Nina [Rach] asked : 1) "Trichopilia suavis. Any suggestions on culture?"
please see : Baker, Margaret L. and Charles O. 2006 'Trichopilia suavis Lindley & Paxton' in Orchid Species Culture, Timber Press, page 920-921 also : AOS Bulletin, January 1973, page 57. 'Growing Trichopilia suavis' in AOS Bulletin, August 1985, page 975. Orchids, May 2007, page 339. 2) "ever make it to specimen size?" see Trichopilia suavis 'Caledon Gem' AM-CCM/AOS in AOS Awards Quarterly - Vol. 18 - No. 1 - March 1987, page 19. Trichopilia suavis 'Cape Fair' CCM/AOS in AOS Awards Quarterly - Vol. 12 - No. 2 - 1981, page 109. Trichopilia suavis 'Cheam' CCC/RHS in The Orchid Review - The 1986 RHS Awards, page 15. Trichopilia suavis 'Gabriela' CCM/AOS in AOS Awards Quarterly - Vol. 13 - No. 1 - 1982, page 19. Trichopilia suavis 'Harford' HCC/AOS in AOS Awards Quarterly - Vol. 29 - No. 2 - June 1998, page 112. Trichopilia suavis 'Jorge' JC/AOS in AOS Awards Quarterly - Vol. 24 - No. 2 - Summer 1993, page 87. Trichopilia suavis 'Kathy' CCM/AOS in AOS Awards Quarterly - Vol. 10 - No. 2 - April 1979, page 58. Trichopilia suavis 'Megan' AM/AOS in AOS Awards Quarterly - Vol. 28 - No. 3 - September 1997, page 190. Trichopilia suavis 'Sicily' CCM/AOS in AOS Awards Quarterly - Vol. 6 - No. 2 - April 1975, page 39. Trichopilia suavis 'Tony' CBM/AOS in AOS Awards Quarterly - Vol. 8 - No. 1 - January 1977, page 39. 3) "the length of time for seed capsule maturation" Erich Michel recommends 135 days [source : 'Approximate Green Capsule Culture Harvest Times' in Proceedings of the 16th WOC, page 239] *********** Regards, Viateur _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
