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Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 01-15-2012, 08:51 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,139
Posted By nancy
Boy, I'd pay a quarter to see it in person!...

Boy, I'd pay a quarter to see it in person! Boggles the mind!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-14-2012, 11:51 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,389
Posted By nancy
Mmmmm, Brooke your macrophyllum is a beauty!...

Mmmmm, Brooke your macrophyllum is a beauty! Those bristly flowers are irresistible.
Susanne, you might not know (and Brooke does) that macrophyllum culture is kind of backwards to many of the...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 01-14-2012, 11:44 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,918
Posted By nancy
Hi Jeffrey - your plant looks like fimbriatum to...

Hi Jeffrey - your plant looks like fimbriatum to me, but it will be impossible to be sure until it produces flowers...be aware that this plant can become quite a beast, with canes in excess of 6'/2m....
Forum: Identification Forum 01-14-2012, 11:33 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,043
Posted By nancy
My understanding is that NOIDs are eligible for...

My understanding is that NOIDs are eligible for ribbon judging at shows, but not for consideration for AOS awards. If a NOID has the 'best flower' or is the 'best grown plant' that has nothing to do...
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 09-05-2011, 11:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,565
Posted By nancy
Ah, so juicy! Orchids don't get much better than...

Ah, so juicy! Orchids don't get much better than the catasetinae.
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 07-18-2011, 02:10 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,385
Posted By nancy
Wow, Ramon, what beauties! A show this year in...

Wow, Ramon, what beauties! A show this year in Baton Rouge, LA gave me my first glimpse of Ted Dragons, and it was a genuine thrill. The flowers have a very firm, velvety texture as well as deep...
Forum: Identification Forum 07-18-2011, 01:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,211
Posted By nancy
The RHS site has Dendrobium Hamakita which is...

The RHS site has Dendrobium Hamakita which is Shinonome x Sagimusume. If you googleimage, it sure looks like yours.
RE: misspelled names on "official" printed tags, lawdy, I could give you some...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 07-18-2011, 01:49 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,909
Posted By nancy
Thanks David - still pretty pricey @ $130, but...

Thanks David - still pretty pricey @ $130, but less than half the price of the name brand.
Wish these things came in smaller containers; though our society has chipped in so we each get a little bit...
Forum: Miniatures Show & Tell 07-16-2011, 03:12 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,108
Posted By nancy
It is a tropical paradise in miniature!

It is a tropical paradise in miniature!
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 05-09-2011, 02:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,695
Posted By nancy
Bon jour, Fabrice - I am curious about...

Bon jour, Fabrice -
I am curious about Geodorum, as I just received some bulbils of this. Do you make your own potting mix for this terrestrial, and what is in it?
Regards - Nancy (dans la coeur...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 05-01-2011, 11:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,465
Posted By nancy
Wow, your friedericksianum is certainly...

Wow, your friedericksianum is certainly floriferous! All of these species are so appealing - very exciting when they bloom after months of looking like sticks.
Lovely photography as well.
Regards -...
Forum: Identification Forum 03-08-2011, 02:44 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,294
Posted By nancy
Pleurothallid-esque

When a person who had a long-ago commercial greenhouse passed away in her late-90's, her daughter sold off her orchids (at bargain prices). Most of her stock is species, so I am supposing this is...
Forum: Identification Forum 02-21-2011, 05:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,120
Posted By nancy
The flower labeled "other tree" may be a Bombax...

The flower labeled "other tree" may be a Bombax or Pseudobombax - nicknamed 'shaving brush tree' because of the flowers. Depends on what the tree looks like.
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 01-29-2011, 03:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,570
Posted By nancy
Dendrobium johnsoniae

This is a very beautiful species, I think used quite a bit in hybridizing because the flowers are so long-lasting. No detectable scent.
Cheers - Nancy
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 01-29-2011, 03:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,543
Posted By nancy
Dendrobium friedericksianum

Ah, true beauty! These flowers have a very faint powdered sugar/donut scent in the daytime.
Cheers - Nancy
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 01-28-2011, 06:06 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,024
Posted By nancy
Some of the more recent Yamamoto nobile hybrids...

Some of the more recent Yamamoto nobile hybrids will still bloom if you water (they are only semi-deciduous), so long as you do not fertilize.
Lots of bright flowers, dazzling to the eye!
Cheers -...
Forum: Identification Forum 01-28-2011, 06:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,277
Posted By nancy
RHS has a Spruceara Pride of Pacifica (formerly...

RHS has a Spruceara Pride of Pacifica (formerly Vuylstekeara, darn those taxonomists), which is Vuylstekeara Robin Pittman x Miltoniopsis Little Orphan Annie.
RE: name changes - at least I can't...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 12-27-2010, 02:58 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 963
Posted By nancy
Setting up an email filter for language

This is kind of a bizarre problem; by language I mean (I'm pretty sure) Portugese. I am on the mailing list for a vendor in Brazil. I suspect that their mail account was hacked by spammer/s a couple...
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 09-24-2010, 09:59 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,329
Posted By nancy
To add to Ramon's comments, the same *plant* can...

To add to Ramon's comments, the same *plant* can flower in different colors in different bloomings...a member of our orchid society brought his (heartstopping) Cattleya dowiana to our July meeting,...
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 09-19-2010, 02:51 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,329
Posted By nancy
I agree with Ramon, this is a very beautiful...

I agree with Ramon, this is a very beautiful pileatum. A rose by another name...
Cheers - Nancy
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 09-19-2010, 02:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,667
Posted By nancy
veekay, a beautiful flower (and a nice photo). I...

veekay, a beautiful flower (and a nice photo). I don't know how orchid lovers can *not* lust after these plants. It is really lovely, subtle colors.
Enviously - Nancy
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 09-19-2010, 11:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,937
Posted By nancy
Thanks Philippe - your plant looks very happy on...

Thanks Philippe - your plant looks very happy on the mount; are the leaves deciduous each year, or after a few years? I believe I have read that the flowers appear towards the ends of the canes -...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 09-18-2010, 12:00 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,937
Posted By nancy
rastafouni or pheli - what is the best way to...

rastafouni or pheli - what is the best way to grow this: basket or a cork slab? It appears to be a plant that will become rather tall!
Thanks for any tips - Nancy
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 09-08-2010, 10:53 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,509
Posted By nancy
Wowza! What a beauty! Five days sounds like a lot...

Wowza! What a beauty! Five days sounds like a lot for a stanhopea, too.
Forum: Identification Forum 09-04-2010, 10:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,136
Posted By nancy
Wow, that photo that rastafouni found in flickr...

Wow, that photo that rastafouni found in flickr looks remarkably like your flowers - differences could also be due to light, camera, etc.
Not to try corrupting any of y'all, but a number of years...
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