K. Barrett clattered: "I understand a picture of the type species for suzukii may be online..... on an obviously jungle collected plant. The implication being that therefore its not a man made hybrid, all cute in a plastic pot, grown in bark or whathaveyou."
Cathy, the "D. suzukiis" sold at the Nagoya APOC had fresh-bark fragments and moss adhering to the roots.... this is one reason why people were so readily convinced the plants were jungle-collected. However, the lack of charcoal and plastic means nothing, because in this part of the world people grow orchids (even hybrids) on trees as a standard cultivation method. It's easier and much cheaper than growing them in pots. As soon as the plants are large enough, tie them out on the branches and let nature take it's course, except for the occasional spraying with fertilizer & pesticides. Fruit trees are a preferred host .... the spray not only cares for the orchids, but improves the yield of fruit at the same time. Cheers, Peter O'Byrne in Singapore _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
