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The idea for the workshop is mostly to get people into orchids because we don't want to fall by the wayside like the local chrysanthemum and african violet growers here. Most younger people who got into the plant world via aroids and terrariums have little to no idea how to care for orchids (the...

Hello everyone, This is a bit off topic from the usual slipper discussion found here but I'm part of the Orchid Society of Southern California and have been looking to expand the club by attracting younger people like me through plant workshops. I somehow managed to coincidentally meet a...

I would do Troy of Meyer's conservatory if you have a lot of seeds or a species that is usually easier to flask (they seem to do Cattleyas best and they started with Cattleya flasking) If you have something more sensitive or specialized like Paphs, I ditto the recommendation for Robert form...

Update: I did not nail the issue down. The new longer roots aborted root tips (again). The longest healthy root completely rotted off. If the next flush aborts again, I'm throwing it in pure perlite and 100% humidity. I swear to god this thing is the bane of my existence. Meanwhile, the new...

This one lasts forever and found out that blooming is triggered by cold winter temps down to the 50s or 40s F. I had two immature growths and both flowered unexpectedly after the mature growth. Also, the plant seems to have kept a seed pod from the bloom that faded at the beginning of July. I...

nah these are just off of amazon lol, just search up shadow boxes. They're a bit expensive though so I still have boxes of dried flowers in storage

Had this idea of displaying my dried blooms almost like insect specimen display cases. I've been attempting to improve the positions of the flowers during drying (you can kind of tell by the quality of the P. sanderianum vs the P. Regine Plows flowers). I have so many blooms collected over the...

Welcome! I’m surprised you haven’t joined already given how well you grow paphs and phrags!

I think it may have to do with them not having an established root system/genetics too. I've noticed that almost every plant from OI origin recently have had little to very freshly repotted roots despite the broken down media. Also, Sam said that the last P. sanderianums he sold are now within...

ok but HOW did that thing manage to barely touch the flower, find the pollen, and eat ONLY that???!!

I did actually. Here's an image of my setup back in 2020 before rona hit. I just used the clip on grow lights from amazon. Granted, you may not be able to grow higher light orchids but I've had D. lindenii (lower left corner) under these and they did good! Though at the time I wanted to use more...

$700 a year for serious collectors isn't a lot as you can probably tell by these forums lol, especially if you're one of the nuts like me who goes for Paphs that bloom once every two years and take ten years minimum to mature. I have one rack with lights in an apartment and spend an average of...

The damage remains but I got the rot to stop in its tracks. It's growing steadily but slowly and is finally growing new roots after the new repotting method I implemented.

I finally got a new flush, so far no aborting as of now but its a bit too soon to see. I think I've nailed the issue down, the top layer of bark dries too rapidly while the interior of the pot dries too slowly. The smaller seedling has now been repotted into a mix of 50/50 sphagnum and bark...

How do you get your neos to bloom? I have mine under Cattleya conditions but they never put out flowers for years.

I wonder if we would ever be able to have faster and less finicky sanderianums like this through breeding.

Pretty plant! Let me know if you'd like to part ways with it, I would be happy to get a family reunion going!

welcome! I'm located in Los Angeles too!

It got an 82!

My first ever AOS judging experience and first award! Incorrectly put in as Dragon's Talon by the RHS (C. alaorii orlata x Rcv. Jimminey Cricket). Bred by Peter Lin who said this was the best one out of his batch so far! It smells intensely of B. nodosa in the morning then fades to an "English...