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Xavier, I do not breed roth's. I have very little interest in joining a large crowd of international roth breeders, many of whom are reputable and are producing some of the best roths in the world. Even if I were inclined to line breed roths I would be starting 10 - 15 years behind these...

So let me understand the general ideas going through this thread. First, if a roth is better than what Xavier has, and there are many I’ve seen his photos and I am not impressed, it must be a hybrid and the breeder/owner a liar and a fraud. Second, Taiwanese roth’s made with Mt. Millais surely...

It does not. It only proves that the person who took this photo selected those plants from the cross that he wanted to photograph. There is nothing in this photo to prove your point. Frank

Because in the Phragmipedium world, the misrepresentations and fraud have been blatant and pervasive. There is one well known Phragmipedium breeder who has been unapologetically blatant and fraudulent in their labels and use of names and another who openly used to sell plants that they had been...

If the implication here is that other nurseries that line breed Paph. rothschildianum engage in the practice of routinely and purposefully mislabeling the parentage of their roths, you are dead wrong on this topic, again. Dave is not the only breeder of roth’s who accurately tags his plants. If...

Sunlight Orchid Nursery will be selling also. I am going to venture a guess that every Paph in the world will be available there or in one of the displays. Frank

Your welcome!

Hello! It was great seeing so many of you yesterday. From the perspective of someone selling, and I won’t try to speak for the other vendors notwithstanding we are on friendly terms, I made a decision not to take that many Phrags this year as I knew Ivan would open a few huge Ecuagenera boxes...

You can still find these plants. They are rare, but can be found. I saw one with 2 spikes coming out of the same growth once and had 8 flowers open simultaneously. Best,

I can tell you from personal experience, and from having spent a considerable amount of time at the Ecuagenera nursery over the years, that Ecuagenera has sold many different things as D’alessandroi over the years, none of them true to the name. Part of the problem, not all, is that the...

The event vendors are now posted I believe. I will be there as a vendor this year. Not speaking. If anyone wants a pre sale from me please DM me. I am heavy on the Paphs this year. See you all there.

Wow. Great color! If I didn’t know better I would say that flower looks exactly like all the **** Clements and Andean Fire I’ve seen. Good growing!

Dave, I sat in on judging once some years ago where a Paph species was submitted for judging (former northeast judging centering in the NYC area). The plant and flower were exceptional. The judges took the plant outside in natural light to check if the color was real and not somehow added by...

I would allow this thread to continue, if only because of the number of outstanding and qualified orchid people, some of whom have decades of serious interest and growing and research to offer, voicing concerns and perceptions of the AOS judging system. This thread would searchable on Goggle...

As awards are subjective, so are the views of those "outside" the "system". What "system" is that? Are we all not part of the orchid community and thus, not all part of the same "system"? Since this is not about me, I will spare you my orchid CV. As we can disagree as to whether a plant is...

Good idea, but not just a reevaluation of the plant, a reevaluation of the process. Why is someone who lives in the Chicago area taking plants to Denver for judging? Why would a commercial dealer in Hawaii send all his flowers to the mainland? Why does one commercial nursery have so many...

The issue is, and please don't take this wrong way, awards = money, and at times, a lot of it. I am not referencing the "super hobbyists", who has a big collection, makes his own crosses, and wants to show his plants. I am talking about those that need to keep their sales up in order to keep...

I have two of these that are sitting in their pots doing nothing also. I suspect that Ecuagenera so over juices their Phrags with steroids they need a year to detox after we buy them.

Kew told me they are looking at Phrag hybrids but I am yet to see any movement there. They know there is a problem.

Not quite... https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:303734-2