The 'orchid you can't find' thread

[bethmarie]

A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was enchanted by a picture that turned out to be a Madagascar variety of Angraecum leonis. And so the search began.

It turns out, if you care to know, that in Europe you can sometimes find this orchid for sale. If you are in the US, you are better off looking for something where the odds are more in your favor. Maybe unicorns. Or sasquatch.

If you fall in love with a species that is rare in trade, or a hybrid that no one is making anymore, you can tell everyone about it here.

Think of it like a milk carton with your orchid's picture on it, and now maybe a hundred eyes are looking for it, instead of just two.

[Plodde]

a very mature Rynchostylist gigantea 'spots'

[dendro king]

Brassavola cuculata, rhyncholaelia digbyana and dendrobium amethystoglossum

[dendro king]

Originally Posted by dendro king

Brassavola cuculata, rhyncholaelia digbyana and dendrobium amethystoglossum

I can say that I now own a den. Amethystoglossum !

[Kevinator]

I have to agree with bethmarie. That one has been on my list for a long time. Other than that, aerangis punctata and Masdevallia ayabacana should fit the bill.

[silken]

Originally Posted by Kevinator

I have to agree with bethmarie. That one has been on my list for a long time. Other than that, aerangis punctata and Masdevallia ayabacana should fit the bill.

I'm pretty sure Ecuagnenera had the Masd. ayabacana. They come to quite a few shows in Canada and U.S.

[digriz]

Phal appendiculata...though I think I might have found one. Sadly it's winter and I'm hesitant to order until it's warmer.

[Paul]

Originally Posted by digriz

Phal appendiculata...though I think I might have found one. Sadly it's winter and I'm hesitant to order until it's warmer.

That one is on my list as well.

[harpspiel]

Originally Posted by Kevinator

I have to agree with bethmarie. That one has been on my list for a long time. Other than that, aerangis punctata and Masdevallia ayabacana should fit the bill.

Andy has the Aerangis punctata, I'm getting one this week. It's just not listed on the site, you have to email him.

For me,
Iwanagara Appleblossom 'Nora'
Angraecum breve
Paphiopedilum helenae (a nice variety, in the states, with good red coloring on the lip)

[littlefrog]

I have several R. digbyana and about 8 flasks worth of helenae seedlings (they are small, but then again they aren't going to get big)... Don't know if that helps.

I'm on the lookout for a really nice Phal. tetraspis, myself.