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A few "most fragrant orchids for NYEric?" I'm surprised nobody has suggested any of the following: Satyrium pumilum Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis Platanthera yosemitensis Bulbophyllum echinolabium Bulbophyllum carunculatum

The plant is actually coming OUT of the van in this photo. The flowers on the tallest inflorescence were about 2" from the roof of the van. He double-staked each stem so they barely moved during the drive from Orlando to Miami and then removed the extra support stakes upon arrival. It is NOT...

Cross is Paph. (Lalita x thaianum) And just in case anyone is wondering, Paph. Lalita is Paph. (godefroyae x Greyi)

Nice. I could only dream. Squirrels, rodents, deer, the neighbor's pig... Have to build heavy wire cages around just about everything here.

A few years ago hundreds of Paph. Pinocchio with strong album characteristics were being passed off as Paph. primulinum var. album by a very large nursery in California. It seemed inevitable at the time that these would make it into the breeding programs of unwitting customers. This could be a...

I completely agree. At some point it starts to become apparent that life may be to short to keep taking shots in the dark.

Couple of photos on the page at the link below. I think it looks pretty much like what you'd expect. I wonder if Erythrone ever flowered his plant. http://www.orchid.or.jp/orchid/society/paphio/saloon-84-tenzi.htm

I had the opportunity to photograph a fabulous Paph. Mar New at the 2014 Taiwan International Orchid Show.

There are so many paphs with gorgeous foliage. Some I really love include Paph. Ho Chi Minh, Paph. concolor, and of course Paph. delenatii fma vinicolor. The most beautiful foliage I have ever seen on ANY orchid was a large, multiple growth plant of Paph. hookerae that Chris Ellis had in...

I like wood benches - I just wish they'd last longer. I built some multi-level wood benches several years ago from pressure-treated ground contact lumber and dipped each cut end in copper naphthenate. The ends were an ugly blue-green where the wood wicked up the solution and the smell never...

The things we do to get our paphs to flower. Very clever.

Auction Highlights This year there was a tremendous collection of generous auction donations from orchid nurseries around the world. The auction for all things non-slipper took place on Friday night, then all slipper orchids were saved for the auction Saturday after the Symposium...

Love the fat round leaves on the venustum. Some people consider that to be a good indicator of superior flower quality potential. I haven't been able to prove it.

Uh oh. I apologize for negative part. I suppose it's my passive aggressive approach to orchid selection. With so many fabulous hybrids available to us, most with so many very positive characteristics, sometimes it is easier to differentiate with a short list of "fatal flaw" disqualifiers.

This is a cross of Paphiopedilum (Pacific Shamrock x Sorcerer's Stone) made by Frank Smith in 2008 and registered, well... yesterday. I brought a flask home from the International Slipper Orchid Symposium a few years ago and this is the first to flower. It has everything I love about green...

Paph. (rothschildianum x Sander's Pride) And this is a great one. Those flat, wide petals are spectacular.

Well, I never thought I'd hear the Slipper Symposium referred to as a "monster", but in this case I think it's pretty cool. It is going to be an awesome event. I understand there are several Florida orchid societies organizing bus trips to see the show and add to their collections with plants...

This is such a great species. There is one of these in my greenhouse a little over three feet tall. It is a beautiful plant growing straight up a treefern totem and has never flowered. Ever. It sits at the south end of the greenhouse in the brightest spot I can provide, but still just can't...

Telipogon are very difficult to import as they are so fragile, so not many hobbyists in the U.S. grow them. This brings back memories of one of the most talented orchid growers most of us ever encountered. There was a gentleman named Ron Griesbeck who was the undisputed wizard of Telipogon...

It often seems that many of the overseas sellers deliberately avoid this point, especially the ones offering species we KNOW require special paperwork. Recent communication with someone at the Department of Fish & Wildlife left no question that they are actively monitoring this activity and...