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Looking for C. schroederae with the specific magenta and orange throat displayed by 'The Baron' and its progeny.

Wossner Black Wings is looking to take flight. Question is, how does one keep the spike from burning under the lights while simultaneously having the flowers face one direction, the spike to stand up straight, and the whole thing to not blast? Unfortunately I can't move these lights any further...

Hi! I'm considering importing from Hung Sheng Orchids from Taiwan since they're one of the few vendors that seem to have species that I'm interested in and one I think I can potentially reliably trust. What's the process for importing paph flasks besides the phyto certificate and a CITES form?

Can't take credit for the bloom, this is part of Quintal Farm's smaller breeding line. I prefer this over the larger helenae for sure because I think plant size is such a hallmark for this species. Also need to invest in better lighting equipment.

Looking for this cross again since USPS either messed up with the delivery or someone stole the package within 1 hour of supposed "delivery". It doesn't seem hopeful that they are going to find the original package either.

I recently received a flask of sanderianum from an international grower who sent me images of the parents used (sib cross). I'm not sure if the first one is sanderianum seeing how short the petal length is. Can anyone else confirm?

This came off naturally from the mother plant when I was repotting it so here's an extra if anyone wants it. Exact flower shown in the picture, needs a little tlc but potential award quality due to the stance of the petals. $65 + $15 shipping via USPS or pickup in the Los Angeles area in...

Hello everyone, This is a bit off topic from the usual slipper discussion found here but I'm part of the Orchid Society of Southern California and have been looking to expand the club by attracting younger people like me through plant workshops. I somehow managed to coincidentally meet a...

This one lasts forever and found out that blooming is triggered by cold winter temps down to the 50s or 40s F. I had two immature growths and both flowered unexpectedly after the mature growth. Also, the plant seems to have kept a seed pod from the bloom that faded at the beginning of July. I...

Had this idea of displaying my dried blooms almost like insect specimen display cases. I've been attempting to improve the positions of the flowers during drying (you can kind of tell by the quality of the P. sanderianum vs the P. Regine Plows flowers). I have so many blooms collected over the...

My first ever AOS judging experience and first award! Incorrectly put in as Dragon's Talon by the RHS (C. alaorii orlata x Rcv. Jimminey Cricket). Bred by Peter Lin who said this was the best one out of his batch so far! It smells intensely of B. nodosa in the morning then fades to an "English...

Hybrid registered in 2022 by Fred, who I got this one from today. Not exactly the healthiest plant but I absolutely love the flowers. Dorsal is 4.5 cm and flowers are the size of my hand!

I got a bunch of tiny seedlings coming in soon and I don't have physan on hand, I was wondering if phyton 27 could be used on 1" Cattleya seedlings instead at a diluted strength.

Looking for C. mossiae/warscewiczii semi-alba/coerulea in the USA. Also S. pygmaea if possible.

I've been dealing with this near rootless P. sanderianum seedling I received from Sam and I forgot to water it one day beforehand. The leaves became somewhat wrinkly, the bottom leaves have become droopy, and it has not grown a single root in the three months that I've had it. I've cut watering...

Hi everyone, I'm encountering some rot on the basal leaves of a new growth on a recently acquired P. sanderianum that recently popped up somewhat simultaneously with our rains outside in Los Angeles. I already removed one small leaf at the base that was mostly rotted, removed clear watery...

Does anyone have any further images of this hybrid? I'm debating on purchasing either this or a WBW from Sam before he runs out of them. I know one member has bloomed one of Sam's plants but I'm not sure if anyone else has.

Hi everyone! Long-time orchid grower here but recently delving into Paphs, mostly multiflorals such as sanderianum, adductum var anitum, and others. Speaking of sanderianum, here's one generously sold to me by Fred Clarke of SVO. This is one of Sam's crosses done 20+ years ago, 'Red Spider' x...