Just a "heads up"...on orchidariums

[aznparkranger]

I use to have an Orchidarium. I was wondering what happened, when I couldn't buy a new one. So it's true they went out of business? A shame. I've had to get a BiOrb Air instead for my orchids.

www.biorbair.com

[OfLeafandLimb]

They went out of business after cutting off their nose to spite their face. The website name is available for purchase, now, after all the fuss they raised about taking a long-established term from a family of similar terms (terrarium, vivarium, riparium, paludarium, aquarium, etc.) for their own use.

They stole terminology from the hobby, and then threatened the hobby for continuing to use the term they stole- the hobby, of course, being their very customer base. How foolish! OF COURSE they're no longer in business.

It seems every hobby has a similar flash-in-the-pan business who comes flying out of the gate picking fights with their own customer base. That's too bad.

[Optimist]

Actually there is copyright principals of "fair use" which is why Klenex or Xerox jr Jeans do not or cannot sue anyone who uses their names to replace the words tissues or copies or denim trousers.

[Lusant2]

I know this is an old post but had to comment. Yes this company went out of business and the last 10 yr copywrite was in 2006 so we are out of the woods. If your still looking for an orchidarium like the ones they sold I saw an acme orchidarium site that sells pretty much the same thing. And yes that company went out of business. But when you alienate and bring legal warnings to such a small community who are the very same people who you expect will buy your products this is no surprise!

[DirtyCoconuts]

Phew!

[tucson0rchid87]

Seems the website it down, did the term tyrants go under? Finally had a chance to see one of these in person. Lacking quality at every turn. Felt more like it was built from a plastic model kit from hobby lobby.

[RJSquirrel]

They are doing fine and in fact I bought one for myself just now to help me get jump started...

Rick Jacobs opened them back up with just 2 options. I noticed these a few nights ago being sold on Orchidweb.

I think they are rather neat compact all in one units.

Keep me small tight and organized.

Might need a few more of them if they do well for me.

We shall see.

[RJSquirrel]

waiting..got all the plants just not the home for them as I had hoped by this date.

on the way talked to Mr Jacobs and what a nice man.

one man operation and you just got to be patient sometimes.


Gave me a heads up on SVO releasing some new mini SLC's of Freds in July. He said they are growing like weeds in the Orchidarum I do believe he built for them.

So if your close to SVO go take a look and send us pics.

Guess where Im going shopping next...

[RJSquirrel]

SVO8072 - 3inch Slc. NEW HYBRID (Slc. Bright Angel 'Red Knight' x Slc. Mem. Trudi Marsh 'Sun Flair')

SVO9239 - 3inch Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Higher Multiplier 'Diamond Orchids' HCC/AOS x Slc. Marissa Kubo 'SVO')

SVO9246 - 3inch Pot. NEW HYBRID (Slc. Mini Apricot 'Scarlet Passion' HCC/AOS x Pot. Rubescence 'SVO' AM/AOS)

SVO9262 - 3inch Pot. NEW HYBRID (Pot. Denis Roessiger 'Xmas Candy' x Pot. Mem. Cristina Montero 'SVO Sparkle')

SVO9255 - 3inch Slc. NEW HYBRID (Slc. Angel Eyes 'SVO' HCC/AOS x Slc. Seagulls Apricot 'Majestic')

SVO9264 - 3inch Pot. Memoria Alida Laboy (Pot. Virginia Dickey 'Diamond Orchids' AM/AOS x Pot. Rubescence 'SVO' AM/AOS)

did I miss any red ones?

I will start a new RJadarium thread so we can leave this one behind when we start to build it out.