Project 4 - Launch

[Dorothy]

OH! Sedirea japonica! It's fragrant and a mini!
I likie!!
How many can we submit?
Are we just now just collecting possibilities?
Will there be an official poll to reduce the amount ?
Will it go by highest votes then availability?

[IowaOrchid]

I would like to give it a try. I'm from Iowa

Julie

[Dorothy]

One of my best friends lives in Iowa!
Here's to the Mid-Plain States!

[quiltergal]

Here's another one that's kind of fun, Renanthera Tom Thumb.

http://merklesorchids.com/2Images/25..._tom_thumb.jpg

[Ross]

Originally Posted by quiltergal

Here's another one that's kind of fun, Renanthera Tom Thumb.

http://merklesorchids.com/2Images/25..._tom_thumb.jpg

Whoah, yeah! That's what I'm talkin' about! Is this small growing?

[cb977]

I love Renenthera...but I have this exact one
Can we look into some others?

[Becca]

Here is another beauty I would like to have on the list if others like it:

Cattleya dowiana:
IOSPE PHOTOS

[Ross]

We're getting big here folks. I thought we would be trying to keep plants smaller for those that need more space?

[gixrj18]

Epi. annelie wans, even if we don't do it , let me know if you locate it. Pleeeeeease. Or illense.epiilenshybrid.jpg

[Toddybear]

Sue, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I went through the tentative list you just posted. Only a handful are available in Canada. Those include:

Aerangis citrata
Dendrobium chrysotoxum
Epidendrum stamfordianum
Bletilla striata (don't a lot of members have this?)
Phalaenopsis schilleriana
Brassovola nodosa


I think you will have to stick to a species as hybrids are often restricted to just a few nurseries while species are more widespread.

My three suggestions include Aerangis biloba, Cymbidium ensifolium, Leptodes bicolor. The Cymbidium is a small type with many cultivars...it be interesting if that one were selected so we could compare all the various selections...sort of like the many Neofinitias that are out there.