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5 years later, over the course of one week, first Paphiopedilum fairrieanum bud! “Porky’s” x “Pink Perfect” from Orchid Zone via Marni Turkel via eBay.

People like you are why clubs stay afloat. Thank you for your generous and creative service.

That’s a beauty. Such compact foliage and perfect flowers. I lost my dark one and have been mourning but now I’ll be on the lookout for this little jewel.

Hmm. I remember the kiddie-pool “Moon and Stars” Mexipedium so vividly, a post somewhere with a whole series of photos on its repotting method and progress; I just went spelunking through Google and all I can find now is one blurry photo of the older all draped in velvet. Weird.

Thank you! And drat; I’ve been growing it cold! Agh! Moving to the warm room. Love the “technical” slang name “ensifolium crud” ha ha ha. But is it fungal? Would Physan help? Or do I just need to warm it up and bide my time? These Jensoa Cymbidiums are my favorite and my downfall. I...

Today, my Phragmipedium sargentianum/lindleyanum, mentioned above, dropped its last flower. It was continuously in flower since March 5; if I counted correctly, that’s 223 days in bloom. Can’t beat that. Grown in bright west windows in Chicago winters and then sheltered outdoor courtyard from...

I purchased this Cymbidium ensifolium “Green Top” from Sam Tsui a few years ago, a treasured memory of one of my few visits to his incredible facility. He had flasked it from a selfing of his father’s favorite plant. It was a small seedling then. It has grown considerably but never bloomed. It...

Thank YOU so much. I miss her so deeply plants, especially hers, are the only tangible comfort. Typing this message out has moved me toward accepting that I will have to part with this plant someday. There: I said it. I would prefer to see it go to an institution but recognize that that’s...

Thank you! That’s very helpful! I have my eyes on some flasks… I will definitely take your method and advice to heart!

RICH!

Great color. So vivid.

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). When I moved to NYC, I parceled out nearly all my orchids to various friends. When I moved back to Chicago permanently in 2017, I started asking for divisions...

Wow. You seem to have a knack. These plants GLOW.

I have never heard of the paper-towel method... would you mind showing a couple photos? I have rigged up an enclosed terrarium where the plants sit in their pots above a water reservoir, opening it to air a couple times a day and gradually increasing for a few weeks. I would only ever deflask in...

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Congratulations!!! What a terrific first flower. I’m curious to know about your plants; could you share shots of the full plant? In 2018 or 2019 (I can’t remember just now), I too picked up a flask of fairrieanum from Marni Turkel via eBay, also an OZ cross: “Porky’s” X “Pink Perfect.” So, my...

I am officially a slave to my plants.

3 in high bud for me. Did anybody ever find a half-alba for sale?

Very pretty. Japanese vendor?