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[Becca]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

Just for Info... I have a Chiloschista viridiflava from Schwerter, and it is the correct species (the picture in the website is wrong. It is Chiloschista lunifera). However, I would not recommend buying the plant from them, if you don't have experience mounting and adapting a plant to a new environment. The plants (and this is explaind in the website - in German) are not mounted and you would receive only a bunch of roots needing to be mounted. Nothing quite difficult, but you would need very high relative humidity in the air to avoid the plant drying out too much. My plant took almost one year to get fixed on a piece of good, and it was in my orchidarium all the time (warm and very humid!)

Thank you for the help! I guess I should have tried using Google Translator but I was in a hurry!

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

Just for Info... I have a Chiloschista viridiflava from Schwerter, and it is the correct species (the picture in the website is wrong. It is Chiloschista lunifera). However, I would not recommend buying the plant from them, if you don't have experience mounting and adapting a plant to a new environment. The plants (and this is explaind in the website - in German) are not mounted and you would receive only a bunch of roots needing to be mounted. Nothing quite difficult, but you would need very high relative humidity in the air to avoid the plant drying out too much. My plant took almost one year to get fixed on a piece of good, and it was in my orchidarium all the time (warm and very humid!)

Do ALL their mounted plants arrive barerooted? I have a hard time as it is getting established mounts to adjust to life on a windowsill, so I'd probably kill everything if they need to be established too.

[Becca]

Originally Posted by camille1585

If you want Dens, I'll dig up the ones I had proposed/thought of in past projects and check availability. I think Den tetragonum was one of them.

How about some Angraecoids too?

Heck yeah! More Den's...and Angraecoids too!

[Becca]

Maybe it would be better if I made Chiloschista viridiflava my tc instead of putting it up on the list since it is so high maintenance!

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Do ALL their mounted plants arrive barerooted? I have a hard time as it is getting established mounts to adjust to life on a windowsill, so I'd probably kill everything if they need to be established too.

No Camille, normally their plants are either potted or mounted. For some particular plants they indicate whether new import, or need tobe rooted, or as in the case of Chiloschista or other ghost orchids that they are not mounted.

Schwerter is a very good source for plants, and if you have a problem with the plant received, they are always willing to help and/or replace the plant (actually, to send another plant, as they normally let you keep the one already received - this has happened twice to me already: one plant was younger than expected and the other was damaged during the transport)

[PitcherASAMD]

Originally Posted by Becca

Just thinking out loud here, but we haven't tried any Dendrobiums I don't think? What about a mini like Dendrobium monilforme IOSPE PHOTOS

I know some forms can get spendy, but if we bought a regular one it wouldn't be so expensive. If anyone is open to the idea then I will see where it is available.

I too was investigating the dendrobium monilforme but I don't know specific names within this category. If someone knows names and would post them I would be more than happy to look up locations all around!

Thnx
Katie

[flhiker]

Now this is why we do Projects. .

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by PitcherASAMD

I too was investigating the dendrobium monilforme but I don't know specific names within this category. If someone knows names and would post them I would be more than happy to look up locations all around!

Thnx
Katie

As far as I know in Europe it's difficult to get anything other than the standard species. I have one specific one, but I had to have it imported from the US when New World Orchids went to a UK show.
If this plant makes the cut, why not let people decide which they want? I think the main differences are just size and color.

[PitcherASAMD]

Originally Posted by camille1585

As far as I know in Europe it's difficult to get anything other than the standard species. I have one specific one, but I had to have it imported from the US when New World Orchids went to a UK show.
If this plant makes the cut, why not let people decide which they want? I think the main differences are just size and color.

What is the name of the standard species? I have no idea...That way I can at least look up that name and where it's located to see if it's even feasible?

Katie

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by PitcherASAMD

What is the name of the standard species? I have no idea...That way I can at least look up that name and where it's located to see if it's even feasible?

Katie

The orchid is Dendrobium moniliforme. This is a prized orchid in Japan and much breeding was done there, which resulted in dozens and dozens of new forms. For example, the one I have is Den moniliforme 'Matsushima'. If you look at this website, you'll find example of many many others! New World Orchids - Den moniliforme