[OGD] Lycaste cruenta

Be very careful when buying a Lycaste marked as L. cruenta. My suggestion is only buy when in flower as most, at least in the UK, are Lycaste x cobani, a very simalar flower. Regards ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com

[OGD] Orchids in medicine

Authors are Chris Bulpitt is chairman of the Orchid Sos. of G. B. and Emeritus Professor of Geriatric and Cardiovascular Medicine at Imperial collee London. YanLi is qualified in Western and Chinese medicine. Jiguang Wang is head ofCentre for Epidemiiological studies at Shanghai university

[OGD] Orchids in medicine

Have you seen the article in Orchid Review May/June 2007, Volume 115 No 1275 concerningChinese medicine.Regards ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] Scale/horticultural oil

As scale is such a pernicious pest world wide, what is horticultural oil. Thanks in advance___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] Welcome Back

Welcome back Andy. I have missed your anti Brit ravings. I was working for an American company at the time of your celebrations of the 200 th aniversary of your independance from Great Britain. I gave a fantastic party for all the staff and when asked why I advised that it was a double edged

[OGD] Picture wanted

I have just flowered an orchid i beleived to be a Pholidota and I am now informed it could be P. leveilleana. I have been trying, without success, to find a picture of the flower. Can anyone help please.? Regards ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)

[OGD] Phrag. besseae

I asked the question on Phrag. besseae as when I was in Ecuador they were growing by the side of the road where I could easily take a photo and many could be seen further up the cliff. They could easily have been 'harvested ' but as some had youngseed pods I assume it is now not worth

[OGD] Phragmipediums

As I was only partially interested in orchids when P.besseae was first discovered was there as much fuss with cites and governments as with P. kovachi or did it get into the hands of professional breeders quickly and quitely. Even though it is easily now available from nurseries, while I

[OGD] Jay Pfahl Orchidspecies

I regularly use your site so there is at least one Brit that uses your great site. Regards ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] Stellis lentiginosa

Thankyou to all who responded. Especiall for showing me www.pleurothallids.com which led me to Lynn's pleurothallids, a wonderful photo record. Regards ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com

[OGD] Stelis lentiginosa

I am looking for a picture or description of Stelis lentiginosa. Any ideas would be a help. Regards ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] x affine oops

I am sorry that Proff. Braem was upset by a mere grower commenting on a scientific name but I was not responding to his letter but to the original question by Eric Hunt that x affine has been used in the past to desinate a plant that had an affinity with another. Nobody had answered the

[OGD] x affine

A while ago I purchased Coelogyne speciosa x affine and Coelogyne speciosa x affine as two obviously different plants as the leaves were completely different One has been identified as Coel.gibbifera and the other as Coel.naja by experts in the field of coelogynes. I was intrigued by the

[OGD] Cites and Wollemi Pine

As this is the rarest tree in the world why is it allowed to be exported. If it was an orchid its movement would be banned. Regards ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com

[OGD] Orchid production

Last year I spent a month trying to determine orchid production in the orchid producing countries. To say the least - they were all' very economical with the truth' I eventually worked out that country A would sow the seed, re-plate and pot into 1 inch pots in trays and export X million

[OGD] 50/50

I have just been reading the article on Masdevallia Angel Frost in the Orchid Digest Vol 68(3). Masd. Angel Frost seems to have many forms but the article does not say if any are F 2 hybrids. Should the not be all the same if they are all F 1. Regards

[OGD] Ida ciliata

I find it difficult to time the flowering of Ida. I wait until the new bulb is the same size as the previous bulb, in a mature plant, then stop feeding and reduce watering to a minimum. This seems to induce flowering. For immature plants the bulb must be larger than the previous before you

[OGD] Lycaste ciliata

Please refer to Orchid Digest JFM 2003, Vol.67(1). Acording to Dr. H.F. Oakley Ida (Lycaste) ciliata is a lost species. It is more likely you have Ida fragrans.In my experience the plant needs large pseudo bulbs so that water maybe withheld to promote flowering. If you do have ciliata

[OGD] Roots

You can see aphotograph of these roots in a book (ISBN1-84309-209-3) Orchids a practical handbook by Brian Willma Ritterhausan on page44. My objection to Catch roots, Trash roots etc. is that all orchid roots gather deteritous of varying types to feed the plant. I was trying to find a word

[OGD] Roots

I referred to ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CULTIVATED ORCHIDS by A. D. Hawkes ISBN 0 571 065023. The glossary on page533 gives his definition - produced out of the usual or normal place. I discovered this word when reading about the tree genus Ficus that produces ' adventitious roots from its trunk ' I

[OGD] Roots

Are the roots you are discussing what are called ' adventitious ' roots by Hawkes. Regards ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] MADIERA

Quinta Boa Vista is worth a visit for its gardens as well as its orchids-- it is owned and run by Betty Garton who used to own Wyld Court Orchids in England - a famous orchid nursery now remembered by the older orchid growers. Also you can buy back bulbs of Cymbidiums in the flower market in the

[OGD] Re: Orchids Digest, Vol 6, Issue 390 Ida dyeriana

I agree most books contradict each other on the cultivation of I. dyeriana. I have killed quite a few but I now grow them at a min. of 15 centigrade in a pot hung on its side. I do not let them dry out but they do not get drenched.Regards - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[OGD] Lycaste

A while ago, at the closing down sale of an orchid nursery, I bought Lycaste Wyld Court 'San Bar Ruby' and Lycaste Jackpot 'Red Rover' . I believe both were obtained from the USA. Can anyone help in tracking down their American ancestry. I know both started out at WYLD COURT ORCHIDS in England,