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Progress thread. Had about a year now. From Ecuagenera. The wallisii x humboldtii ‘Fortuna’ cross. I actually bought this by mistake. Meant to buy the humboldtii ‘Fortuna’ species. Mostly I wanted this plant because my husband grew up in Fortuna, CA in Humboldt county so of course I had to have...

Looking for more photos of this one, anyone bloomed it? Found one and it’s interesting to say the least! Cross is Phragmipedium kovachii x Priscilla's Pirouette. Thanks!

Thought I’d bore you all and give this its own thread. Getting interesting… This came in bud from Ecuagenera a few weeks ago. Labeled as var. dalessandroi (see other concurrent thread about this). I’ve been thinking it’s likely a mix but I have to say the petals are reflexing (damn...

Fritz Schomburg coming along and the besseae “var. dalesaandroi” from Ecuagenera’s new flower. I’m not seeing a lot of dalessandroi in this, other than growth habit. Thinking combo…working on getting a clear picture which I’ll post later.

Thought I’d share my latest project. I’ve always growing pings (Mexican Butterworts) using the bottom watering technique I used for droseras, and they’ve done fine over the years. Recently I came across more info on growing “Pingdoms” so I’ve expanded my collection. Here’s my first attempt. I...

Here’s my current set up. Very similar exposure to what I had in MA,, with a southeast bay window providing light, plus a big slider on the south/west side. I also have a southeast window in the guest room so that is supplemental for stuff I’m not as interested in looking at every day. Kitchen...

Looking for a nice album longifolium if anyone sees any around. Thanks!

Hey all, does anyone have a copy of Bill Goldner's recent Orchid Digest article on breeding white phrags that they might be able to share with me? LMK and I can send you my email. Thanks!

Here’s my latest from Marilyn…came in spike. I didn’t get a division this time around. Seems to be growing well. I started using Kelpak based on Ray’s suggestion and everything is loving it (especially the houseplants!) I have another from Sam and recently realized that they are they same so at...

Here’s my cute little bess. Not the greatest form but I like the color. No parents known by Marilyn. I’m itching to repot it and see how the roots are. Came in very low spike a few months ago. The blooming growth (has another older bloomed growth that has larger leaves) is only 8” leafspan, very...

Thought I’d start a thread for these White Egret Orchids which I got as corms from Kusamono Gardens in March. I’m curious if mine are the size they should be at this point…may need a bit more sun? I potted them in perlite and sphagnum and keep them moist continuously, on the southeast side of...

Hey all, Anyone know if this has been registered yet? I haven’t been able to find mention of it anywhere. Thanks!

Joe, the owner of Emerald City Orchids in Tacoma, WA has been at Ecuagenera all week for their 30th anniversary and he gave me permission to share some of the IG content here, so I’m going to try to post some links. (This might take some editing to get the videos linked in, stay tuned…)

Hey all! Looking for a Phrag. Winter Fire…(Autumn Fire x kovachii.) Woodstream had one but I got there too late. Le Nguyen has photos on his website but hasn’t emailed me back. Registered by Ken Wilson in 2018. Woodstream says it’s an Acker cross tho, so I’m hoping someone (Rob?) might have...

I'm going to bump these up for newbies. They're really buried here and we never pinned them....I never pinned them...;) Paphiopedilum Paphiopedilum (paff-ee-oh-PED-ih-lum) are the old world tropical lady slipper orchids with species coming from a huge geographic area including India and China...

Okay, I’ve hunted around the forum, I’ve asked some people, I’ve been all over the internet, and I’m still getting nowhere…wtf is going on with besseae availability? Back when I was last growing, the OZ batch was out and they were dime a dozen… Did any of those get crossed back to some of the...

Hey all… I just got a Hanne Popow x dalessandroi and it’s got some wrinkles on the newest growth. What’s going on here and should I be concerned? I can only think of water but I am newly back to besseae and I don’t know the new breeding or issues! Need a tutorial NYEric!

Anyone know anyone selling these?

Hey all… Still trying to find a good place for supplies on the west coast and I went hunting just now for Cal West Tropical Supply and searches bring up Flori Culture in Fair Oaks which is very close to me. Does anyone know what happened here? Name change or bought out or? Couldn’t find info on...

So, what’s the latest in Phrag breeding for someone who’s been out of it the last decade+? Obviously kovachii hybrids are big…what’s turning out to be the best? In other words, What should I get, and who are the goto vendors these days? 😂