It is difficult to explore these areas on your own and a bit dangerous if you have not been there before. I don’t know of anyone offering guides to show you orchids in the wild because the locals including the guides remove any plants they see for selling in the plant markets. It’s sad but if...
These grew from about 6 feet upwards. The lower ones unfortunately had already finished flowering. I have also seen them growing on rocks and on exposed tree roots but not actually on the ground. They seem to only grow on one species of tree. The tree in the photo was covered with them while all...
I took these images in a forest in Eastern Thailand in March this year. Altitude was about 1200 m and the temperature was such that a jacket was needed!
Is anyone is going to the WOC in Singapore next November? - one of the post conference tours for delegates is going to Thailand and on this tour members are taken to see the site where these photos were taken!
Obviously the price for a group would be lower than for just an individual. To give you a rough idea - for our next spring tour which is aimed at general hobbyists (We would put a special ittinerary together if it was a Paph only appreciation group!): Note here we do not organize the flights as...
I am sure you could. If you can get a small group together and everyone is interested in Paphs then we could organise a special Paphiopedilum tour - with the aim of seeing them in the wild. And of course observing them in their natural habitat gives you new ideas on their captive cultivation!
Introduction!
What can I say? A brief resume would be along the lines of: Many, many, years ago I used to work as a manager of a Garden center in the U.K. and import and sell orchids as a hobby. However in 1990 I decided to go to Thailand and set up an orchid nursery. Being married to a Thai...
They shouldnt come across as too loud - it may depend on how your speaker system is set up. When I view the site they are more of a quiet background sound!
On another point I have been in a forest in Thailand in April when the cicias (spelling?) are singing and that is almost to the point of...
Raod Trip
If anyone is seriously interested in seeing these plants in the wild a special 'Slippertalk' trip could be organised. And if its Paphs particularly that members would like to see then I also know of some other sites where they can be seen in Thailand. I also know of two nurseries in...
Ohter Paphs in the wild.
If you try this link you can find photos of P. concolor, P. villosum and P. sukhakulii in the wild.
http://www.theorchidman.com/#/gallery/march-2011-the-east/