New addition. ID help please.

[Dorothy]

Gorgeous
I can tell you from experience that yellow phals are very hardy plants and will bloom non-stop.
Here is an article on yellow phal breeding from Bedford Orchids - a very interesting read -
Yellow Phal Breeding - Part I
Yellow Phal Breeding - Pt. II

[Bird Song Farm]

Originally Posted by Dorothy

Gorgeous
I can tell you from experience that yellow phals are very hardy plants and will bloom non-stop.
Here is an article on yellow phal breeding from Bedford Orchids - a very interesting read -
Yellow Phal Breeding - Part I
Yellow Phal Breeding - Pt. II

Thanks Dorothy,
Very interesting reading. I have a seedling cross of P. Firebird Bedford x P. Brother Victory "Bedford Shapley" that I'm looking forward to seeing. Perhaps next fall.
Al

[kiki-do]

Hi Al and Sara!
Just to let you know, Longfellow's will be having an orchid day on Feb. 9th. They haven't announced it yet, but will be soon. They have many orchids shipped in and give talks about how to care for them....just in time for Valentine's Day!
I went Friday, and they had some new orchids just in the day before. There was one beautiful little yellow Oncidium (only one) that had one open spike and one yet to open. It was in a 2" pot for $14.99 (I almost grabbed it) and a bunch of Zygo's (in bigger pots of $20-30 range) with the usual Phals. She had a few Paph's (also in 2" pots with a blossom coming). I would guess there were several in the 2" pots that were beginning to blossom....just young plants.... for $14.99 each.
I mainly went for Bonsai fill and fertilizer, and didn't have any extra money on me....and my better half looking at me with the "don't you dare" eyeballs. Besides, he bought me some nice things earlier that day, so couldn't push the orchid purchases....that day, anyway.
Wouldn't it be fun to go to that orchid day and get a chance to meet?????? The talks are pretty basic, nothing we haven't learned already, but the plants are abundant and quite a variety. The woman working in the houseplant section has three or four orchids at home and I think she is the one trying to get more people interested. Last year was the first year and many people came. So that's it...in a nutshell....a very long one, however! Channel Orchid News, signing off. kiki

[cneos]

What a lovely find! Good luck growing.
BTW, New Hampshire Orchid Society has its show coming up the weekend of Feb 8 - 10. It's at the Radisson in Nashua NH. Check out New Hampshire Orchid Society - Home Page for more info.

[Bird Song Farm]

Hey Kiki-do
Thanks for the update, it must have been hard not to get at least one!
The OB Society of Maine might be formed, we'll wait to hear from Sarah.
That would be fun!
Al