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I agree, fun thread. The orchid I've had the longest is my Bulbophyllum medusae alba, purchased from insituorchids in 2014. The oldest...

Hmm. I remember the kiddie-pool “Moon and Stars” Mexipedium so vividly, a post somewhere with a whole series of photos on its repotting...

Grew phals on windowsills for 20 years, none of those left. Many were virused and the others not special enough to keep in my limited...

In the late 50s my father decided that I would learn how to grow Cymbidiums. I still have a number of the early ones we got, from...

I still have the first Paphiopedilum... Paph wardii. I was invited to a private orchid event at A World of Orchids in 1996 and picked...

Yes, @BrucherT, I would love a piece of this if it is truly virus free. Older collected Cymbidium species that have been passed around...

heartwarming indeed! thank you so much for sharing. chicken soup for the soul.♥️

Welcome! Your story certainly resonates with me, as I'm in the midst of trying to figure out how to balance things while caring for an...

I'm sure not to be the only one who would love a photo of Aunt Judy's Cymbidium tracyanum, when that is possible. So many of the early...

What a great, fun question! I have two Paphiopedilum purpuratum, my favorite species, that I got as a kid about 14 years old (I’m 50)...

Since Dale mentioned his Paph. Rosslyn, I have to make a correction: my oldest Paph, for age, will be my Paph. Winston Churchill...

I cannot claim to have nurtured her for most of her life, but one of the matriarchs in my collection is Paphiopedilum Rosslyn 'Pitt'S'...

After giving it some slightly cooler conditions (min 12-15C) over winter it flowered on all growths (9) rather than one at a time (at...

I have a Dendrobium aggregatum I bought from Lager & Hurrel around 1977. I also have an encyclia of dubious ID that came in a mesh bag...

Here's the pic you've been waiting for.