desperately seeking tenebrosa aurea

[genresett]

i just learned that Sophronitis tenebrosa var. aurea is the name of the plant on the cover of the 2010 o.b. calendar. does anyone know where i can find THIS variety?
I MUST HAVE IT!

[mollycart1]

Found it for you. Orchids of Brazil. Price List

[genresett]

wow! thanks so much. i must have got the wrong info somewhere. that tenebrosa there is similar but not the same as the calendar...also l
i had a purpurata basic purple lir, for about five years. no bloom. nearly killed by too much sun. anyway, it finally bloome last june! one gorgeous fragretn flower. long slender white petals w ruffles, deep purple lip. i put it in our inside lobby for neighbors to enjoy. alas, after two weeks out, someone stole it. i'm still devistated and have been searching for a replacement but no luck on ebay. got a bark root in santa barbara and it died. does anyone know where i can get one? or perhaps a generous member would share a division? ..thanks! is there another forum here that folks use to search for plants?

[WhiteRabbit]

someone kindly created a google orchid search
US Orchid Search

it does have a limited number of vendors however. I usually start there - then do a full web search for the plant name I am looking for. I also have bookmarked vendors that I check ...

[genresett]

thanks! i'll check it out