Hello everyone.
After quite a few years of moving around (and several smaller collections of plants that had to be sold/given away every time I moved!
) I think I am now settled here for at least a few years, so I am looking to rebuild my collection.
I have grown a few orchids in the past - mainly phals & dendr etc, but I am really just a novice. I am particularly interested in starting out building my collection this time with a few local/regional species, although I am sure it won't stop there!
A week or two ago I split a
dendrobium biggibum (Cooktown orchid) into four separate plants, and they seem to be doing well so far. I also have a
phalaenopsis amabilis 'formosum' (with a flower spike forming -woot!); a
dendrobium antennatum 'australis'; and a couple of other random, As Yet Unidentified, likely-hybrids.
Another area I am simply
itching to get into is the world of miniature orchids - I had a few previously but couldn't bring them back to Australia. Any recommendations for online sources would be really welcome!
I am looking forward to learning more from everyone here. I am also joining the local Orchid Society.
Non-orchid-wise, I am also interested in carnivorous plants, ferns and my first love, bonsai (although many traditional bonsai species will not grow well here in the tropics, so I will be back on the ficus).
Cheers
Greetings from FNQ, Australia
Loki 
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