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In FLASK. Dendrobium farmerii albiflorum Photo right Cattleya bicolor Select Cattleya dolosa Colax virides Laelia purpurata Mandayana Leptotes unicolor Stanhopea nigripes
In PLANTS. Due to continuing potting and repotting, we suggest that you send your want list by email to ianbpon(at)speciesorchids.com Please substitute @ for (at) to avoid Spam. A reply by email will advise current stocks of plants of interest. Updated Plant List October12 Some species are listed below. Ansellia africana Black Barkeria skinnerii Cattleya labiata alba "Angerer" x var suave "Iwashita" Cattleya gaskelliana Cattleya Rex Coryanthes picturata Concolor Coryanthes speciosa Cinnabar Leptotes uniflora Phalaenopsis
violacea Borneo ( bellina) Stanhopea shuttleworthii
International payments. Paypal, Western Union, Bank EFT. . CITES. Flasks exempt. . Seed Email now for a list of available species orchid seed.
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Highlighted species or subjects are links to photos/articles. Just click on the subject.
Recent germinations.
Cattleya bicolor Select
Brazil Private collection, green, brilliant bright magenta purple lip
Cattlaya dolosa Brazil considered distinct species.Flat pale pink,rose pink to13cm
much like walkeriana
Colax virides Brazil Small growing, fls to 7.5cm, green.
Laelia purpurata Mandayana Brazil Seed from private Brazil collection.White, lip all pink.
Leptotes unicolor Brazil Minature, terete leaf, fls 2.5cm waxy pink purple.
Stanhopea nigripes Peru. Cream flushed pink, spotted. Lip yellow & black. Rare
.Top New in Plants Click on Bargain Buys for plant details, prices and photos
Aeranthes grandiflora flowering size Cymbidium bicolor large flowering size Aerides quinquevulnerum var purpureum flowering size in spike
Seedlings; advanced 3" 80mm pot size Ascocentrum curvifolium Cattleya Jenmannii "Clmio x Mosca"
Cymbidium bicolor Phalaenopsis amabilis grandiflora Phalaenopsis mannii Phalaenopsis stuartiana Schomburgkia tibicinis
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Ansellia africana Black Africa Victoria Falls .Fls block red brown, minimal yellow .
Barkeria skinnerii Mexico Dwarf, showy magenta fls to 2.5 cm, tall many
flowered spike.
Coryanthes picturata Concolor Mexico All orange fls to 10cm.Bucket orchid, this
species from a plant collected
in Mexico.
Several other Stanhopeas are now being reflasked.Enquire. photos at www.speciesorchids.com/photos.html
. Top Culture. . TREEFERN; Whats missing ??? A material that has been used extensively in the past has proven its worth with many species orchid plants. The treefern trunk consists of a centre hard core with the actual roots of the fern growing down the core trunk to form a thick mass of dense fibrous material around the core. A method for mounts, slabs. When cut lengthwise, the fibrous material can be cut into convenient size pieces for mounts. A trick to using it this way is to make the wire hanger act as a staple, so it supports the soft slab. Make a J shape from a piece of galv/stainless steel wire, push the 2 prongs thru the slab from the front, the long end gets bent up and the short end across to form a staple. This material needs only to be about 19 mm thick or less if a backing support is used. Thickness, length and width can be varied to suit the orchid plant being mounted. Large Bulbophyllums appreciate extra thickness and thus extra available moisture. Because the grain ( the fibres) is vertical, it drains well but retains moisture. In the Nursery, slabs are held on A frame racks, so that overhead sprinklers can water the slabs. This works fine for species that will creep up the slab, but erect growing species like Trichoglottis, Renanthera, Vandas will only grow up a vertically hung slab. Otherwise the plant grows vertically away from the inclined slab. A different method for POTS. Soft treefern can be used very effectively as a potting media if processed in the following way. The treefern is cut into a short length block. Using a Band Saw makes this very easy, as the block is then cut across the grain to produce slices about 20 mm thick, thus producing a material with the fibres vertical and the mass just 20 mm thick. Break the slices into pieces about half to one third the size of the pot being used. The pot is crocked to within 20 mm of the top ( broken pieces of cheap free polystyrene foam, coolite, the material used to pack electronic goods is ideal). Using a piece of treefern, half the pot is filled, the plant is then placed against the treefern and packed in with another piece or two of treefern, keeping the fibres vertical. By keeping the fibres vertical, water collection and drainage is very efficient, a basic requirement for all orchids, good drainage. The thickness ( 20 mm) can be varied to suit the plants and genera being potted. Larger plants may require a thicker medium and the media can be domed in the pot with extra fibre for species such as Stanhopeas. Currently, the media for the terrestrial orchids consists of a typical terrestrail media plus recycled crushed treefern, creating a more fibrous media. Paphiopedilums are also grown in a mix of composted bark and 25% crushed treefern. And what is missing ??? Liberal addition of blood and bone to the pot provides the nutrients missing from the treefern fibre. Water well and as the fertiliser is flushed through, another application of blood and bone will produce amazing growth results. Note the small previous bulb at the bottom of the massive new Catasetum bulb, in a 10cm pot. All species in the Nursery are responding like this. Text & photo Ian Walters. May be reproduced provided source acknowledged. More photos at www.speciesorchids.com/photos.html
Top Seed. of SPECIES orchids.
Email to ianbpon(at)speciesorchids.com (Please substitute @ for (at) to avoid Spam) for the latest list of seed available in packets enough to prepare 3 to 4 flasks. Cattleya, Dendrobium, Oncidium, Laelia, Aerides with more added as harvested. All seed dated at collection, airmail post world wide and there is no restriction on orchid seed.
CONSERVATION BY PROPAGATION. Conservation of cloud forest flora and fauna. Join Cloud Forest Institute THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT INITIATIVE PLEASE SEE "http://www.cloudforest.org" FOR MORE INFORMATION Join Cloud Forest Institute, a federally recognized 501(c)3 to fund a wildlife corridor in the Ecuadorian Tropical Andes and protect it - forever! The two parcels comprising of 840-acres of Cloud Forest in the Ecuadorian Paso Alto Range of the Andes in the Cambugan Watershed is home to jaguars, spectacled bears, over 300 species of ORCHIDS, and the highest number of endemic amphibian and bird species in the WORLD. Concerned people are encouraged to make tax-deductible donations and create honorary groves in their name.
Flasks are EXEMPT under Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Title 50, Part 23, Subpart C, Appendix II. S 23.23 (d) (6) Specifically exempted: For orchidacea species: (i) in Appendix I, seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers. International payments. Top
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Top Humour.
1001 rules I forgot 21. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither
one works. 23. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it. 24. Never miss a good chance to shut up. Top Ian and Pat Walters, Burleigh Park Orchid Nursery 54 Hammond Way, Townsville, Australia 4815 Email us at ianbpon(at)speciesorchids.com (Please substitute @ for (at) to avoid Spam) http://www.speciesorchids.com/ Phone 0747 740 008 International 61 747 740 008
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