[OGD] CITES - news - 16 Oct.

[Peter O'Byrne]

Viateur,

you said "Apparently, some people understand that CITES is both about
conservation
and trade". I'm not trying to argue either for or against your statement,
but I'd like point out that Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is hardly an
authoritative source.

This is the man who publically donned a Manchester United shirt in 1993,
then, one year later while attempting to buy Liverpool FC, said "I've been a
life-long Liverpool supporter". I know they say "a week in politics can be a
lifetime", but Merseysiders were left distinctly unimpressed. Mr
Shinawatra's bid failed.

Mr Shinawatra doesn't know the difference between a species and a hybrid.
Read your own quotation again.

Peter O'Byrne
Singapore
___
the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids

[OGD] Renanthera imschootiana

[michael timmons]

Does anyone here grow Renanthera imschootiana? Does it
get really tall and gangly (like storei), or does it
stay relatively tidy (like monachica)? Is it pretty
easy and "user friendly" to grow (providing that you
can give it standard care for vandas: high light,
warmth, good humidity, non-disturbance of the roots as
much as possible, etc.) or is it somewhat difficult?
Any cultural information would be appreciated. Thank you.



___
Do you Yahoo!?
Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today!
http://vote.yahoo.com
___
the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids

[OGD] Cymbidium canaliculatum

[Colin.Hamilton]

>Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 14:53:25 -0700 (PDT)
>From: michael timmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [OGD] Cymbidium canaliculatum
>Does anyone know where I can purchase a Cymbidium
>canaliculatum? Found several places in Australia that
>export to the USA; however, the price of paperwork and
>shipping is prohibitively expensive. I'd be interested
>in hearing from any growers who also might either have
>this plant for sale or have information regarding its
>ease (or difficulty) of culture. Thank you!

Michael
Cymbidium canaliculatum grows freely around my part of the world, as Steve
Kemp said, mainly in cracks of dead hardwood trees (we call it Ironbark it is
so hard) with the roots going into the rotting heart.  Since the trees are
dead, there is absolutely no shade and our summer heat here is regularly 40
deg C.  In winter we can get down to 2 deg. C early mornings but the daytime
temp is usually around 20 deg C.  We are on the Tropic of Capricorn here
(equates with your Tropic of Cancer running between the tip of Florida and
Cuba), so there is a high light intensity as well.  The leaves of this orchid
have adapted to the harsh environment and are stiff and leathery.  Timber
getters often cut down the dead trees and slice a section of the tree holding
the plant into a block.  That way they don't need to be repotted as it takes
many years for this particular wood to decompose.

Whether you can grow it or not depends on how much you can replicate this
environment.  Having said that I have seen one flower in a glasshouse in New
Zealand even if the flower scape was short in length and in the number of
flowers.

Sorry I can't help you with a supplier in the US.

Colin Hamilton
Webmaster
Australian Orchid Council/"OrchidsAustralia"
Rockhampton, Qld. Australia
www.orchidsaustralia.com
You were sent here as a warning to others, weren't you.
___
the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids