Acquiring Neofinetias Via EBay

[Jayfar]

FYI, orchids_limited has just added a bunch of less pricey plants to their ebay 'buy it now' selections.

Neofinetia falcata, Phragmipedium items in orchids limited store on eBay!

[Red Orchid]

Originally Posted by Jayfar

FYI, orchids_limited has just added a bunch of less pricey plants to their ebay 'buy it now' selections.

Neofinetia falcata, Phragmipedium items in orchids limited store on eBay!

Thanks I am impressed with these Neos.

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by Red Orchid

Thanks I am impressed with these Neos.

They're not all top of the line quality though; at least not the Nishidemiyakos:

"A lightly variegated Nishidemiyako, priced accordingly. It does have the possibility to gain stronger variegation on new growths."

[Red Orchid]

Originally Posted by Jayfar

They're not all top of the line quality though; at least not the Nishidemiyakos:

"A lightly variegated Nishidemiyako, priced accordingly. It does have the possibility to gain stronger variegation on new growths."

I just brought one

[Biochick]

Originally Posted by Jayfar

Hmmm, are you sure the winter light wasn't actually more intense, though of shorter daily duration. If it was in, for instance, a south-facing window, the lower angle of the sun during winter makes for more intense light than that same window in summer. Not saying that's what happened in your case, just hypothesizing...

Actually the lower angle of the sun makes it LESS intense in the winter. Think of the terms "glancing blow" (winter light) vs. "direct hit" (summer light).

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by Biochick

Actually the lower angle of the sun makes it LESS intense in the winter. Think of the terms "glancing blow" (winter light) vs. "direct hit" (summer light).

For outdoors that is certainly the case, but I'm thinking that the opposite is true for a south-facing window indoors.

Building Orientation

The building orientation determines the amount of radiation it receives. If the variations of solar radiation intensities on a horizontal surface and the vertical walls of different orientations are graphically compared, the following facts will be apparent:

In most equatorial and tropical locations, but especially near the Equator. The horizontal surface receives the greatest intensity.
At the higher latitude, the wall facing the Equator receives the next highest intensity in winter (when the Sun is low) but it receives very little in summer.
In the equatorial location, north and south walls receive the least intensity and that only for short periods of the year.
East and west facing walls receive the second highest intensities in the equatorial location and consistently large intensities even at the higher latitude.

[Biochick]

Are you thinking that more light would get in because of the angle? I can see where you would think that, but really light coming through the window is just a subset of the light available outdoors which is considerably weaker in the winter. That's also why it's cold even though it's sunny!

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by Biochick

Are you thinking that more light would get in because of the angle? I can see where you would think that, but really light coming through the window is just a subset of the light available outdoors which is considerably weaker in the winter. That's also why it's cold even though it's sunny!

Yes, I was pretty sure of that. Let me research it further, but the architectural document link I added to my previous post seems to confirm my assertion.

[Biochick]

I tried to send you a link, but it said we had too many links!! I didn't see yours in the original thread, so I'll have to go back and find it!

[MattWoelfsen]

Originally Posted by paph-neo nut

Thanks, I'll email them.

New World Orchids also has an August List of Neofinetia, Dendrobium, Sophronitis, Sederia, etc. their email is newworldorchid@aol.com.