Project 7 (Mystery Project) Sign-up and Discussions

[stonedragonfarms]

Originally Posted by cb977

One change to that:

We, as a group, will select ten prospective suitors (in each category) and then I will narrow that down to five you may choose from.

Building your own personal stable there huh sue?

[cb977]

And the fun begins!!!

[Roly0217]

Sounds great to me !!!!!!!

[cb977]

This list is just from our last project!
These are the "rejects"...oh goody!!!!!!

To start us off:

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PLANTS THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE LIST...NO GOOD FOR OUR PROJECT

Epidendrum stamfordianum HOT-WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS

Dockrillia rigida aka Den rigidum WARM-HOT
IOSPE PHOTOS

Tetramicra canaliculatum WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS

Pleurothallis ornata - COOL
IOSPE PHOTOS

Epidendrum ellipticum LARGE
IOSPE PHOTOS

Dendrobium laevifolium WARM-HOT
IOSPE PHOTOS

Cattleya aclandiae HOT-WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS

Dendrobium atroviolaceum HOT-WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS

Dendrobium aggregatum HOT-WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS

Brassia verrucosa LARGE
IOSPE PHOTOS

Encyclia cochleata MEDIUM-LARGE
IOSPE PHOTOS

Ida locusta LARGE
IOSPE PHOTOS

Dendrobium cuthbertsonii COOL-COLD
IOSPE PHOTOS

Dendrobium moniliforme SMALL-LARGE???
IOSPE PHOTOS

Diplocaulobium aratriferum HOT-WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS

Brassavola perrinii WARM-HOT
IOSPE PHOTOS

Cirrhopetalum makoyanum WARM-HOT
IOSPE PHOTOS

Bulbophyllum curtisii HOT
IOSPE PHOTOS

Sophronitis cernua WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS

Bulbophyllum alagense HOT-WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS

Epidendrum moronense HOT-WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS

Encyclia faresiana COOL-COLD
IOSPE PHOTOS

Tuberolabium kotoense HOT-WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS
same as:
Tuberolabium (Saccolabium) quisumbingii
IOSPE PHOTOS

Aerangis biloba (last project was an Aerangis) HOT IOSPE PHOTOS

Phragmipedium besseae WARM http://www.orchidspecies.com/phragbess.htm

Grobya amherstiae HOT-WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS

Cattleya amethystoglossa LARGE
IOSPE PHOTOS

Trichoglottis pusilla WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS

Cischweinfia dasyandra WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS

Maxillaria confusa HOT
IOSPE PHOTOS

Cirrhopetalum lepidum HOT-WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS

Cirrhopetalum Longiflorum HOT-WARM
IOSPE PHOTOS

Bulbophyllum purpureorhachis HOT
IOSPE PHOTOS

Galeandra batemanii HOT
IOSPE PHOTOS

Cattleyopsis cubensis RARE/ENDANGERED
IOSPE PHOTOS

Eria coronaria
IOSPE PHOTOS
*up to 12" tall, 6" spike

Dendrobium cruentum
IOSPE PHOTOS
*12-14" tall, short spikes

Encyclia fragrans
IOSPE PHOTOS
*16" tall

Dendrobium parishii
IOSPE PHOTOS
*6-24" , short spikes

Sarcochilus hartmannii
IOSPE PHOTOS
*20" tall

Zygopetalum triste
IOSPE PHOTOS
20" tall

Encyclia mariae
IOSPE PHOTOS
12" tall

Panisea albiflora COLD/COOL/INTERMEDIATE
IOSPE PHOTOS

Epidendrum crinifreum
IOSPE PHOTOS
20" tall

Bifrenaria tyrianthina
IOSPE PHOTOS
20" tall

Dendrobium kingianum
IOSPE PHOTOS
3-26" tall, 5-7" spike

Oeoniella polystachys
IOSPE PHOTOS
24" tall

Dendrobium lamyaiae(lanyaiae/) COLD,COOL,INTERMEDIATE
IOSPE PHOTOS
*If you really like this one, look closely at Den unicum...very similar plant and it meets the project criteria.

Cochleanthes discolor
IOSPE PHOTOS
8-14" tall

Stenoglottis fimbriata
IOSPE PHOTOS
*up to 15" tall

Brassavola nodosa
IOSPE PHOTOS
HOT

Dendrobium lawesii
IOSPE PHOTOS
10-18"

Oncidium ornithorhynchum
IOSPE PHOTOS
20"

Pleurothallis restrepioides
IOSPE PHOTOS
24"

Cattleya skinneri
IOSPE PHOTOS
20"

Dendrobium amethystoglossum
IOSPE PHOTOS
18-39"

Bifrenaria tyrianthina
IOSPE PHOTOS
20"

Angraecum elephantinum: mini to small sized, intermediate, winter bloomers
Moderate

Dracula platycrater
IOSPE PHOTOS
Med-large plant with spikes up to 20"

Epidendrum nocturnum
IOSPE PHOTOS
39"

Anguloa uniflora
IOSPE PHOTOS
16-24" rhizome spread, 16-20" in height, often have leaves in excess of 1 meter! in length

Dendrobium tortile
IOSPE PHOTOS
16" and taller

Gongora armeniaca
IOSPE PHOTOS
intermediate, small, fragrant
needs to grow downwards

Phalaenopsis kunstleri
IOSPE PHOTOS
Medium (all the previous "mediums" were rejected for being too big, I think we'll stay away from them )

Phalaenopsis pulchra
IOSPE PHOTOS
Moderate - can get large - no good for our project

Paphiopedilum henryanum
IOSPE PHOTOS
14" tall. 14" wide - no good for our project

Paphiopedilum gratrixianum
IOSPE PHOTOS
12" tall, 10" spike (the 12" is at the high end of our criteria but the 10" spike makes it too large for us)

Paphiopedilum barbatum
IOSPE PHOTOS
Medium - (let's avoid medium)

Paphiopedilum callosum
IOSPE PHOTOS
Medium - 20" leaf span - no good for our project

Aerangis spiculata
IOSPE PHOTOS
Large, with spikes reaching 12-30" - no good for our project

[flhiker]

he he he!

[Roly0217]

Sue you are AWESOME !!!!! I can't wait to get this started !!!

[dgenovese1]

Don't blink...you'll miss something.
Ummm....it looks like I'm going on a wild ride with a bunch-o-orchid-nuts... I never said I didn't fit in!
I'm going to just watch...and follow directions from here on out.... ...it'll be part of the mystery for me.
I won't admit to being lost...but I am a little misplaced. And misplaced can be a lot of fun with the right company.
I like this company.
Tell me when to vote/poll, and buy plants (mostly the buy plants part)...that'll keep me happier than a pig in......with orchids.
I bet you thought I was going to say something else, didn't you?
Sorry, but I won't be able to do the chat thing Wednesday, but I'll check out the post afterward...I've got to work.

By the way, are we supposed to make selections from the above list?

[shakkai]

David, In previous projects, we have looked at the list of suggested plants (either in a chat or through the forum) - like this list of 'reject' from the previous project - and tried to help whittle it down.

Say I've got 20 Den kingianums and really don't want to get another one, I could voice that and it may be that the group decides to take it off the list. This is the really fun interactive part!! If you totally detest something (can't imagine that... but I'm sure it happens) you can voice that opinion and the group will take it into consideration.

So the work now begins on taking all of the previous suggestions that didn't make it to being 'Project Plants' and narrowing down that list to just 10 Warm, 10 Intermediate, and 10 Cool growers. Yippee!! The fun begins again!!

PS. Ross, to me the point of 'voting for a number' is so that the decision is made by everyone, not just one person. I, for one, certainly wouldn't want to have the sole responsibility for picking out THE plant for everyone to grow! I love and trust Sue, and would be happy for her to pick a plant for me - I've taken up her recommendations so often - but I would think that she would feel the same.

[Bird Song Farm]

Since it seems like a good time to voice our/my concerns here it is:
Please, no more white.

Time for some color in our projects.

Al

[Lene Th.]

Is it too late to join in?