Spring 2012 project- PLANT SUGGESTIONS

[orchidsarefun]

take a look at the photos - in pots. Seems unreal.

New World Orchids Sedirea japonica

I am going to get one this weekend !
BTW - Oakhill has a lot of seedling sized items, probably why this is only $12.

I should also say that the species looks promising in that there are a lot of different ones....

[The Mutant]

Originally Posted by orchidsarefun

found it here

Sophronitis coccinea - Großräschener Orchids

but its seems too expensive.....

Originally Posted by camille1585

http://www.orchideenwlodarczyk.de/shop/catalog/sophronitis-coccinea But too expensive.

Lol, looks like we posted at the same time!

Thanks! Didn't know about this one. *adds another vendor to growing list*

[silken]

Originally Posted by Wynn Dee13

Both of those Dendrobiums are beautiful but I read that they can get quite large. Might be an issue for those of us who grow under lights or windows in the home.

Could anyone tell me how to quote someone in my post. I'm new to the forum so I don't know how to work anything!

Wynn Dee

Maybe someone who grows these could let us know. Or Paramount will likely tell me if I e-mail them.
To quote, just click on the 'quote' button in the comments of the person you want to quote and it opens up the message box with their message already there and you add below it.

[silken]

Paramount has Soph (Catt) coccinea as well for $28.00! They seem to have much better prices on their species than the hybrids.

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by silken

Paramount has Soph (Catt) coccinea as well for $28.00! They seem to have much better prices on their species than the hybrids.

Cool! I'll try to track down a grower in Europe, this would be a great candidat plant
I also found Soph. brevipedunculata in Europe and at paramount, but no luck in the USA yet.

[Call_Me_Bob]

Isn't soph coccinea a cool grower?

[zxyqu]

It's an intermediate to cool grower according to my notes.

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by Call_Me_Bob

Isn't soph coccinea a cool grower?

IOSPE gives it as cool to warm, and I'll check Orchidwiz but I think you may be right. A hunt on internet seems to indicate temps no more than 80F. That may be problematic for people in warmer regions.

[orchidsarefun]

Originally Posted by orchidsarefun

take a look at the photos - in pots. Seems unreal.

New World Orchids Sedirea japonica

I am going to get one this weekend !
BTW - Oakhill has a lot of seedling sized items, probably why this is only $12.

I should also say that the species looks promising in that there are a lot of different ones....

BTW - per the webpage they are in the UK in June and do ship to Europe. They have a lot of VERY interesting species
New World Orchids

[s.kallima]

Hi all,

I still don't know if I will join the project, but here are a few info:

Soph coccinea is know to require cool to very cool temperatures in order to bloom... Otherwise, in intermediate temps it grows very nicely (i know it very well !) into a big ball of leaves... never blooming.
Also the ones at New World orchids are Japanese selections of Soph coccinea (usually 4N clones, with bigger and rounder flowers) which tend to be way more expensive than regular 2N coccinea

I don't know if it was ever in a project or not, but rupicolous Laelia (not called Cattleya) are great little (to miniature) plants, not too demanding aside from light, and quite easy to find on both sides of the atlantic...
In Canada, we have a vendor not mentioned yet who has good quality plants (as well as not so good), it is
Orchids at Hawaiian Botanicals

And lastly, if the choice goes towards a Paph or a Phal species, ForestView Gardens is an excellent choice