"Windowsills have often become graveyards for many an orchid, despite feverish fawning by their careful fans [indeed!].
... Guadalupe's Finca Dracula, a multi-hectare orchid farm in the forest on the side of Volcan Baru. The greenhouse complex houses 2,200 species, including a new hybrid species [hybrid or species ?] named after ex-president Mireya Moscoso... species --- both native and non-native ... at an altitude of over 6,000 feet, Guadalupe is one of the few places in Panama that gets a little chilly" article URL : http://www.thepanamanews.com/pn/v_13/issue_04/travel_01.html photos : http://www.thepanamanews.com/pn/v_13/issue_04/images/Dracula_orchid1.jpg http://www.thepanamanews.com/pn/v_13/issue_04/images/Dracula_orchid2.jpg http://www.thepanamanews.com/pn/v_13/issue_04/images/Dracula_orchid3.jpg http://www.thepanamanews.com/pn/v_13/issue_04/images/Dracula_orchid7.jpg http://www.thepanamanews.com/pn/v_13/issue_04/images/Dracula_orchid8.jpg [yes, in this case that is a dracula] http://www.thepanamanews.com/pn/v_13/issue_04/images/Dracula_orchid9.jpg ************ Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
