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[Dania Tortelli]

Helloooo! Soo happy to join this orchid lovers family. I'm writing from Italy, soo, please apologize my English! I have almost 300 orchids, phalaenopsis, cattleyas, cymbidium, vanda and lately some paphiopedilum which are giving me troubles, and looking for some cultural advices, I found this forum.
Thank you all for all the information you share.
Happy growing!!!

 

[Weaver]

Welcome from the Pacific Northwest! Glad to have you!

 

[Duck Slipper]

Welcome to ST from Kentucky!

 

[Ray]

Welcome, Dania!

 

[Walter Meshaka]

Helloooo! Soo happy to join this orchid lovers family. I'm writing from Italy, soo, please apologize my English! I have almost 300 orchids, phalaenopsis, cattleyas, cymbidium, vanda and lately some paphiopedilum which are giving me troubles, and looking for some cultural advices, I found this forum.
Thank you all for all the information you share.
Happy growing!!!

Welcome from Pennsylvania USA!

 

[NYEric]

Welcome from NYC. Paphs, water, but don't overwater.

 

[Roots]

Welcome from Wa state. Do you grow inside or out? Do you know of any good orchid vendors in the north of Italy? I have a friend in Brescia who is interested in starting to grow them.

 

[southernbelle]

Welcome from Virginia, US. I adore your country. Can't get enough of it!

 

[swamprad]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[lori.b]

Welcome from the wet, west coast of Canada. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of what you'll have blooming in Italy.

 

[Dania Tortelli]

Welcome from Wa state. Do you grow inside or out? Do you know of any good orchid vendors in the north of Italy? I have a friend in Brescia who is interested in starting to grow them.

NOOOOO WAYYY! I live in Brescia too. That would be nice get in touch with your friend so I can give all the info he/she needs. And yes, there are vendors in northern Italy. One is Orchideria Morosolo, but also close to Brescia there is one ( not that big though..) Mainly I order from Poland, Germany and Romania as it is much less expensive and also because I love to grow my orchids from seedlings. I love your land!!! I had the honour to visited it long time ago. And I simply loved the people.

 

[Dania Tortelli]

Welcome from the wet, west coast of Canada. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of what you'll have blooming in Italy.

No way.... I absolutely have to know from which city of Canada you are writing from. I lived in your amazing country for 4 years long time ago and I simply loved it. I left my soul over there. I lived in Calgary...The kindness of Canadians will be always in my heart!!
Here are some of my orchids.

 

[mrhappyrotter]

Lots of fragrant flowers in that collection from what I can tell! Fragrant orchids are my favorite. Slippers aside, fragrant flowers are almost a requirement for an orchid to stay in my collection long term. Granted, there are some fragrant slippers as well, but I give that group a little more leeway.

Is that Holcoglossum hybrid fragrant? I've got a V. coerulescens in my collection, but it has yet to bloom. I've heard they smell like grape candy.

 

[Dania Tortelli]

Lots of fragrant flowers in that collection from what I can tell! Fragrant orchids are my favorite. Slippers aside, fragrant flowers are almost a requirement for an orchid to stay in my collection long term. Granted, there are some fragrant slippers as well, but I give that group a little more leeway.

Is that Holcoglossum hybrid fragrant? I've got a V. coerulescens in my collection, but it has yet to bloom. I've heard they smell like grape candy.

Yes! That's exactly what I smell, grape candy. He is spiking now. That was a picture of last year. White slippers I'm not that lucky. I have to learn a lot! But I love them!