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

[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.

[Orchidgirl83]

I really want a Clowesia Rebecca Northen. I saw last year SVO had a couple divisions for sale, but I did not have the money for one when I first saw them, and they were all gone when I got it saved up.

[AvantGardner]

I agree, Rebecca Northern would be great, or a mormodes sinuata

[Bulbofett]

Oh this is the perfect thread!

I've been searching high and low for a Stanhopea tigrina 'the predator' for a LONG time.

[Orchid Whisperer]

Lc. Ecstacy 'Orchidglade' tops my list. I have come close a couple times. One near miss was a "just sold the last one", the other was a time I was outbid on Ebay.

[Bulbofett]

Originally Posted by Orchid Whisperer

Lc. Ecstacy 'Orchidglade' tops my list. I have come close a couple times. One near miss was a "just sold the last one", the other was a time I was outbid on Ebay.

I don't think I've ever seen an ugly 'orchidglade' cultivar when it comes to Cattleyas. That one is exceptionally beautiful though!

[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.