"Dominic Chong's Rhy. Retusa orchid beat 750 others... to take the prize in the 11th national-level orchid competition, organised by the Ipoh Orchid Society (IOS) and Ipoh City Council. ... Chong... successfully growing more than 2,000 plants at home. ... He said the Retusa only needed regular watering and sunlight... He said he bought the plant... in Grik...
IOS secretary S. Rajah said the competition had attracted the most entries since it started 11 years ago, with 430 orchid enthusiasts taking part this year. ... Rajah said the competition also saw the unveiling of a new hybrid [species re-created by man ?] named P. Bellina, bred by orchid grower Chan Chee Meng. P. Bellina, an artificially-propagated hybrid, was the first prize winner in the Phalo[ae]nopsis category." URL : http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/National/2253030/Article/index_html photo : [caption : "Dominic Chong with his winning Rhy. Retusa orchid"] http://www.nst.com.my/Thursday/National/2253030/insidepix1 ***************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
