Very beautiful Ron.
That is one of my favorites that are yet to be in my greenhouse lol.

Quote Originally Posted by Becky15349 View Post
it sure would be tempting this bury this one in a suitcase...
It sure is.
But with the CITES bulldogs combined with customs personnel not sufficiently educated (or dont care) about plants outside of the drug trade, you risk getting arrested and your plants impounded. Even if you clear your name, your plant has probably dried up in a customs warehouse somewhere after months of neglect.

It does not matter if your plant is not on the endangered species list. Chances are, the customs officer looking at your plant will not know the difference between a cattleya and a petunia. Your plant then gets a nice generous wrapping of red tape.
If you happen to hit the lottery and run into a customs officer who is an orchid enthusiast, then you may have improved odds.