... From: Debbie Gardner To: paphiopedilum-orchid@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 5:10 PM Subject: Paph's in Sphag moss Good day all, I would...
Hi Debbie I have a good friend who grows all her paphs in nzsphgn with wonderful
results when I see her come into the Judgeing center I know she will once...
Hi Roy! Sorry for the late reaction. Yes I do like the paph picture that you posted. It seems to be growing and blooming well to me. Guess the others that you...
Hi, my name is Pere Arche and alive in Barcelona - Spain - Not to write well in English , but to read well. Sorry if some time I have to do some question, to...
Hi, friends of group, I have created a folder of photos with some of my Paphiopedilum. I expect that they please you. A hug Pere Arche from Barcelona -...
Hi folks, over the years some hybridists have made some unusual crossing that have produce excellent to down right ugly progeny. I have always tried to be on ...
Hello all, I am wondering if any members would care to open up a discussion regarding the two paphs I have included. The first one is P.Paeony 'Regency' and...
Hi All, My name is Gordon and I live in Aberdeen Scotland. I am fairly new to the world of orchids and have decided to concentrate on the slippers. My...
Roy and other members, Hi, I have been noticing that alot of you are talking about creating your own new plants. I would love to learn a bit more about this. I...
I suppose they are nice given that you like complex Paph hybrids. Personally, I find them uninteresting. I prefer species and I don't in general think that...
Hi, If you have managed to aquire 55 species your doimg well. I'm not positive but think there are only 65 species,I live in west Australia so can't advise on...
I don't do it myself, but it is possible to flask seed at home without investment in high tech equipment like laminar flow hoods and whatnot - at a minimum,...
Gordon, you can start with the list at http://www.ladyslipper.com/tax1.htm. As you'll see, it's somewhat out of date, but off the top of my head, I can't...
i am such a beginner (sigh)... what do you do for lighting? i think i need additional lighting to get my paphs to bloom and heard about the wonderlite. it is...
Dear Debbie, Orchid seed is either sown asymbiotically onto agar with nutrients and sucrose or with the appropriate mycorrhiza, which is difficult to obtain. ...
I won't disagree Jerry! I was thinking that if any two plants influenced paph breeding, they would be P.rothchildianum and P.delenatii. Just my 2 cents. ...
I recently got all worked up over the prospect of growing orchids from seeds. Heck I've succesfully polinated some. I crossed several Phals as well as some...
I use wonderlites; two over a 160 gallon terrarium where I keep my paphs. I also have a small clip on fan (from Charley's Greenhouse) going when they are on....
Mariana, Why don't you list your items on the hometissueculture site. There are always people here who are looking to set up a lab. I still need a few things...
Jerry, your reply was interesting, species are very nice and I HAVE quite a few in my collection. The point of the D/D was to have growers swap ideas on ...
Mangkara, Thankyou, you are exactly correct. A D/D needs to start somewhere so I thought where I did was a good place and it appears you may be the first one ...
thanks donna. it sounds like you have a nice set-up. i have about 10 plants, paph, catt and phal. and have been able to get the phals to bloom, but am most...
The top is open and I use a clip on fan that directs air flow down and through the tank. Lots of sphagnum moss and a fountain keep the humidity up. Donna...
Yahoo sent me a message saying that attachments will no longer be allowed. Instead, we must put them to the photo or file section, depending on what they are....
Hi I'm new to the board and new to orchids. I brought a paph back from a trip (far far away) this summer (before I knew it was a no no) and it was quite...
Hi David, in Spain does not exist paphiopedilum nursery. Single some garden to center with hibrids coming from Holland. In the south of France are some...