Project 6 -Project Plant Suggestions

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by cb977

Thanks Ramon...both are beautiful but neither are available in Canada

Guys, I've always been a big fan of Canada, but somehow you're entering my list of not likable folks... Hey GO AND PUSH YOUR ORCHIDS NURSERIES TO INCREASE THEIR SORTIMENT!!!!! most plants I like you do not have them in Canada

(all's a joke don't take me too seriously!!! )

[shams]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

Guys, I've always been a big fan of Canada, but somehow you're entering my list of not likable folks... Hey GO AND PUSH YOUR ORCHIDS NURSERIES TO INCREASE THEIR SORTIMENT!!!!! most plants I like you do not have them in Canada

(all's a joke don't take me too seriously!!! )

Oi! We have PLENTY of Orchids.... ones that don't seem to exist in Europe too

S'ok. More incentive for me to figure out the CITES and import things..... so's I can bring them in whenever I decide to go visit my folks in Jamaica

[cb977]

Oooo...I can't wait for your pictures!
It's such a little cutie!

[cb977]

forgot to add this before:

It's not urgent that we add more to our list...we have enough to work with. I'm just one of those people who like working with even numbers like 30

If anybody finds something in the next two weeks that would fit the project, by all means, post it here and we'll look into it. If not, we're set for the next step of the project which will be the first week of April.

I will be sending out a PM to all participants on the list asking for their favorite FIVE from our current plant list. Once I get all the responses back, I'll post the member names next to each plant...the top TEN plants will then go into our final poll...where we each get just ONE vote

A bit of forewarning regarding the poll:

I always ask in BIG BOLD letters that only members on the project list vote in the poll...but we always get some folks who get caught up in the excitement and vote although they shouldn't. When this happens, the numbers in the poll get skewed. I will keep track of the valid votes in my own notes because the vote count cannot be adjusted in the poll itself.

[cb977]

[kavanaru]

I know.. you (and USA) for example have great Den Nobile Hybrids and Catasetinae we do not have here...

[shams]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

I know.. you (and USA) for example have great Den Nobile Hybrids and Catasetinae we do not have here...

awwwww I guess wherever you live, you're gonna have to miss out on something

[Dorothy]

Ok people
As a last hurrah to orchid finding .. I went to Paramount, Clouds and Orchids in Our Tropics - the Canadian vendors and made a list of all the phals available .. then I went to Jay's and found their size and growing temps - I eliminated all the medium sized, cool growers and hot growers and am left with this list .. please assist me with whether they fit the criterion (growing temps)( Sue, maybe you can check out some in OrchidWiz) and whether available in US or EU .. I'm a bit burnt from all the research ..

Clouds-
Phal javanica - -hot to warm
Paramount-
Phal celebensis -miniature warm to hot
Phal Cochlearis - small sized, warm growing
Phal corningiana -small sized, hot to warm
Phal cornu cervi-small sized, hot to warm
Phal fuscata -small to medium sized, hot to warm
Phal lobbii-dwarf hot to warm growing
Phal lowii-cool to warm growing, miniature
Phal mariae-small sized, warm to hot
Phal parishii-hot to warm growing, miniature
Phal philippinensis-small sized, warm
Phal pulchra-small sized, cool to warm growing
Phal sanderiana-warm to hot
Phal tetraspis 'alba'- hot to warm
Phal virides -small sized, hot to warm

Orchids in Our Tropics-
Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi-small sized, hot to warm
Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi 'alba'
Phalaenopsis lowii-cool to warm growing, miniature
Phalaenopsis parishii-hot to warm growing, miniature
Phalaenopsis philippinensis-small sized, warm
Phalaenopsis pulchra-small sized, cool to warm growing
Phalaenopsis viridis-small sized, hot to warm

[cb977]

My, what a busy girl you've been!

We've eliminated anything that says hot-warm so that knocks out the majority of all your hard work

We can go with:

Phal lowii-
IOSPE PHOTOS
Small, leaves 2-4", spike 10-15"

but
Phal pulchra-
IOSPE PHOTOS
small sized, cool to warm growing
Moderate - can get large - no good for our project

is on the list that Niki did last night (2 pages back)

Thanks D...I just wish you hadn't done so much work :

[gixrj18]

One of these days, we're going to have to do simultaneous projects... a large plant and a mini, and everyone gets to pick a side.