Stanhopea and Cattleya

Piper · #21 05-11-2005, 11:15 AM

I'm glad you're here, schnozzle! (At least Sue now has someone to talk to.)Julie

schnozzle · #22 05-11-2005, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Piper

I'm glad you're here, schnozzle! (At least Sue now has someone to talk to.)Julie

Not for my sparkling repartee?

Sue · #23 05-11-2005, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by schnozzle

I was thinking of maybe looking for some Polystachya plants if I could find some that match my growing conditions, which are kind of narrow, now that I think about it.

Oddly, I remember seeing some Polystachya at a grower's in Santa Cruz. He also had a Ansellia x Cymbidium cross, which was in bud. I was very annoyed that I didn't get to see it in bloom. I could probably look up the guy, but you'd have to be in the very northernmost part of SoCal to have it be worth your while.

schnozzle · #24 05-11-2005, 01:03 PM

Oh yeah, I'm about 5 hours from Santa Cruz, unfortunately. Does this nursery have a website, by any chance?

Intergeneric Cymbidium hybrids sound interesting...I thought I read somewhere, though, that Cymbidiums in general take a long time to mature from seed, more than the 5 year average anyway. Anybody know if this is true? I dunno myself.

Sue · #25 05-11-2005, 01:10 PM

Not sure about Cym maturation rates. I doubt this place has a website; the business was pretty much just a series of greenhouses out back of his home, in a residential neighborhood. I actually don't remember the name of the company – I just figured I'd recognize it if I looked it up in the phone book.