I have to ask... So, how old were you in 1918 when the name changed?

It has been rhyncholaelia for quite some time now. One of the few cattleya type things that wasn't lumped back into cattleya.

I'd say that mine don't get huge in the height direction. They do get to be multiple growth plants pretty quickly, I might have twenty growths in an 8" basket? Just a guess, I haven't counted. I used to have dozens when I had the greenhouse, down to just a few now that I'm growing under lights in the winter. They are outside now, and will stay out deep into the fall. Tough as nails once established.

I have the same fear.
In my case, I am definitely leaving out of this country, but not any time very soon.
Thinking of how to get my plants legally already makes my head hurt. I try not to think about it, but you are graduating soon, so I see your pain.
The good news is that R. digbyana is rather small that you can easily smuggle in in your luggage.
Oops, did I say that out loud? :lol:

Hopefully you will end up somewhere with good weather and good orchid society.

I was 298 years old at the time, I believe. I'm like, "Victorian Era is over, ho hum, stop changing names, life is such a tire when you're near 300."

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I've smuggled a kilo of cheese out of Europe. I am sure I could smuggle some plants into it! Or who knows where else... hah!

I believe you mentioned the plant was near a window, with a diffuser. You will never get it to be reliably blooming unless - as has been stated several times - it gets "sun, lots of sun, then more sun."


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I guess I'm more of the mind, Enjoy life, worry later. You're smarter for thinking ahead lol. I just go with the flow. Hubby and I have talked about moving to England or New Zealand. I'd just smuggle my stuff in. I have a dog too and being prior military he was happy as a clam moving around with me to my different duty stations.

It's about 2 inches from the glass with a plastic "paper holder" in front of it.

I have to be careful with orchids here because we go through so much cloudy time that when the sun comes out it is sudden and it is harsh!
Actually, my favorite game to play after the first sunny and warm days of the year is "Spot the Lobster"
...people burn all the time here because we don't know what to do with ourselves with sudden sun.

If you don't believe me, watch this actually 100% true documentary about my city:

It is in the same position as my brassavola nodosa, who regularly gets dark purple spots (that, of course, fade when it gets cloudy again).

Thanks for the tip. Once we get to constant sunny weather, I'll probably feel confident enough to pop them into full sun, but I'm holding back just a little for now.

I used my light meter and I think that the plastic sheets make a 200ish fc difference in the light.

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I'm a worrier. I am such a future-worrier that I already have wedding rings I want picked out, and I spend time wondering how I will decorate my future house. I can't just leave things to chance haha!

A dog would be easier as that would be just one friend to bring along, but being a fledgling adult I would worry about barring myself from more affordable apartments if I had a dog already.
I love your dog, though, too presh!!

I would like a tinier, oranger version - aka a corgi!

Ooh, definitely travel first, plants later! Do the JET Program in Japan, or the North American Language and Culture Assistants program in Spain, for example. You can have a plant or two while you live abroad! Plus you will get to check out garden centers overseas which in my experience can be pretty interesting!

All fantastic ideas! I've gotten to do a 3-month summer in Europe with family friends, and my partner is British Korean, so we'll have plenty of time traveling the world!

But argh!! I just wanna grow some specimen orchids! I don't wanna sell them all when I have to move! Why can't I just be disgustingly rich like Oprah? I could just throw money at people and they would hire workers to hand-carry each of my plants and follow me around in a bizarre orchid-jungle entourage...