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I look at this as a difficult, if not impossible question. One that might not have an answer. I feel that if you can provide the basic culture for Paphiopedilums, mainly light and proper moisture, there are many that might fit the bill. But to look for things that flower freely no matter how bad...

I had to really stare at this for a minute or 2, but I like it. I really do. It has potential. My biggest issue is the length of the inflorescence. The overall form needs a little work. The dorsal leans a little right and the right hand petal could be a little flatter at the apex matching the...

Congratulations!!!! Oops, double that!!!

I agree! It is very attractive. Give it a few years to really mature and pump out 5 flowers and you'll have a winner there I think.

I hear you Froggie! I guess I can't think of anyone making a fortune selling orchids or making hybrids. More like a labor of love.

You answered your own question, really! Just because they are both Paphiopedilums, intersectional hybrids are not really as compatible as you seem to think that they are. Sanderianum produces hybrids with a great deal of form issues. Again, a long petaled Paph. Crossed on to another parent...

There are so many Phrag growers here who will give you better advice then me but in my mind there is no such thing as semi hydro. What does that really mean anyway? (either you are pregnant or you're not) You should maybe grow wetter for some Phrags and drier for others. I look at Phrags as...

You will not find it under “Oncidiums”. It is properly a “Gomesa”. But yes indeed, it got an FCC/AOS in May of last year. Back in 2019, the grex got its first two awards, an AM and a FCC in May. But I would tend to agree with you. Any plant, species or hybrid, with 3 awards, 2 of them FCC’s...

I think it is a gorgeous flower! Very nice color, those little flares or darts add a lot. I find the form to be proportioned and very nice. Congratulations!

I do not happen to grow Cyps. but, I had the pleasure of judging a Cypripedium macranthum last weekend at the Strongsville Ohio Show. As part of the decription that I wrote regarding details of the plant and flowers, I included information regarding the container and media. I hope this...

Well, it is pretty and I thought I was wrong.

My first thought when I saw this was a variety of Cattleya gaskelliana. I thought that that species featured tubular lips, broader petals and slender sepals with rolled tips. But I am probably wrong but it is still fun to guess!

Could this be Paph. insigne x Paph. esquirolei? We just had a Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum var. esquirolei come on the judging table last month at the Great Lakes Center. We did not award it but the flower was kind of a green, golden mustardy kind of color and the petals, dorsal margins, were...

Why would anyone buy an orchid for $50 at a hardware store? That is the question I have. I know Home Depot, Lowe’s, supermarket chains, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s all sell orchids. But isn’t that more like an ‘impulse’ buy? It is difficult to understand why many people would spend that much for...

Ricardo, I agree with you. I see orchids that are suffering, slowly dying due to repotting errors. Either the media has broken down or it is way over potted. What we may be witnessing is the idea that people over pot thinking that the orchid will grow best if you give it lots of room! The...

Yes indeed duckslipper, I have tried Sorcerer's Apprentice and Andean Fire. In fact I have had one of each for 5 years now. And I must say, they seem to be easy to bloom. In fact, Andean Fire has put out a second spike with the first just finishing up! But I still would not call them easy to...

From what I understand is that the smaller growing ones with besseae, schlimii, manzurii, pearcei, etc. in their background require more water. There might be others I am missing. The Phrags. That are larger, longer petaled like caudatum, kovachii, and sargentianum amongst others require a bit...

Oh, cool E!!! I really like it too. "Excuse me while I kiss the sky!!!!"

“Purple Haze” Thinking of the late, great Jimi Hendrix!!! That was one of his biggest hits.

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