Spring 2009 Project -chat notes - Page 6 - Orchid Board

cb977 · #1 03-16-2009, 08:14 AM

The following members have not accepted their invitation to join the project's social group:

jim blanford

bodaciousbonsai

rtsingleton

Cowboys East

orchider

These 5 members should look at their "Notifications" which is in the login box on the left side of the page, near the top.

While most of the discussions will take place in the open forums, some information will be placed in the social group area and if you haven't accepted the invitation, you will not have access to everything.

If you have any questions, please let me know

kavanaru · #2 03-16-2009, 04:38 PM

Rolando, you do not need to disagree with me

I just posted my experience with this species...

furthermore, keep in mind you grow in Miami (higher humidity, than in an appartment in Switzerland)

Roly0217 · #3 03-16-2009, 04:49 PM

Sue how were you keeping your luteo alba?? I keep all of mines under the covered porch which allows them to get pretty good morning sun and since they are mounted I water them daily. My luteo alba is putting out new leaves and the citrata is budding and the biloba that I purchased from Dana is loving it !!!!

cb977 · #4 03-16-2009, 06:25 PM

Silly me...I realized today that I didn't kill the luteo-alba!

It is now in the big tank and looking happy but still hasn't grown any

cb977 · #5 03-16-2009, 09:58 PM

I spoke to Andy from Andy's Orchids a little while ago. He gave me a list of plants that should fit our criteria (we will, of course, do our own research) and best of all, he has enough quantities of each listed to supply the entire project

He also told me he has enough Leptotes bicolor but the only one I see listed on the site is unicolor. I don't know if the site is wrong or if Andy just said the wrong one

By the way, he has about a dozen L bradei for anybody interested in it as a TC

He also has an awesome plant that is above our price range but what a beauty! Andy's Orchids - Orchid Species - Encyclia (Cattleya) - citrina

We should try to gather the info on these plants quickly so we have something solid to discuss Thursday night.

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EDIT: WE HAVE A BIG PROBLEM!

Out of all the plants listed in this post, as far as I can tell, only the Den rigidum and Den aberrans are available everywhere!

The Isabella virginalis, Dryadella elata, Masd nidifca, Holco kimbilliana, Den haseltii, Domingoa haematochila, Onc pulchellum, L liliputana and the L fournieri are all available in Europe but not Canada.

I'll let you guys have a run at it before I remove everything else from the list but this is not good

With a total of 71 people participating and the biggest problem being availability in Canada, I think the 6 Canadian members may have to put together a mini-project of their own. We can't hold back 65 people in an effort not to upset 6

kavanaru · #6 03-17-2009, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by cb977

With a total of 71 people participating and the biggest problem being availability in Canada, I think the 6 Canadian members may have to put together a mini-project of their own. We can't hold back 65 people in an effort not to upset 6

I personally disagree with this... we started a project together and we should stay together... we all knew since the beginning that Canada was a limiting factor and we accepted as it is... at thi spoint in time, I think it is unfair to say that "because we do notfind the plant we would like in Canada, they should start their own project"

we can start the project with the plants available in all regions (good point for quiltergal regarding Australia - I do not know if any australian are participating), and if all USAmericans and European want a different plant, then a parallel projectcan be started for them...

just my

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camille1585 · #7 03-17-2009, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by kavanaru

I personally disagree with this... we started a project together and we should stay together... we all knew since the beginning that Canada was a limiting factor and we accepted as it is... at thi spoint in time, I think it is unfair to say that "because we do notfind the plant we would like in Canada, they should start their own project"

we can start the project with the plants available in all regions (good point for quiltergal regarding Australia - I do not know if any australian are participating), and if all USAmericans and European want a different plant, then a parallel projectcan be started for them...

just my

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I think I may have to agree with Ramon on this. We started the project with the Canadians, it would seem a bit unfair to dump them now that we've started, even if it means NOT getting all the plants from Andy's.
That being said, maybe we should let the Canadians decide for themselves what they prefer!

MuscleGirl'sHobby · #8 03-16-2009, 10:21 PM

Hey Sue, I'll bet that the ones you can't find on his site just aren't there. When I went to their booth at the Pacific Orchid expo, Buck (I think that's who it was) said that what's on the website is only a fraction of what they've got.

cb977 · #9 03-16-2009, 10:32 PM

Yes Nicole, they have hundreds of thousands of plants! My dream trip!

quiltergal · #10 03-16-2009, 10:50 PM

Has anyone checked availabilty for our Aussie friends?