:rofl::rofl: Welcome to the BUG! that's happened to me quite a few times and plants I have had on my wishlist since the beginning...are still there, on the list
& I haven't ordered ; as others invariably take their place....

the most common cause of orchid death is loneliness, specifically during travel. so, it is CRUCIAL that each plant has a TC. but of course TCs can be affected by loneliness, therefore, each TC must have 2 TCs to go along. to be extra safe, add even more TCs.

Ill be honest, anything less than what is prescribed above is just ASKING for trouble! dont risk it!

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Been at the RHS orchid show this weekend. There was a Lycaste Aromatica specimin plant on display there, and I must have been back to smell it about 50 times. Amazing! Would definitely be a good pick! It meets the requirements when flowering definitely... Not sure about when it has leaves!

PS: can I also suggest Coelogyne Ochracea/nitada Lindley.

IOSPE has it cool to warm growing.

Burnham has it in the UK

Again it was on display at the RHS: besides being a nice plant, it also smells lovely! It reminded me of Dentyle Clove mouthwash. LOL

IOSPE PHOTOS
IOSPE PHOTOS

Guys and gals, to keep it easy on the organizers, please post a link to where the plant can be bought or if they dont have a website post it. I've done a few things like this on other forums and its a huge pain to find something over and over again.

:agree: also post links to sellers offering the plant in the USA,Canada & Europe...

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Found it here at Elsner for 17 EUR, Elsner orchids

Found it at Carolina Orchids for 25 dollars Carolina Orchids - SPECIES Data which is too expensive.

Can't find it at any of the Canadian vendors either, so this beauty is probably a no-go. :(

I finally found one from my potential list of 37!

Pholidota chinensis IOSPE PHOTOS
Andy’s (BS) $18.00 (4” basket)
Michel Vacherot $16,00 EUR
Clouds $15.00 (not sure on size)
Orchids in our Tropics $35.00

Joann

I have updated the first post with an organized list of all the suggestions. So far, only 3 plants meet all the requirements! So many others need to have growers researched.

Keep suggesting as well (previous project lists can be a good source of candidate plants) it would be nice to have a list of 10-15 orchids that go to poll.

I found that this place has oncidium ornithorhynchum. I have never ordered from them. I will look for other links.

Oncidium ornithorhynchum - $25.00 : Orchids Of Los Osos, Home of the Fragrant Orchids