Hello from Oregon

[estación seca]

That display is wonderful! Thank you!

[fredw]

Thanks Estacion.

[Clawhammer]

Wow! Definitely my goal to one day have such a collection of specimens.

I am now obsessed with Cym canaliculatum Sparkesii

[fredw]

Thanks Clawhammer. It's a favorite of mine especially because of how I got it. In the early 1970's a good friend with a recent teacher certificate was looking for his 1st full time teaching job. He discovered that there was a big teacher shortage in Australia and they sent recruiters to the US and he wound up moving to Australia to teach elementary school. In I think 1976 I received a Christmas gift of Australian orchids shipped from a backyard orchid nursery he drove by every day on his way to the school where he taught. It was a great surprise and I still have 4 of those: Cym canaliculatum 'Sparkesii', Den speciosum - yellow, Dockrillia linguiforme and a purple-ish Den kingianum.
A lot of memories attached to these. Fred

[Clawhammer]

Originally Posted by fredw

Thanks Clawhammer. It's a favorite of mine especially because of how I got it. In the early 1970's a good friend with a recent teacher certificate was looking for his 1st full time teaching job. He discovered that there was a big teacher shortage in Australia and they sent recruiters to the US and he wound up moving to Australia to teach elementary school. In I think 1976 I received a Christmas gift of Australian orchids shipped from a backyard orchid nursery he drove by every day on his way to the school where he taught. It was a great surprise and I still have 4 of those: Cym canaliculatum 'Sparkesii', Den speciosum - yellow, Dockrillia linguiforme and a purple-ish Den kingianum.
A lot of memories attached to these. Fred

Incredible Fred! Those are some special plants on a couple of different levels.