Summer project 2012- Plant suggestions

[Wynn Dee13]

There are six species in the Hadrolaelia group.
Laelia pumila
IOSPE PHOTOS
Laelia dayana
IOSPE PHOTOS
Laelia sincorana
IOSPE PHOTOS
Laelia alaorii
IOSPE PHOTOS
Laelia praestans (synonym spectabilis)
IOSPE PHOTOS
Laelia jongheana
IOSPE PHOTOS

They might be reclassified as Cattleya now. I highly recommend looking at more pics of each species since IOSPE doesn't always have the best pics and many of these species come in other color forms. Miranda Orchids also has a lot of great info on these species. He has a page that explains the difference between some of the species since some look very similar if you are not familiar with them. Miranda Orchids, Orchids of Brazil

Sorry about the misspelling of Hadrolaelia in the first post. My phone auto corrected the spelling.

US-
Santa Barbara Orchid Estate-
L. dayana starting at $17.50
L. pumila starting at $25 (they have quite the variety)
L. praestans starting at $25
L. Susanna primary hybrid between pumila and dayana starting at $17.50
L. sincorana starting at $25

Diamond Orchids (highly recommended by me)-
L. alaorii $20

Europe-
GroBräschener Orchids-
L. alaorii EUR 21.00
L. sincorana var coerulea Flowering size 1 year EUR 27.00 (around $50 in US)

Orchid Species-
L. jongheana BS £24.99

Schwerter-
L. (pumila x praestans) 'CT Little Red' EUR 12.95

Elsner Orchideen (not sure the size since I couldn't read anything!)-
L. alaorii EUR 21.95
L. jongheana EUR 9.50
L. praestans EUR 19.95
L. sincorana var coerulea EUR 19.95 (at least $50 in the US)

Nardotto e Capello Shop-
L. alaorii BS € 18,00
L. (alaorii x praestans) BS € 18,00
L. pumila BS € 14,00
L. sincorana BS € 14,00
L. (sincorana x alaorii) BS € 12,50
L. sincorana var coerulea BS € 15,00 (at least $50 in the US)

Canada-
Paramount Orchids-
L. dayana NFS $28
L. pumila FS $30-$32





I'll keep updating this post with more vendors and choices in each country.

[camille1585]

And there are also primary hybrids of them, my favorite grower here has Laelia alaorii x praestans. I nearly bought one last time I ordered.

[Mira-Claude]

My idea:
any schoenorchis I have added all schoenorchis I found even if they are over the limit of price.
Just a fair warning I haven't done a lot of research... so I don't know if there are other places or if they are blooming size...

US:
schoenorchis fragrans:
Carolina Orchids: 20$
Schoenorchids gemmata:
Carolina Orchids: 35 or 60$
Schoenorchis juncifolia:
J&L Orchids: 25$
Schoenorchis scolopendria:
J&L Orchids: 35$

EU:
schoenorchis fragrans:
Schwerter : 14,95
orchideen Lucke: 15,90
Popow: 10,79
orchids-shop.eu: 13,95
schoenorchis juncifolia:
Elsner: 18,90
Schwerter: 14,95
Großräschener: 15,00
schoenorchis gemmata:
Schwerter: 14,95
schoenorchis pachyaris:
Schwerter: 14,95
Großräschener Orchids: 11,00
schoenorchis tixerii:
Popow: 12,59
schoenorchis pygmea:
Großräschener: 15,00

Ca:
schoenorchis fragrans:
CROrchids: 25$
Shangri-la: 30$

links from IOSPE:
fragrans:
IOSPE PHOTOS
gemmata:
IOSPE PHOTOS
juncifolia:
IOSPE PHOTOS

PS: It's really bad for us that there is only one kind available! Good for the European though...

[tdeprat]

FYI for everyone who is interested in Schoenorchis in the US.

Diamond Orchids also has Schoenorchis fragrans & Andy's Orchids has Schoenorchis paniculata.

[nenella]

Originally Posted by camille1585

And there are also primary hybrids of them, my favorite grower here has Laelia alaorii x praestans. I nearly bought one last time I ordered.

WOW Beautiful!
except I used to have a few Catleya types growing well for 2/3 years then I moved further 'north' and have been losing one after the other.... I only have 2 out of 5 left... ... On the other hand that's what projects are for

[Wynn Dee13]

Originally Posted by nenella

WOW Beautiful!
except I used to have a few Catleya types growing well for 2/3 years then I moved further 'north' and have been losing one after the other.... I only have 2 out of 5 left... ... On the other hand that's what projects are for

If I can grow them in the Seattle area you can too!

[Wynn Dee13]

Yes there are and they are quite beautiful! Thanks for looking for some in Europe!

[Wynn Dee13]

Does anyone have Chaz Smith's email address?

[camille1585]

I know it's in one the threads from the last project, I think it's the thread for the 1st poll.

[Rowangreen]

Originally Posted by Call_Me_Bob

just a side note. onc sotoanum, one of the parents of twinkle, used to be known as onc. ornithorhynchum. many people still refer to sotoanum as ornithorhynuchum, so just an informative side note.

I have a feeling I've seen that a few places... but really should be getting on with a few real life things. So if anyone feels like finding Twinkles's relatives in the States...