OK...so i am always on the lookout for rare/awarded/hard to find orchids. Sometimes, I locate the plants but they are just NOT FOR SALE!!!
It's very upsetting.
These are two clones I would die to have.
Here is the first:
![](http://www.gnomosorchids.com/Laelia%20tenebrosa%20aurea%20OSB.jpg)
Laelia tenebrosa aurea "OSB"
It is from Gnomos in Brasil and they just do not have a division for sale. They said mericlones would be available in two years, but as a general rule, i don't buy mericlones...just not the same.
The second there is no chance of ever getting
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It is owned by a buddhist priest in Japan who has one of the most amazing collections, esp. of Paph. rothschildianum, but he never sells anything ever ever!
![](http://www.orchid.or.jp/orchid/people/walke/Photo/Report-3/030802-DSC05607.jpg)
C.tenebrosa aurea 'Five Star' AM/JOGA
*sigh*
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