That dendrobium's beautiful! And yes, it does look like Royale's is a huge nursery. They import plants several times per year to the Santa Barbara Orchid Estate in California. So I might send Kevin an email to see if he could ship one of his large canaliculatums here next spring. The variety sparkesii (dark red flowers) is the popular version of canaliculatum over here. But I prefer the typical kind with the yellow and brown (or maybe it's green) flowers. And that one, oddly enough, is the hard variety to get hold of in the US.
Now that you mention it, I'll have to remember that the bathroom shower curtain would make an excellent area to hang plants from! As if my friends and family didn't already think my hobby had gotten out of hand...
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