Spring 2009 Project -chat notes

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by cb977

Okay folks...I guess I've just been having a few bad days and the whole availability issue got the better of me...sorry for the panic I caused

Thansk Sue, we all have had bad days and have also seen how they affect almost everything we do but nothing to panic about...

Originally Posted by cb977

I don't want to give any names here ahead of time...

...we have a U.S. member who frequently travels to Canada and is willing to bring plants up to those members who need them...

...My thanks to that member...you know who you are

Same from this side... Thanks for that!

don't you want to come over to Europe and bring some plants too? I would have a looooong list just kidding!

[playtime8978]

As far as not beng happy with the plant a group is given if it was split into two groups, I have read in earleir post that people on previous projects that were not so sure about the choice of orchid grew to really like it when they got it and started looking after it, I obviously have ones so far I have liked the look of more than others but this will get us getting one we might not usually get and also will, for me anyway, get me learning about something really rather different. What ever is chosen I will be going into it whole heartedly which I am sure everyone else will. Everyone seems great here and I am sure everyone will agree to what works best. For the people organising this, Sue and helpers, it is one heck of a task and I, as I am sure everyone else is, am very very grateful for the oppurtunity and the inclusion in this project. Whatever is decided thank you for everyones hard work and dedication.

[Dorothy]

Sue - no worries .. I will stay up as late as it takes to answer any questions & to see to late-comers

[kavanaru]

and once more... thanks a lot to all involved for the hard work

[cb977]

I just got this email from Greg:

Susanne,

Thank you for thinking of us. We have many options for you. All plants are blooming size and are $15.00 each, unless noted:

Dendobium parishii
Eria clausa
Cattleya aurantiaca
Gongora tricolor
Cattleya warneri
Plectrelminthus cudatus
Encyclia fragrans $12.00 (near blooming size)
Cattleya intermedia
Phalaenopsis schilleriana purpurea
Phalaenopsis bastianii
Phalaenopsis equestris
Phalaenopsis amboinensis
Aerangis biloba (mounted or potted)
Aeranigs (mounted)
Paphiopedilum hainanensie
Paphiopedilum spicerianum
Bulbophyllum vitiense

All of these are listed and pictured on the website.

Best wishes,
Greg
Oak Hill Gardens, Inc.
PO Box 25
37W550 Binnie Road
Dundee, IL 60118
(847) 428-8500 phone
(847) 428-8527 fax
Oak Hill Gardens
oakhillgardens@sprintmail.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Susanne
To: oakhillgardens@sprintmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 2:31 PM
Subject: Hi from Orchidboard


Hi Greg and everybody there

It's Susanne from Orchidboard and I have a request I'm hoping you can help me with.

We are currently working on our new OB Project and have a very large group following along this time 'round. In the U.S. we are going to need (probably and as of right now) 56 of the same plant. The plant must be a total of 12 inches or under, grow in Intermediate temperatures and at or around the $25 mark. It also needs to be something available in both Canada and Europe...but that part of the equation will be taken care of by us

Do you have a large inventory of any orchids that would fit our criteria? From past experience, I know that it's much easier to know what plants are available rather than finding a plant we all agree upon and not having access to it

If you could possible send me an email listing what you have that might help us, I will pass it along to the crowd and maybe Oak Hill will be the project's supplier. We won't know until the end of the process which plant we're getting and the vendor will be the one that can supply us with what we need.

I'd say the Dendrobium parishii should be left out, it'll get too big for some members and the same goes for C aurantiaca because one of mine is about 18" tall.

Think you can help?

Let me know....and as always...my thanks,

Have a wonderful day,
Susanne

I will be starting some research on availability in Canada and Europe but still not having a great day so...if anybody has a few minutes to check for these plants in those locations, it would be a great head-start for me. I'd love to gather the growing information for any that we'll be able to discuss in tomorrow night's chat at 7:00pm EST

[cb977]

Hopefully I will get a quick response from J&L and we can also work on those.

I'll post anything they send once I receive it.

[cb977]

Dendobium parishii - EU, CAN, Oak Hill (O.H.)
IOSPE PHOTOS
*can get big

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Eria clausa - n/a in EU or CAN
IOSPE PHOTOS

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Cattleya aurantiaca - EU, CAN, O.H.
IOSPE PHOTOS
*can get big

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Gongora tricolor - EU, CAN, O.H.
IOSPE PHOTOS

Size: 20" tall, day temps 85-91, nights 74-76

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Cattleya warneri EU/USA/CAN
(can get large!)

Size: 8-20"

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Plectrelminthus cudatus EU/USA/CAN
(can get large! - warm to hot)

bulbs to 6", leaves to 12" , spikes to 14-31"
day 85-86, night 68
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Encyclia fragrans EU/CAN/USA
(CAN: also in this page The Orchid Shop - Home)

size 16",
days 77-79, nights 61-63, can adapt up to 6 degrees warmer or cooler
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Cattleya intermedia EU/USA/CAN
(I think that depending on the clones, it can be very small or very large!)

Size 5-12",
days 80-83, nights 69-71

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Phalaenopsis schilleriana EU/USA/CAN

leaves 6-18", spike 36"
days 84-91, nights 71-73

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Phalaenopsis bastianii - EU, O.H., n/a in CAN
IOSPE PHOTOS

wide 12-18",
days 80-83, nights 66-67
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Phalaenopsis equestris - EU, CAN, O.H.
IOSPE PHOTOS

leaves 6-8", spikes 12-18"
days 85-91, nights 71-73
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Phalaenopsis amboinensis - EU, CAN, O.H.
IOSPE PHOTOS

leaves 10", spikes 18",
days 85-59, nights 72-74
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Aerangis biloba (mounted or potted) O.H., CAN, n/a in EU (?)
IOSPE PHOTOS

leaves 7", spikes up to 16",
days 78-88, nights 63-68

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Aerangis kotschyana (mounted) - O.H., EU, n/a in CAN
IOSPE PHOTOS

leaves up to 12", spikes 12-18",
days 90-92, nights 64
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Paphiopedilum hainanensis - n/a in EU or CAN
IOSPE PHOTOS

*available in EU under the name Paph appletonianum

leaf span up to 18",
days 86-88, nights 69-70
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Paphiopedilum spicerianum - EU, CAN, O.H.
IOSPE PHOTOS

leaves 6-12", spike to 14",
days 79-80, nights 66-67

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Bulbophyllum vitiense - EU, O.H., n/a in CAN
IOSPE PHOTOS

no OW inf but it's an intermediate-hot grower

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[cb977]

I did the first few but then realized all of us working on the same list is a waste of energy...so, I'm gonna start from the bottom of the list, anybody else please start from where I left off at the beginning

[kavanaru]

Ok Sue, I'll check the next 5 plants Cat warnerii to Phal schileriana...

[cb977]

Thanks Ramon