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I agree that the way to go is MM x something new. Since we sell TON plants here I had the opportunity to buy the MM x self flasks but I passed. I felt there would be more demand for the MM outcrosses, and I'm really not a huge fan of selfings. Especially in something as slow as a roth...

Cute little plant! We have the 'Moonlight and Star' clone and the best thing about it is the shorter stolons compared to most other clones. Looks like the selfing enhanced that trait. Hopefully that will also be passed along to the outcross we made, but I will just be happy if we get good yield!

We have Paph helenae because someone was caught smuggling and the plants went to a rescue center. Rescue centers will set pods on seized plants. Under the current structure of CITES this is the only way we can get species native to countries that do not participate in the program (at least in...

This species is not legal in the USA. There have been plants offered with CITIES from Thailand, but that is not their country of origin so the CITES is not valid. The species is from Laos and they do not participate in CITES so there is no way to get them legally in the USA. The only way we...

I tried leaving the agar on like in this post with limited success. The agar can get too dry along the way in the compot and essentially suffocate the roots. Anyone who has gotten agar on a countertop or other surface and let it dry knows that you practically need a chisel to get rid of it. Now...

It was awarded with 5 flowers and 2 buds. I didn't take any more photos at that point as I had ruthlessly ripped pouches off. The award description is here: http://csnjc.org/May2017/paphrothschildianum.html

I can only claim to be a novice roth breeder since mine are still years from blooming, but here's my take. The plants themselves have indeed gotten much larger, especially Orchid Zone breeding. Terry liked big flowers. Flowers are in essence modified leaves so bigger flowers came along with...