan [Taylor] writes:
Is Neolauchea pulchella or Isabelia pulchella the proper name of the orchid from Brazil?
I believe it was returned to Neolauchea by most authorities.
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In a message dated 11/16/05 2:53:47 PM, Viateur writes:
What are the health problems that might result from the use of dry perlite ?
I have used perlite for many years, always wet. Dry perlite is extremely dusty. For someone with allergies, asthma, or just sensitivity, it is very irritating
I have a peloric Phal. equestris that I bought at a club auction for no good reason. It looks similar to 'Olympia's Peloria,' which you can see on the Web.
I have grown read up on peloric Cattleyas for years, but I don't know much about it in Phals. In Cats, it is a simple dominant gene. How is
In a message dated 11/15/05 6:02:22 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I may be wrong, but I have seen many Zygo hybrids with 'Rhein' in the clonal name and I eventually traced them to be Galeosepalum hybrids.
Please check further. They were carelessly labeled. The only registered Galeosepalum crosses
In planning to use my two-year discount coupon from AOS, I have been plowing through this orchid site with a 93-page PDF catalog and 27 pages of "new releases."
I have narrowed it down to some possibilities. Can anyone tell me if any of the following are:
Don't touch it, it's terrible.
or grab it;
I once had a cross of P. wilhelminiae x moquetteanum, but it never bloomed. Now I have a chance to buy wilhelminiae x liemianum. is this likely to do any better?
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In a message dated 11/13/05 6:02:33 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm just wondering if the available computer databases of awards also record the clonal names of parents.
That may not be as helpful as you think. It is a quirk of biology that two individuals may or may not always breed winners.
Does anyone know if Blptm. Midnight Blue is the same as "Zygocolax" 'Rhein Blue?' Does anyone have a picture of Midnight Blue?
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Much has been written and advertised about Aussie Gold potting mix. It is definitely not for me. Somebody gave me a plant potted in it, in a 4 inch (10 cm.) plastic pot, two weeks ago. It has not dried out at all since. Even Phals need to dry a little every few days. My light garden is warm,
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