[OGD] Lycaste and the Orchid Digest

Dear All- For those who believe that ALL lycastes are huge and take up lots of space are not completely familiar with the genus. Yes, they do produce large leaves (which in many cases are only temporary) but there are several wonderful small and beautiful species - Lyc.campbellii comes to mind.

[OGD] Paphs and NYBG

Dear Eric- The plant rescue center process is quite simple and the rescue centers can propagate from siezed plants. A simple search of the web can provide details on the process. Just remember that - THE ORIGINAL PLANTS REMAIN PROPERTY OF THE US GOVERNMENT -regardless of the rescue center they

[OGD] AOS Endorsement

Dear All- Correct me if I am wrong but the AOS has been "endorsing" plants for yearsI believe the endorsements are called HCC, AM, and FCC Several orchid retailers and growers are now marketing along these lines of award winning plants. marc

[OGD] stomata

Although I don't think that counting stomata is something that the average orchidist is up for...I seem to remember a paper or reference to one about using stomata count and position to distinguish between Stanhopea speciesanyone know more about it? marc _

[OGD] Scale

Dear All- Just wanted to add to the discussion on controlling scale: In my collection I have been using an insecticide/IGR called Distance with excellent results against Boisduval Scale. To my knowledge it is only available in commercial quantities. I have been very pleased with the results. Al

[OGD] Laelia tenebrosa var alba

Stuart- Yes there are true alba forms of Laelia tenebrosa. These are different from the aurea form ( walton grange etc etc). they completely lack pigment in the flowers. The plants are said to be weak growers at best -as you might suspect- and the photographs that I have seen of these plants ex

[OGD] Eriopsis

Dear Sue The plants that you have are Eriopsis biloba and Eriopsis sceptrum. I have grown both in NZ Sphagnum to reestablish them as they seem to be a little tempermental about root disturbance. Once the plants have put out roots and new growth i have transferred them (gently) to a basic Paph mix a

[OGD] Dend farmeri v aureoflavum

Dear Peter- I have been cultivating what I believe to be the same plant for many years now and I was told that the plant was Dend. griffithianum. There are definite differences between the plant and the Dend. farmeri. They are easy to distinguish out of flower. The pseudobulbs are strongly quad

[OGD] Bulbophyllum macrobulbon

Dear Linda The plant that you painted so beautifully is Bulbophyllum orthosepalum (syn. Bulb. hashimotoi) a species that was recently described. Bulb. macrobulbon was a species that was a little confused in cultivation and there have been several new species that have been described in this se