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I really don't want to do the math lmao, I'm probably somewhere between 7-10k so far this year between plants, supplies, operating costs, memberships, travel, etc.

If you want to see younger folks get more involved I would suggest not opening the conversation with insults and tired cable news talking points about them.

Paph Paradise is the primo spot now, selection may not be quite as large as OI but the plants are top quality. You couldn't pay me to take a plant from Norman.

Running a bit late this year but with a fifth bud to make up for it, my favorite PEoY. It is normally an early June bloomer. It first bloomed in 2019, then took three years to mature another growth, lost the original flowing growth along the way and bloomed weakly last year. Since changing my...

I can't wait for these to make their way to the USA. It feels like we're the only country affected by CITES sometimes.

Not Paphs but the difference between k-lite feeding and urea/ammonium based feeding is clear as day in these Catasetinae.

I certainly won't claim to have mastered the care of anitum yet but mine have started growing significantly faster since I moved away from k-lite to Xavier's feed and put them on the heat mat with my compots.

It's both lol

Animal waste would provide both, and ammonia is the first nitrogenous compound produced when any organic material decays. Conversion of ammonia to nitrite and nitrate occurs through bacterial metabolism.

Told you I wasn't a Catt guy lol

Awarded under a different name? This is all that comes up for eldorado when I search.

What about flower count? I see two awards to eldorado in Orchidpro, one from 1965 with no data or description recorded but the more recent one was from 2009 with four 15.5 cm flowers. Granted I'm not a judge or a Cattleya guy but that seems like the sort of plant the judges in my center would...

It's a nice flower but no trace of sanderianum or gigantifolium there. Perhaps an accidental selfing of Shin-yi Williams?

I'm glad my plants don't know how to read AOS caresheets.

There is a thread about it, some guy bought all the plants and froze them. Piping Rock new owner

Thanks for the explanation. I'm not big on Catts but from observing at my center that seemed like the sort of thing that would get a plant screened.

It is a very pretty flower but would those notches in the petals not be a fatal flaw at judging? I don't see any plants with them in the recent award record after scrolling through the last five years of awards.

Better than I thought it would be.

Unfortunately I'm not allowed. I'm being forced to grow them against my will.

Hilo Bald Eagle fully open before it goes to live on a farm. I'm pretty happy with the curtisii and look forward to it blooming on a more mature plant. The five budded WBW blasted three buds and partially opened one before I cut it, I'll give it another chance but I don't have high hopes...