Bartholina

[mrobert]

I contacted Duckitt last year but am sorry to report that they did not reply; I used the info@duckittnursies.com, perhaps the other address you found will help. I'll try to e-mail them again.

There are some domestic nurseries offering disa. Two that came up in my search are goreorchids.com and camponeorchids.com. I believe they are both in Oregon.

Very few members of our local orchid society have had success with disa. The few members that have had success claim they are as easy as cymbidiums if you have pure water.

Are there any nurseries in your area offering disa?

[Wilferd Duckitt]

Dear Mateo and other Orchid Enthusiasts

Duckitt Nurseries produces Cymbidium cut-flowers for the Export Market, and also produces Cymbidium, Cattleya, Ansellia, Disa, Oncidumnia, Polystachya, Angraecum, Zygopetalum and several other types for the Local potplant market.
With regards to Bartholina, we did succesfully cultivate B. burmanniana and B. etheliae a few years ago.
They are however difficuly to propagate and especially tricky to deflask.
Since we are a Commercial Nursery, we concentrate on the varieties that "pay their bills"

Our nursery is open to the public every 1st Saturday of the months May-Nov from 09h00-12h00.
We also have our own annual Orchid show at Oudepost farm from 18-21 Sept 2008 from 09h00-17h00.

Happy Growing!
Wilferd Duckitt
pp Duckitt Nurseries (Pty) Ltd.