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Forum: Propagation 01-16-2025, 08:59 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 752
Posted By BON
The pod is looking good. Go to orchidwire.com...

The pod is looking good. Go to orchidwire.com click on categories and then labs. There are a few listed that are in the U.S. Then you can check on those individual labs.
Forum: Propagation 01-15-2025, 12:43 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 752
Posted By BON
Congratulations on getting to this point. ...

Congratulations on getting to this point. Sophronitis and Cattleya seeds pods are mature enough for green pod sowing at around 140 days. So, personally I would plan on harvesting a green pod at 150...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-16-2024, 05:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,795
Posted By BON
Possibly, but you will need to wait about 60...

Possibly, but you will need to wait about 60 days (the time it takes the pollen tubes to reach an ovule). The slight swelling that occurs in the first couple of weeks is merely a response to the...
Forum: Vendor Feedback 11-30-2024, 01:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 288
Posted By BON
Per their website: Are you open to the public? ...

Per their website:
Are you open to the public?

Our Showroom is open to the public Mondays through Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at 2800 West Ponkan Road in Apopka, Florida. You are welcome to...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 11-16-2024, 08:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,156
Posted By BON
And it was just one week ago that the decades old...

And it was just one week ago that the decades old popular clone ‘White Lightning’ was awarded a 87 point award of merit. Mine is just getting ready to bloom, and I can only imagine thousands of...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 11-08-2024, 06:14 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,472
Posted By BON
Still alive?

Still alive?
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 10-18-2024, 07:28 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 871
Posted By BON
Also wanted to add that a Den. nobile’s ability...

Also wanted to add that a Den. nobile’s ability to handle temperatures in the mid to upper thirties is based upon the growth being mature and hardened off. I sometimes get some late new growths on...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 10-18-2024, 04:45 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 871
Posted By BON
I have had (many = dozens) Den. nobile hybrids...

I have had (many = dozens) Den. nobile hybrids have night temperatures of 34 F with no problems. If they are dry they are fine at night temperatures in mid to upper 30’s. Yiro Yamamoto wrote they...
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 09-28-2024, 02:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,022
Posted By BON
How would you describe the fragrance of your...

How would you describe the fragrance of your Encyclia Phoenicia?
Forum: Orchid Lounge 09-24-2024, 06:39 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 784
Posted By BON
The seller may have been Carlos from Sunset...

The seller may have been Carlos from Sunset Valley Orchids. Do you remember if the seller was OrchidGeek? Anyway, I would bet the seedling is a SVO hybrid. I suggest emailing the photo to SVO and...
Forum: Propagation 08-09-2024, 06:49 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,859
Posted By BON
MERICLONE /TISSUE CULTURE SERVICE

Any recommendations for a lab in the U.S. that provides tissue culture/ Mericlone services? I am still working on my cloning skills and I may have a couple of orchids that are “clone worthy” and as...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-30-2024, 07:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,293
Posted By BON
Nice! I take it this is first bloom for this...

Nice! I take it this is first bloom for this seedling? I am very familiar with the pollen parent, but I will have to lookup the ancestry for the pod parent. If you bloom out a bunch more from this...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-28-2024, 10:15 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,452
Posted By BON
[QUOTE=RJSquirrel; these are ugly ducklings...

[QUOTE=RJSquirrel;

these are ugly ducklings for a few days. then they straighten up and look like real flowers

thanks for that note. I have about fifty of these planted out from a flask, and...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-26-2024, 04:42 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,745
Posted By BON
I can’t remember exact length but the first time...

I can’t remember exact length but the first time one I curated bloomed the leaf was at least 18 inches long, maybe 2 feet.
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-24-2024, 09:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 754
Posted By BON
With all the Cattleya orchids registered every...

With all the Cattleya orchids registered every year it may be a daunting task to find one particular one. Especially one that was registered thirty years ago unless it garnered numerous AOS awards...
Forum: Propagation 07-20-2024, 07:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,198
Posted By BON
Not only are orchids non toxic, they are edible,...

Not only are orchids non toxic, they are edible, plants and flowers. Unless they have been treated with a pesticide.
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-13-2024, 05:56 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 794
Posted By BON
Variegated Encyclia?

So I have an odd looking seedling in a plug tray of Encyclia pyriformis that I am growing out from flask. It sure looks like it is variegated. Waiting for the next growth to see if it is also...
Forum: Vendor Feedback 07-03-2024, 06:24 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,682
Posted By BON
I also want to say SVO is Top Notch! Extremely...

I also want to say SVO is Top Notch! Extremely healthy, robust plants at a very good price. Add to that Fred Clarke and crew are Genuinely nice, very passionate orchid growers who will respond to...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 06-01-2024, 08:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,454
Posted By BON
Brother printer labels……..I use them to label my...

Brother printer labels……..I use them to label my plug trays and stud plants. Long lasting and hold up well, but since my platinum mine went dry I don’t think I could afford to brother label ten...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 06-01-2024, 08:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,454
Posted By BON
Check out dpind.com. Keep in mind for some...

Check out dpind.com. Keep in mind for some companies custom tag printings have a minimum of 1,000 or more tags.

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Forum: Vendor Feedback 05-30-2024, 06:22 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,154
Posted By BON
A specimen size YEA from me. I acquired a...

A specimen size YEA from me. I acquired a Dendrobium from there that had tons of mature growth that in season produced a plethora of flowers. And when I got the plant it already had three times the...
Forum: Propagation 05-08-2024, 07:39 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,292
Posted By BON
Contact Shane at Orchid Origins in Saint John’s...

Contact Shane at Orchid Origins in Saint John’s Michigan. You can find them and others under the category of Labs on OrchidWire.com
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 05-03-2024, 04:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,901
Posted By BON
nhbeek, Chimera, I should have thought of that. ...

nhbeek, Chimera, I should have thought of that. In African violets Chimera plants cannot be reproduced from a leaf, it takes using meristematic tissue from the crown. So as was pointed out genetics...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-19-2024, 05:50 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,901
Posted By BON
Thank you both. My “thought” was if this is a...

Thank you both. My “thought” was if this is a virus that the pattern would not be limited to five out of every hundred clones. Wondering to about Dendrobium Enobi Purple ‘Splash’ if it also does...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-18-2024, 07:52 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,901
Posted By BON
I don’t currently own the clone, so I can’t test...

I don’t currently own the clone, so I can’t test it. Maybe you or someone else can tell me which tests are used for colorbreak viruses. (Angellonia flower break kit from Agdia?) I have tested many...
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