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  1. April 29th, 2007, 05:58 PM #1
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    Talking lewisara

    Just picked up a very little lewisara Fatmah Alsagoff.
    i wanted to know if any of you "experts" Know anthing about the culture. I think it is alot like the vanda but I really wanted to be sure. Any help will be appreciated.

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    Lewisara is made up of 4 species...Vanda, Ascocenda, Arachnis and Aerides...I would say it would get vanda like treatment
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron-NY View Post
    Stephan
    Lewisara is made up of 4 species...Vanda, Ascocenda, Arachnis and Aerides...I would say it would get vanda like treatment

    According to the Wikipedia

    Lewisara (Aerides x Arachnis x Ascocentrum x Vanda)
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    Wikipedia is correct, it's Ascocentrum.

    Stefan, the name should be "Fatimah Alsagoff".

    Interestingly there are only 14 registered hybrids of this genus.

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    that is correct...sorry
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    It is also listed in our forum's Orchid Genus Listing on the home page.

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    thank you Ron I will set it up in an envionment condusive for a vanda type

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