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Forum: Website & Magazine Articles 08-20-2010, 09:50 PM
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Posted By K Barrett
In a case of print the legend the AOS Homepage...

In a case of print the legend the AOS Homepage has an old article on influences in Cattleya breeding which restates the C dowiana/crippling factoid. I hope we are now all better informed, *G*.
Forum: News & Events 08-20-2010, 12:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 333
Posted By K Barrett
So how'd it go? Success? Kinks that need...

So how'd it go? Success? Kinks that need working out? Participants generally happy? (Again these questions look rude but aren't meant that way. Just interest from a person with previous chat room...
Forum: Website & Magazine Articles 08-17-2010, 12:10 PM
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Views: 741
Posted By K Barrett
I've thought about this for a couple of days and...

I've thought about this for a couple of days and I'm not sure one can lay crippling in yellow hybrids at the feet of C. bicolor. It begs the question, does bicolor cripple in any other breeding...
Forum: Website & Magazine Articles 08-15-2010, 09:03 PM
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Views: 741
Posted By K Barrett
Ken Roberts was kind enough to allow me to post...

Ken Roberts was kind enough to allow me to post his answer to my question:

"Ms. Barrett,

Your questions posted on the AOS Orchid Forum were brought to my attention.

Ernest Hetherington is...
Forum: Website & Magazine Articles 08-15-2010, 01:59 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 741
Posted By K Barrett
I hope Ken is around to answer my question. In...

I hope Ken is around to answer my question. In his letter he mentioned going through the hybrid record, in Sanders as well as what had been written in The Orchid Review and other contemporaneous...
Forum: Orchid Basics 07-13-2010, 12:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 604
Posted By K Barrett
Denatured alcohol is ethanol with additives so...

Denatured alcohol is ethanol with additives so you can't drink it. Isopropyl has got to be available in Mexico. Ask the pharmacist. Maybe they have it behind the counter.

Otherwise, google...
Forum: Orchid Basics 07-12-2010, 03:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 418
Posted By K Barrett
Don't be afraid. Repot it just like anything...

Don't be afraid. Repot it just like anything else. Take it out of the disgusting basket and medium. Wash off the pseudobulbs and roots removing the mushy dead ones (roots and back bulbs), treat it...
Forum: Orchid Basics 06-22-2010, 11:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 476
Posted By K Barrett
Here in California mine are just finishing...

Here in California mine are just finishing blooming. Since you are at higher elevation we'll have to see how that translates to your bloomtime. You may have to summer it outside (as you are doing...
Forum: Orchid Basics 06-21-2010, 11:53 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 476
Posted By K Barrett
Even though its from the tropical rainforest of...

Even though its from the tropical rainforest of Chiapas it wants more light. Othrwise you sound like you've got the watering and potting medium OK. At 6800 ft you may need to watch your winter low...
Forum: Website & Magazine Articles 06-12-2010, 02:17 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 430
Posted By K Barrett
I liked just about everything in this issue. ...

I liked just about everything in this issue. Even Wes Higgins review of cattleya taxonomy. I'll have to find out what happened to L (C) dayana in the pumila article. It must have been reduced to a...
Forum: Website & Magazine Articles 06-11-2010, 08:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 430
Posted By K Barrett
The Bow Bells Revolution - 'Orchids' mag

I was struck by the Black and Flory greenhouse picture. Look how low the roofline is (compare to the door). Its rather dark, too, no? Compare to just about any picture of today's bright, huge...
Forum: Forum Questions and Suggestions 05-30-2010, 02:13 PM
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Views: 347
Posted By K Barrett
I checked the RHS hybrid registry...

I checked the RHS hybrid registry http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/orchidregister/ and orchidwiz. Looks like Phaius Raven Raven isn't registered yet (if at all). AFAIK you can contact...
Forum: Growing in the home 05-28-2010, 08:21 PM
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Views: 1,189
Posted By K Barrett
Ditto what xristie9 say: Find a hybrid and try...

Ditto what xristie9 say: Find a hybrid and try it. Maybe the folks at J&L Orchids can recommend something you'd have better success with. J&L is in Connecticut: http://www.jlorchids.com/ Not...
Forum: Orchid Photos 05-27-2010, 07:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 299
Posted By K Barrett
Yeah, adding a piece is probably the best way to...

Yeah, adding a piece is probably the best way to go. Luckily I have a 4 day weekend in which to deal with my orchds, woo-hoo!!! Nothing i hate more than getting involved with a project then having...
Forum: Orchid Photos 05-26-2010, 12:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 299
Posted By K Barrett
I inherited a Rodriguezia decora that's in a...

I inherited a Rodriguezia decora that's in a similar pot (large clay pot, tree fern column). But mine has reached the top of the column. I don't know what to do next. Add a column and once...
Forum: Orchid Identification 05-25-2010, 02:05 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 555
Posted By K Barrett
Your orchid is an Oncidium of some type. ...

Your orchid is an Oncidium of some type. Probably something like Oncidium Twinkle. They usually do like to be pot bound but from looking at your pictures you haven't gone overboard and put it in too...
Forum: General Orchid Culture 05-24-2010, 05:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 607
Posted By K Barrett
I've only used it in semi-hydro or as an additive...

I've only used it in semi-hydro or as an additive to a bark mix, never alone. In my hands and in my conditions the plants would dry out too fast. Also while the Dyna-RokII comes in different sizes...
Forum: Orchid Identification 05-16-2010, 11:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 576
Posted By K Barrett
Yes Alan, its registered. And has 2 AOS awards...

Yes Alan, its registered. And has 2 AOS awards as well as 2 Australian Orchid Congress awards (AOC). The AOS awards are 'Fire Kiss' and 'Dabney'.
Forum: Website & Magazine Articles 04-26-2010, 12:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 455
Posted By K Barrett
Ha! Too true! I could blame the name changes...

Ha! Too true! I could blame the name changes but in reality I was too lazy to spell Caladenia again, *G*! (See? Is that spelled right, LOL!)

I went on a bus tour of various greenhouses this...
Forum: Website & Magazine Articles 04-24-2010, 11:42 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 455
Posted By K Barrett
More on C pumila (AOS Newsletter)

We recently had an interesting discussion online about the rediscovery of Caladenia pumila. Since its in this month's AOS email newsletter I thought I'd add a few interesting tidbits here.

I heard...
Forum: Pest and Diseases 04-24-2010, 11:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 452
Posted By K Barrett
Remo, you should be able to do a google search on...

Remo, you should be able to do a google search on 'caffeine' and 'coqui frog' - or maybe just 'frog' - and 'Hawaii' and see if you get the paper on trying to eliminate the invasive (to Hawaii) frog...
Forum: Orchid Photos 03-25-2010, 05:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 392
Posted By K Barrett
Nice photos. So what awards did they get?

Nice photos. So what awards did they get?
Forum: General Orchid Culture 03-21-2010, 11:42 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 813
Posted By K Barrett
Well, FWIW AQ+ shows Ansellia africana fma alba...

Well, FWIW AQ+ shows Ansellia africana fma alba 'Garden Party' HCC/AOS. Nice flower. Again, sorry to be of no other help where culture's concerned. Jay's site should have something....
Forum: General Orchid Culture 03-21-2010, 11:34 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 813
Posted By K Barrett
Hmmm... in OrchidWiz Ansellia africana var alba...

Hmmm... in OrchidWiz Ansellia africana var alba (and all other varieties) is a synonym for Ansellia gigantea. Pictures show a thinner flower than Ansellia africana (with no varieties). So you got...
Forum: General Orchid Culture 03-21-2010, 11:23 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 433
Posted By K Barrett
That's a funny one to spell... a search on...

That's a funny one to spell... a search on Epidendrum propinquum should turn up the information you are looking for. I do not grow epidendrums per se, so I have no other information.

Sorry to be...
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