Hallo to All!
I`m  a new member of this  Group. I`m living in Austria,Vienna, and a
member of Mini-Orchids . I have 90 Orchids in my Appartement, my
conditions are warm- and temp. on windowsill. I have Hybrids and
Natur-Orchids in Pots and on moss.
Best wishes to all
CU Elisabeth

Hello All,

I'm writing from the office of a small charity based in London and
working in the south east of Madagascar on conservation and
development projects.  My interest in orchids has come about mainly
through the recent planting of an orchid garden in the village of
Evatraha, where we have worked for many years.  Over the coming
months we expect to expand the number of orchid species we're
growing, sourcing them mainly from the rapidly vanishing littoral
forests around the village.  Eventually the orchid garden should not
only promote conservation but also help to promote tourism and
thereby generate income for the incredibly impoverished local
inhabitants.

As I'm sure you are all aware, although Madagascar occupies just 1.9%
of the total land area of Africa, it has more orchid species than the
entire African mainland - having more than 1000 species, the island
is of paramount importance for conservation.

We hope that in the future seeds of the orchids will be made
available to botanic gardens and private collections through our
sustainable seedbank initiative.
Jody Haynes, of Miami, FL, USA, is the Facilitator of the Azafady
Madagascar Seedbank, and is promoting the program to botanical
gardens, plant societies, nurseries, and other interested parties
worldwide. Jody has set up a free e-mail list for the seedbank
project called "madagascarseed@egroups.com". Notices and
announcements regarding the seed bank will be made through this list.
For information about joining the "madagascarseed" e-mail
list, or
for further information about Azafady or the seed bank, please feel
free to visit Azafady's websites at "www.azafady.org"
and "http://www.madagascar.co.uk", or send an e-mail to Jody
at "madagascarseed@...".  For more details about
Azafady, do
feel free to contact me at mark@...

Sincerely

Mark Jacobs
Projects Director
Azafady
Studio 7, 1a Beethoven Street
London
England W10 4LG

Phone 020 8 960 6629
Fax 020 8 962 0126
email mark@...
web www.madagascar.co.uk

oops...the correct address is ecuagene@...

welcome to all new members.

i have been enjoying this wonderful screensaver i have, flying
orchids, that you can get from

http://www.notsogreenthumb.org/

also, some cool wallpapers and photos.

remember, you can always go to our group's page at

http://www.egroups.com/group/orchidspecies

to manage your subscription, read old messages, upload
pics/files/links to share, even chat live.

welcome again.

tsuh yang chen, nyc USA

which terrestrials do you grow?  please tells us about it.

i'm looking for terrestrial orchids myself.

tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA

I currently have The common jewel( Haemaria discolor), Macodes sanderiana,
and from Ecuador Cyclopogon epiphiticus, A Prescothea sp?, and another with
nearly black foliage. If you want some jewel orchids that no one will have
contact Ecuagenera at ecuagene@... thats where i got mine and most
are just recently named. Also Habeneria carnea has attractive foliage
although noit really considered a jewel plus it produces great
flowers...something most jewels seem to lack. good growing,
Paul Marcellini

In a message dated 9/12/2000 5:23:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dyeingduk@... writes:

>  oh i really am into the pleurothalids, stanhopeas, and jewels
>  orchids.
>   Later, Paul Marcellini

hey paul,

which terrestrials do you grow?  please tells us about it.

i'm looking for terrestrial orchids myself.

tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA
http://www.egroups.com/group/orchidspecies

Well this is one a test to see if i get through and two as an intro i guess.
My name is Paul Marcellini im 15 and have been growing orchids about 8 yrs in
miami...i became aware of this forum through another where someone announced
it. anyways i got into orchid species because i always liked it when people
had no clue what i brought in to societies. plus with species you can have
that excuse for minor imperfections in shape, foriferousness, etc. so thats
it i guess. oh i really am into the pleurothalids, stanhopeas, and jewels
orchids.
  Later, Paul Marcellini

Hi Nancy,

With regard to growing Bletillas from seed, I have been lead to believe that
compared to other orchids they are fairly easy. I found a good internet site
just on bletillas which may be of some use to you.

www.orchidmall.com/general/bletilla.html

I have had a little success with collecting seed (of B. striata) once the pods
split open and then simply sowing it in some of the potting mix that the plant
was growing in. I havent yet mastered this art as I wasn't able to grow on the
tiny seedlings once they had germinated.

Good luck!

Peter Gordon
Adelaide, South Australia

PS For those who read OGD you might have noticed that I accidentally posted
this response there. Just a note so that others don't make the same mistake!


>My interest lies in Orchid species that are hardy for me. To date, that
>consists of the yellow ladyslipper and 4 Bletillas. Two of the latter I
>received from China, and are misnamed. Regardless, they are gorgeous, have


>bloomed all summer, and have set seed. Now, I really want to know how to
>tell if the seed is ripe and when it is, how do I grow them???? I am an
>inveterate seed sower, and maintain some sort of horticultural zoo. My
>major problem, is that I grow something like 10 acres of plants on less
>than an acre of ground. At this point, when I want to plant something new,


>I have to dig something old up to have room. The lawn has been gone for a


>long time. Other than that, I am into ferns, azaleas, hellebores,
>epimedium, primulas, arisaemas, rock garden plants, and anything else that


>will grow in the shade that is unfamiliar to me......
>
>  Nancy Swell,
>Richmond, VA
>zone 7

hi guys,

does anyone have any experience growing terrestrial orchids other
than
Ludisia discolor?

i think i'm losing my Anoectochilus lanceolatus (from mount prospect
orchidsd) and Mischobulbon sp. (from andy's orchids).  in the last
year, i lost several others i had bought from andy's incl. Malaxis
aurantiaca, Nephelaphyllum pulchrum and others.  the only one that is
doing ok is Stenoglottis longifolia.  i also have a Malaxis latifolia
from cal-orchid, and a Goodyera hispida from mountain orchids.

i want to get a few from dowery orchids, which has several Ludisia,
Malaxis and Goodyeras.  i'd appreciate hearing from anyone who's
grown
terrestrial orchids.  thanks.

tsuh yang chen, nyc USA
(we are up to 42 members and it's not even a week yet!!!! welcome all)

Hi!

I grow a bit of everything including 35 or so orchid species and a
handful of hybrids. I am especially interested in unusual terrestrial
orchids of every kind. I have a small gallery of orchid photographs at:

      http://www.wfnirvana.com/orchids/orchids.html

The above page also has a link to a terrestrial orchid dictionary that I
prepared (but have yet to finish) that lists every genus of orchids on
Earth that is known to contain one or more terrestrial orchid species.
Also, there is an extensive listing of terrestrial orchid links on the
Web.

Warm regards to Tsuh and the other list members,

Rufino Osorio
Lake Worth, Florida U.S.A.
USDA Zone 10a

Hi group,
Just a little hobby grower here.  I have about 85 orchids mostly
catts and phals and a smattering of other varieties that intrigue me,
with emphasis on fragrance and warm/intermediate growing conditions.
I recently moved my collection from Idaho to Whidbey Island, WA where
we currently reside and am presently awaiting arrival of a new 12' X
16' greenhouse.  The site is prepped and propane tank in and building
permit submitted (what a pain in the --- that was).  I need to level
the site with gravel and construct the foundation and then we are
ready to assemble the greenhouse.  All this with September rushing
into winter and in the meantime my poor orchids are just getting by
in the garage with inadequate lighting and just barely enough heat.
If all goes well we will erect the greenhouse next weekend.

I have been growing orchids for about 14 yrs and in recent years have
become more selective in my acquisitions and started acquiring more
species.

This orchid group appears to be off to a good start and I'm looking
forward to the interchange of ideas and experiences.

Larry

hans, thank you for that beautiful picture.  not only a very nice specimen
but a great photo too.

i want to mention to all new members, please take advantage of our files
section to post pics along with a description.

also, you may check old messages there.  a few people have posted
introductions you may have missed.  this is a new group but in our first
week, we are up to 38 members.  it's nice to see many names i have seen in
other plant lists.

to access files, old messages, manage your subscription etc. go to:

http://www.egroups.com/group/orchidspecies

hans, thanks again and please post more pics.

tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA

Hi Folks
and with this message I would like to introduce myself and the things I do
stand for on the
Orchidscene. I am the responsible plantmanager for the HORTUS BOTANICUS der
Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam ,(see our webpages) and to be specific for all the
tropical sections
of the greenhouses. We do overhere have an extensive orchidcollection and
we have had
just now very recently in flower the most magnificient species of
Madasgascar orchidspecies
by the name of Grammangis ellisi. And anyone interrested to rcvd an JPEG
file ps.mail me
privately. Our speciality are the Pleurothallids,amongst them the largest
collection Masdevallia
and Dracula,but also some Madasgascar Orchid species,beside that a huge
Cacti and Succulent
plant collection. Hope to have raised all your fellow orchidlovers
attention and would like to invite
you all to make a visit,real or virtual,

							 keep well                      hans

Home pages Hortus : >> http://www.hortus-vu.myweb.nl
                     prive    : >>
http://www.orchid.or.jp/orchid/people/tanaka/cont/enorchidfriend16.html

Well I am certainly brand new to orhchids, but the announcement of a
list dedicated to species orchids brought me in.  Besides a few
common
houseplant Cattleyas and Dendrobiums, I have Blettilla striata and
the
"Nuns Orchid"  Phaius tankervilliae.  I was recently given another
terrestrial orchid identified to me only as a "Phillipine ground
orchid".  It looks similar to the Phaius, but I was told it is a
different plant.  No blooms yet.

I live and garden in Tallahassee, Florida, primary interest is
gingers
(zingiberaceae & costaceae).  I recently added about a dozen new
orchids to my little collection by trading gingers for them.

BTW, I have been to Nancy's garden in Richmond, and she is not
kidding
about having 10 acres of plants on a one a one-acre lot.

--
Dave Skinner, Le Jardin Ombragé, Tallahassee, Florida
   E-Mail:  skinnerd@...
   MAIN WEBSITE - http://www.nettally.com/skinnerd/ombrage.html
   GINGER WEBSITE - http://www.nettally.com/skinnerd/gingers.htm

Hi!

I just got your email below.  I was born and raised in B'klyn back in 1957-
1974 but now live in Oregon.  Unfortunately, the times we went to the B'klyn
Botanical Gardens I was so young and did not appreciate it as I would now.
My scholl had day trips there although I could walk there; it was a good
little hike but when you are young, it seems like nothing.  How I miss the
beautiful large library not far from the Gardens, too.  That was one of my
favorite hangouts.  Do you work at the Gardens?

Priscilla Clemons


----- Original Message -----
From: Tsuh Yang Chen <piabinha@...>
To: <orchidspecies@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 5:00 PM
Subject: [orchidspecies] Re: Bletilla sp.


>
> nancy, they both sound lovely.  do you know if they will be hardy in
> yoru area?  i know the common B. striata is hardy here in nyc (zone
> 6/7).
>
> from what i have seen, the seed pods will turn brown and dry before
> they split open.  i have handled Bletilla seed at the brooklyn
> botanic
> garden from the pod, but i never saved it.  even after it splits
> open,
> there'll be enough left in the pod so you shouldn't worry too much.
>
> as for growing it, try this site: <http://www.kitchenculturekit.com>
> i have never dealt with it, but someone gave me the URL and it seems
> that you can learn some from the free info, not necessarily buy the
> kit or CD.  click on the free info link.
>
> good luck.
>
> tsuh yang in nyc
>
> --- In orchidspecies@egroups.com, nancy swell <swell@e...> wrote:
> > I have received plants from China and they are different from any
> bletilla
> > I have seen. One of them is yellow, and the other is a two-tone,
> lower
> > petals a light yellow, and upper ones are a light maroon with
> darker
> dots.
> > They were both supposed to be the same species, and the company is
> > notorious for misnaming plants. Regardless, I am delighted with
> them. They
> > have both bloomed all summer, slowly opening the terminal buds. My
> Bletilla
> > striata, both the purple and 'Alba' bloomed for only a short while
> in the
> > spring. The chinese Bletilla sp. are setting seed. I don't know how
> to tell
> > when the pods are mature, or how to grow the seeds, but am willing
> to
> > learn. Thanks for any suggestions......
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> orchidspecies-unsubscribe@egroups.com
>
>

Thanks to Tsuh Yang for introducing me to this list! My name is Eric
Muehlbauer...I live in Rego Park, Queens, NYC.I've been growing orchids
for about...longer tahn I care to admit........21 years? I'm mainly a
paph-phrag-cyp grower.......but I like most orchids..under lights,
windowsill, outdoors in summer....no greenhouse, other than a window
version...with 4 kids that's kind of out of the question. Bletillas: The
yellow one is B. ochracea, a relatively recently described species. Mine
won't bloom, but its on the east side of my house shadowed by irises, so
it deserves a move. Take care!

Hi all,

My name is Steve,  and I'm from Liverpool,  UK.  I guess I have about
40 orchids;  I've had a sudden influx recently due to trading some of
my carnivorous plants with a very kind lady off another orchid list.

So, tsuh yang chen,  you don't have to worry, I'm not just following you
about. LOL :-)

Best wishes,
Steve.

Hello,

My name is Alison and I am in Sonoma County, California. I grow
orchids in a room that has glass on the North and East sides, and
skylights.  I supplement the light with a 400w light moving on a
track.  My collection of approximately 150 plants is about 50%-50%
species and hybrids.

nancy, they both sound lovely.  do you know if they will be hardy in
yoru area?  i know the common B. striata is hardy here in nyc (zone
6/7).

from what i have seen, the seed pods will turn brown and dry before
they split open.  i have handled Bletilla seed at the brooklyn
botanic
garden from the pod, but i never saved it.  even after it splits
open,
there'll be enough left in the pod so you shouldn't worry too much.

as for growing it, try this site: <http://www.kitchenculturekit.com>
i have never dealt with it, but someone gave me the URL and it seems
that you can learn some from the free info, not necessarily buy the
kit or CD.  click on the free info link.

good luck.

tsuh yang in nyc

--- In orchidspecies@egroups.com, nancy swell <swell@e...> wrote:
> I have received plants from China and they are different from any
bletilla
> I have seen. One of them is yellow, and the other is a two-tone,
lower
> petals a light yellow, and upper ones are a light maroon with
darker
dots.
> They were both supposed to be the same species, and the company is
> notorious for misnaming plants. Regardless, I am delighted with
them. They
> have both bloomed all summer, slowly opening the terminal buds. My
Bletilla
> striata, both the purple and 'Alba' bloomed for only a short while
in the
> spring. The chinese Bletilla sp. are setting seed. I don't know how
to tell
> when the pods are mature, or how to grow the seeds, but am willing
to
> learn. Thanks for any suggestions......

My interest lies in Orchid species that are hardy for me. To date, that
consists of the yellow ladyslipper and 4 Bletillas. Two of the latter I
received from China, and are misnamed. Regardless, they are gorgeous, have
bloomed all summer, and have set seed. Now, I really want to know how to
tell if the seed is ripe and when it is, how do I grow them???? I am an
inveterate seed sower, and maintain some sort of horticultural zoo. My
major problem, is that I grow something like 10 acres of plants on less
than an acre of ground. At this point, when I want to plant something new,
I have to dig something old up to have room. The lawn has been gone for a
long time. Other than that, I am into ferns, azaleas, hellebores,
epimedium, primulas, arisaemas, rock garden plants, and anything else that
will grow in the shade that is unfamiliar to me......

   Nancy Swell,
Richmond, VA
zone 7

welcome to all new members.  considering this list was just started a
few days ago (well, actually a few weeks ago, but only publicized
this
week) we are all new here.

there are currently 24 members in its first half week of existence.
so we hope it'll increase fast in numbers.  so far all introductions
have been quite interesting.  please introduce yourself if you
havne't done so.

i would encourage all to use the egroups page
(egroups.com/group/orchidspecies) to manage your subscription, upload
files to share (pics etc.) with others, even (if there's enough
interest) to chat live.  at any time, you can go to the chat room and
see if there's anyone there.  right now, we are a small group but we
can set up specific times for a chat if there's enough interest.

i'd also encourage people to check the page for old messages.
vincent
from france joined our group (before i started publicizing it) and
introduced himself when there was only the 2 of us!!!  so i want
everybody to read his intro... he's quite an enterprising fellow as
he
found this list 2 days after i created it by doing a search :-)

thanks for joining the orchidspecies list.

tsuh yang chen, nyc USA (list creator)

How wonderful to have a list that emphasizes species orchids.  As the 'net
grows, it is nice to see new lists.  ~More opportunities and encouragement
to participate and learn :-)

I garden in Corvallis, Oregon in the Pacific Northwest US and am woefully
unspecialized plantwise.  The closest I get to a specialty is hummingbird
flowers.  My orchid interests are in hardy species, especially those suited
to a grotto and rock structures in the half-shade.  A longtime hobby of
mountaineering and my work in land surveying sparked and fueled
successively my love of alpine and woodland plants. However, ~all aspects
of orchid culture interest me since I am helping to care for a longtime
family friend who has a wonderful collection of gazillions of species
crammed onto a large houseboat.

I love to grow from seed and propagate in general --and will try just about
anything along this line.

Warm wishes to you all,  Louise

Rock, Woodland, and Hummingbird Garden Page
http://www.peak.org/~parsont/rockgard/
Emerald Chapter, North American Rock Garden Society
http://www.peak.org/~parsont/emerald/

I count myself in nothing else so happy
As in a soul remembering my good friends. --Shakespeare

Hello from Veneta, Oregon, a small town west of Eugene, Oregon!  I
happened to find this group posted on the orchidweb.org website and
thought I'd see what it was all about.
About myself, I have been growing orchids for about 20 years now but
also grow hoyas, a few cacti and succulents like conophytums and
lithops.  Presently, there are about 200 orchids in my collection and
some 75 other plants.  My growing areas are a small solarium facing
east and south and an east and north bedroom which is supplemented by
flourescent lighting.  This year has been a great bloom year for me
with many orchids blooming for the first time, like an Angraecum
magdalena.  It was gorgeous and smelled wonderful!  My favorites are
species orchids, such as Paphiopedilum bellatulum and minis in the
Pleurothallis family.
I first became interested in orchids while working in an indoor plant
shop.  It was hard to resist their elegant beauty.  Unforunately, I
no longer work there but the addiction continues.
I would love to hear from any and all of you about your orchids,
growing conditions, problems and to just plain talk about orchids!

G'day everyone,

Just a note to say hello and introduce myself to you all. I'm not an expert
orchid grower by any strech of the imagination, but have been pretty keen for
a number of years now. I mainly grow Aussie native species and hybrids, but
I also have the odd oncid., catt. hybrid, paph., brassia, etc. Recently I've
become more drawn to the species rather than hybrids, so many of my newer
aquisitions
are species orchids.

I live in Adelaide, which is the capital city of South Australia. To give you
a general idea about the conditions my orchids grow under on average during
a year our temp. can range from anywhere between 4 and 45 deg. celsius. At
present
I dont have a glasshouse, but have a small back room that faces roughly north
that lets in plenty of light and usually doesn't drop bellow 10 dec.C.

Hope to hear more from everyone about their endevours with orchids.

Regards

Peter

I have received plants from China and they are different from any bletilla
I have seen. One of them is yellow, and the other is a two-tone, lower
petals a light yellow, and upper ones are a light maroon with darker dots.
They were both supposed to be the same species, and the company is
notorious for misnaming plants. Regardless, I am delighted with them. They
have both bloomed all summer, slowly opening the terminal buds. My Bletilla
striata, both the purple and 'Alba' bloomed for only a short while in the
spring. The chinese Bletilla sp. are setting seed. I don't know how to tell
when the pods are mature, or how to grow the seeds, but am willing to
learn. Thanks for any suggestions......

   Nancy Swell,
Richmond, VA
zone 7