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Well, the ending to this story for now is that it was pulled for AOS judging. And it was not awarded. It was down low in the exhibit but was entered in the appropriate class for the show. Obviously some one thought that it should be looked at and considered. When the show closes today, I will...

Well not every flower has to have vibrant color in order for me to like it. I find it rather charming and was a little surprised that with what I think are two dominant parents in a cross, that the helenae really seemed to take over and smother the charlesworthii. I like the hint of purple in...

My two cents worth. Lehua orchids has good plants. Mostly Paphs though, never ordered Phrags. from them. I really think that if you order 15 Paphiopedilums, his Half Box Special, you’ll get 15 gorgeous plants. Many with several fans and some have multiple spikes. He normally will select plants...

Thanks so much! I-phone 11.

This just opened a couple of days ago. Wossner Helene is helenae x charlesworthii. I really like this cute little hybrid. You can see the influence of P. charlesworthii in the dorsal and the softness of the overall color is very pleasing to me. The form seems pretty good, alignment looks okay...

Oh, my oldest orchids, nothing more then a few Cattleya walkeriana clones the I purchased in Florida in 2009 and 2010. Both were thriving down there and at one point, I think that I had 28 of them. However I think you guys will get a kick out of, as well as a trip down memory lane, when I...

Since I have moved my collection from zone 7 on Long Island to 10 in Southwest Florida, certain orchids could not take the heat or the intense sun!! I went from a collection in intermediate conditions to WARM. I switched from slippers and standard Cattleyas to one with Latouria Dendrobiums...

Individually. I would be interested in the Paphiopedilum because I grow them. I do not grow Cymbidiums. Although I appreciate the fact that it is a beautiful Cymbidium picture, it would give me cause not to bid as much as I might otherwise. Let me say this, if I would be high bidder, say at...

I remember Rand’s Orchids. I remember air cone pots. The “Bulletin” takes me back too. I don’t believe that I ever purchased anything from him. Nor do I recall his media.

You just never know what can happen! What, with five out of six impressive flowers, I can see why it was awarded. The color looks very rich, the markings are pretty clear and uniform in terms of stripes and spotting. P. sanderianum strikes again!! Congratulations!!! 🎉🍾🎈🎊 Too bad they can’t...

A $70 Timex can keep time as accurately as a $30,000 Rolex, is the Rolex worth it? Who knows? I recently switched to plastic pots mainly meant for Aroids. But the three sizes I am using are roughly $1, $2 and $2.70 per pot. Are they worth it? Too early for me to tell right now. So far I like...

Gee! So beautiful! And it is a roadside image?! Unbelievable. My spring roadside flowers are dandelions by the thousands. Compared to yours, pitiful!!!

Could be Tom, could be. For years I tried a few, both Maudiae’s and strap leafed types. But from learning so much about them and paying attention to culture, l learned that I probably did not water nearly enough. As the saying goes, “You are never to old to learn!” Being in Paph. And Phrag...

Wow! That is such a great flower! Beautiful. Lip is gorgeous!! Is it just the angle or is the left petal larger than the right? Or has the right fully expanded yet! I ask because the left petals is near perfect in my opinion.

Very pretty DJ! Has always been very special to me! Kind of cute and cuddly if you know what I mean? The color you show is quite impressive!!

Some one asked about outside foot candles. In the sun it is about 3,200 to maybe 3,400 but it does not stay for that long of a time period, just two to 2 1/2 hours per day. Then when the sun leaves them, the foot candles drop to 1,600, and then down to 1,400 or so. When you add them up over a...

The top and bottom images are both clones of Wossner Black Wings. The middle image is of a POE. All 3 are in 6” pots. The stakes are there from when they were more floppy. I think that their color is just so much better and both newer and older fans just seem more upright to me. I think that the...

With mealybugs, spider mites, aphids, false spider mites and thrips you can go from, “Not a bug insight” to “Full scale Nuclear Outbreak” within a week or so! So many of these guys have a 2-3 week lifespan. They can do a good deal of hard living almost overnight!!!

I dealt with thrips during my 9 years that I spent in Florida.

Thrips are not that large. Thrips do the vast majority of their damage to flowers, flower buds and slender inflorescences. I have never seen images of thrip damage on leaves, especially Cattleya leaves. The thrips have tiny, tiny mouth parts. Cattleya leaves are rather rigid, tough for thrip...