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I have some news for you, and it is good news. Most Cattleya growers struggle trying to grow those 2 species. So I guess that you fit right in with the rest of us!!! I have more "notches of my watering wand" for killing aclandiae and schilleriana. They just do not want to grow. I am a "Regional...

When I see, or read, 2” pot, I am generally thinking a young seedling. Young seedlings in my experience do not have large root systems. It could be anywhere from one year to 6-7 from blooming depending upon genera. You really have to delve deeper into “ salesman speak”. I see numerous vendors...

Not every orchid hybrid has to grow into and produce award quality flowers. But a hybrid like this has other, more superior attributes. Easy to bloom Grows like a weed Fragrance is incredible And will quite possibly thrive in any number of conditions In my book, that makes this a wonderful...

It is sideways on my cell and upright on the laptop.

Personally, I do not buy from Ecuagenera any more! Why? Because I got tired of all their "surprises"!! Plants wrapped up tightly in moss, tin foil in a plastic bag, only to find that my purchase had very little, if any, live roots. Wasted way too much cash. AS their operation got bigger and...

Very little is in focus. That would make an ID problematic in many cases.

I grow bellina, violacea etc under LED’s. They are on a plant cart shelf, about 9-10 inches below twin tubes. These are 6,500k and are on a timer. 10 hours a day during the winter, 11 hours a day spring and fall and 12 hours during the summer. I water somewhere between every 3-5 days depending...

Oncidium Sharry Baby smells like chocolate. Red and white flowers. Oncidium sphacelatum can carry hundreds of flowers on a mature plant.

Oh yes it does!!! That is a fantastic sincorana!!! Very deep, saturated color and a very nice shape or form! That is a beauty.

I don’t know if you can pinpoint any singular reason or goal. That seems to be difficult. Perhaps it has to do with crossing species boundaries. When you take a Brachypetalum and cross it with a Callosum group member, there are some borders or boundaries there. Only compatible species produce...

I look at this as a difficult, if not impossible question. One that might not have an answer. I feel that if you can provide the basic culture for Paphiopedilums, mainly light and proper moisture, there are many that might fit the bill. But to look for things that flower freely no matter how bad...

I had to really stare at this for a minute or 2, but I like it. I really do. It has potential. My biggest issue is the length of the inflorescence. The overall form needs a little work. The dorsal leans a little right and the right hand petal could be a little flatter at the apex matching the...

Congratulations!!!! Oops, double that!!!

I agree! It is very attractive. Give it a few years to really mature and pump out 5 flowers and you'll have a winner there I think.

I hear you Froggie! I guess I can't think of anyone making a fortune selling orchids or making hybrids. More like a labor of love.

You answered your own question, really! Just because they are both Paphiopedilums, intersectional hybrids are not really as compatible as you seem to think that they are. Sanderianum produces hybrids with a great deal of form issues. Again, a long petaled Paph. Crossed on to another parent...

There are so many Phrag growers here who will give you better advice then me but in my mind there is no such thing as semi hydro. What does that really mean anyway? (either you are pregnant or you're not) You should maybe grow wetter for some Phrags and drier for others. I look at Phrags as...

You will not find it under “Oncidiums”. It is properly a “Gomesa”. But yes indeed, it got an FCC/AOS in May of last year. Back in 2019, the grex got its first two awards, an AM and a FCC in May. But I would tend to agree with you. Any plant, species or hybrid, with 3 awards, 2 of them FCC’s...

I think it is a gorgeous flower! Very nice color, those little flares or darts add a lot. I find the form to be proportioned and very nice. Congratulations!