Leo Schordje
wilted blossom
that other forum won't!
Hello fellow Slipper Orchid growers! I want to thank Jon B, in SW Ohio for inviting me to this group. I am a 30+ year grower of Paphs, Phrags and other orchids. I even grow a few things that are not orchids, such as bonsai, bamboo and lately, various Hoya species.
My orchid collection numbers over 1000 plants, all under lights. At least 65% of them are either Paphs or Phrags. Mostly species, but many primaries and a half dozen or so various complexes. Phrags are a major focus, and the discovery of Phrag kovachii has certainly fired me up about Phrags again. I occasionally dabble in hybridizing too.
Like others obsessed with orchids, once you pass a certain point you turn the hobby into a part time business, so I have been occasionally working the orchid societies lecture circuit since 1992. Mostly in the midwest. Judging by the warm greetings my first post the other day received, a few of you remember me. Thanks, I'm glad to be here. That other forum would't even let me sign my name to my posts because I was "comercial". But while I admit I can never resist a little shameless self promotion, I am here because I love the orchids and want to learn more and share what I know.
See you all around the forum
Leo Schordje
Hello fellow Slipper Orchid growers! I want to thank Jon B, in SW Ohio for inviting me to this group. I am a 30+ year grower of Paphs, Phrags and other orchids. I even grow a few things that are not orchids, such as bonsai, bamboo and lately, various Hoya species.
My orchid collection numbers over 1000 plants, all under lights. At least 65% of them are either Paphs or Phrags. Mostly species, but many primaries and a half dozen or so various complexes. Phrags are a major focus, and the discovery of Phrag kovachii has certainly fired me up about Phrags again. I occasionally dabble in hybridizing too.
Like others obsessed with orchids, once you pass a certain point you turn the hobby into a part time business, so I have been occasionally working the orchid societies lecture circuit since 1992. Mostly in the midwest. Judging by the warm greetings my first post the other day received, a few of you remember me. Thanks, I'm glad to be here. That other forum would't even let me sign my name to my posts because I was "comercial". But while I admit I can never resist a little shameless self promotion, I am here because I love the orchids and want to learn more and share what I know.
See you all around the forum
Leo Schordje