"the Manitoba Orchid Society... display... This year's theme, In Praise of Native Orchids, was in honour of the 10th anniversary of Manitoba's Native Orchid Conservation Inc. and featured a special educational photo exhibit created by the international Native Orchid Conference that appeared at the World Orchid Conference in Miami, Fla.,...
Lorne Heshka's native orchid display... a large assortment of orchids native to Manitoba... including one... lone pink slipper that opened on Saturday just in the nick of time... American Orchid Society's judged exhibition. Best in Show was awarded to Kevin Duerksen for his large Coelogyne flaccida... Joyce Jaworski was awarded a HCC (Highly Commended Certificate) for... Phal "Mile High Magic." [no quotation marks] ... a name for the orchid... It's called Connor, after her grandson. ... Heshka's Epidendrum cochleatum, a species epiphyte orchid native to Africa [North, Central and South America]." URL : http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/story/4152047p-4741041c.html *************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
