Orchid Group

Growing Phals & Cats

I live in So Cal and am familiar with growing cymbidiums. They grow fine outside with just fertilizer and water. I want...

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posted by uncle_vito2002

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Castaway

You are shipwrecked on a deserted island with the perfect habitat(s) for orchids. High montane areas, sphagnum bogs, de...

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posted by mormodes

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by mormodes

Orchid software on Mac

All, Do any of you have personal experience running AQ Plus 3.0, Wildcatt, or OrchidWiz on a Mac using Parallels? Mac OS...

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posted by edgley

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by edgley

Blooming Rescues

Here's a pic of some rescues from last spring now in bloom. Another pic is the two that didn't spike. They were taken o...

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posted by minelli.family

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Rehydrate pseudobulbs

Some of the conidium's I have rescued the pseudobulbs are shriveled. Even though they are showing growth the bulbs don'...

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posted by wmarke

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BTU's per dollar

In May of 2007 my heating oil cost $2.50 per gallon. In May of 2007 my electricity cost .071 cents per kilowatt. (This...

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posted by al

10 comments posted 18yrs posted by al

GIfts

I would like to purchase a gift of a book for a new orchid fan. He is beginning to grow orchids on his own and is quite...

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posted by neiljsalkind

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Colin Hamilton

I know there are many Australians who read the list, and lurk. So I figure I'd pass along that Colin Hamilton, former e...

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posted by mormodes

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What to do when your orchid blooms?

Hi, Can anyone tell me, do I need to do anything special now that my orchid is blooming? I have a cymbidium and its just...

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posted by greenfairies

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by greenfairies

Clowesia Rebecca Northern 'Pink Grapefruit'

Does anyone know of a vendor offering Clowesia Rebecca Northern 'Pink Grapefruit'. My searches on Google have been unsu...

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posted by kirchfh

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by kirchfh

Hago 4023 nozzles?

I caught a really sweet deal on 1/4" tubing, stainless steel fittings (line, elbows, and tees) and 10 Hago nozzles prea...

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posted by MNancyG

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Dendrobium lindleyi

I've had this plant for five years now. It bloomed only once for me. It's been three years now since it grew a single p...

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posted by nospam

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

woc vendors

sorry, can't remember where i saw it, but someone was looking for the list of vendors at the WOC--if nothing else, a pa...

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posted by jankey

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semi-beginner dendrobium question

I have a few dozen orchids, mostly no-name, growing in my window sills (on porch in summer). I've been able to sucessfu...

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posted by cberlin

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Doritis pulcherrima v. chumpornensis

What a name, huh? Anyway, I bought a copy of this recently; the tag just noted chumpornensis. I did a bunch of research...

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posted by ohnoyoudont

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by ohnoyoudont