Unpopular Orchid Opinions

[Subrosa]

Originally Posted by isurus79

Yes, I also miss some of the more wild looking Cattleyas. One that comes to mind is purpurata breeding, which is removing the pinched sepals and petals while opening the tubular lip.

What does this mean?


I keep hearing about fungal infections from spag. What is the fungus and who is getting it? I've use spag in some capacity for 30 years and haven't ever gotten an infection.

An extinct species is gone. Completely gone, because
extinct is an absolute. Although you do occasionally hear people who should know better make the statement "extinct in the wild", I always wonder whether they don't know better or if they just think they need to talk down to people. A species which is no longer found somewhere it once was is not extinct in that place, it's extirpated from that place.