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can you describe the scent?

I love mushrooms! Or at least I love hunting for them so I can take pics. Do you have a blog or photo site you'd like to share? I bet...

Aw I'm really sorry you had to learn the hard way. I love the way some slippers provide a cuppy hood to shelter the precious pollinia.

I tried to pop and flatten the dorsal. I know! I know! Super dumb move. I've learned my lesson with the butchering of this little lady. ☹️

I I will simply be DAMNED: when I went to water the big girl today, look what literally smacked me in the face!

The biggest thaianum x Hellas, now Paph Sue Omeis, with three spikes starting. This is about 1yr & 9 months from flask.

Okay seriously that's big enough. That's a 9in/23cm pot.

I want to extend a big thank you to the folks that participated. Today I handed over an $800 check and got to see the birds in Mary...

At one point of my career, I led the global logistics effort for a $500-million chemical company - a small division of Total Energies...

i live in pacific northwest so i am unfortunately very familiar with the smell of old wet shoes. heh!

Interesting! I always forget to give new blooms a sniff. I smell a very subtle whiff of wet leather shoes.

Hello, pretty new to slipper orchids. Got my hands on a flask recently and deflasked them last night. Just wanted to start a post to...

I asked DHL to explain what is going on and why SSN was necessary and this was their reply: Please note that this is asked by US...

It's normal. Importing requires your tax id in case there is duty (tax) determined to be due on the value.

take my advice, don't try to "help" the dorsals on brachys. every time i try i end up splitting the dorsal at the tip. ☹️ pic from prior...