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Orchids - going, going gone!

Orchids - going, going gone! » Naples Daily News (User story from kitmaran)

URL: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/oct/08/orchids---going-going-gone-1565/?partner=yahoo_feeds

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GARDENING: Orchids aren't as difficult to grow as one might think - ContraCostaTimes.com

"Orchids R Easy," asserted South Bay Orchid Society director Don Goss, in the title of his recent orchid workshop.
URL: http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_16290387?source=most_emailed

GARDENING: Orchids aren't as difficult to grow as one might think - ContraCostaTimes.com

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Steve
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I support the American Orchid Society...

I am not a trustee of the American Orchid Society, heck I am not even a member (I have been thinking of becoming one and I encourage everyone else to do the same). But despite all the "troubles" over there, I think the American Orchid Society is great and if any issues come up with regard to data bases or donations, we as the orchid community should support the American Orchid Society, not condemn it or criticize it. I for one hope to become a member this year...


Steve Peralta
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Stark Museum presents Orchids in Print - TheRecordLive.Com

ORANGE, Texas, September 29, 2010 - The Stark Museum of Art will feature a gallery spotlight Orchids in Print on Saturday, October 9, at 1:30 p.m. and repeated at 2:15 p.m. Betty Hyatt, a Stark Museum docent, will give a presentation focusing on the life and work of artists who created illustrations for three rare botanical publications depicting exotic orchids from the museum collection. The books are showcased in a highlight exhibit of the same name which will be on view at the Stark Museum of Art from October 2 through October 16, 2010. The gallery spotlight is free to the public.

URL: Stark Museum presents Orchids in Print

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Steve
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Has a virus imperiled local varieties? - Kuensel Online

Cymbidium Mosaic 1 October, 2010 - More than 500 species of orchids that grow in the wild in Bhutan are at risk of being infected by a virus called Cymbidium mosaic virus, if what a self taught and trained orchid grower has to say is true.

For the past five months, Khashapa Dukpa has been saying that the hybrid blooming orchids that came into the country for the SAARC summit have brought along one of the most prevalent orchid viruses, which, if not destroyed, could wipe out the country’s entire wild orchid species.
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Has a virus imperiled local varieties? - Kuensel Online

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Steve
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CEO Passions: Orchid Cultivation

Civil engineer Chris Rehmann tends to some 1,200 orchids in his backyard greenhouse.

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CEO Passions: Orchid Cultivation

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Steve
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Biotechnology needed for orchid industry - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - VietNamNet

VietNamNet Bridge - More investment in the development of orchid breeding and application of advanced biotechnology could make orchids key to HCM City’s farming growth, given the flower brings a profit 20 times higher than rice.

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Biotechnology needed for orchid industry - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - VietNamNet

Orchids are Always in Bloom in Elma

What started out as a few orchid seedlings on an indoor windowsill a few decades ago has grown into a full-time hobby for Joe DiDomenico of Elma. He now has over a thousand orchids of all varieties from all over the world.

URL:http://www.eastaurorany.com/articles/2010/10/04/news/doc4ca408fea9ab0584441774.txt

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It's hot in California and so are the orchids

Today was another hot day in California - at least by California standards... I know in Arizona 80 degree weather is cool.  I thought summer was over, it's hot!

The warm temperature means it's also hot in the greenhouse which also means there's a lot of orchids in bloom, waiting to be admired.  Check out some of the blooming orchids in the greenhouse!

phalaenopsis taisuco egret

cymbidium chen's ruby

cymbidium tracyanum v. alba (sold out, available as a mature plant)

dtps. jiaho kitty face

dtps. taisuco gold x taisuco glory

tea cup orchid in 3" orchid pot

standard purple phalaenopsis

blc. hwa yuan grace king cat c. moscombe x blc memoria helen brown 

dtps. taida fortune

phalaenopsis timothy christopher golden stripe leaf

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Steve Peralta

Variety of orchids available at auction

URL: http://tritown.gmnews.com/news/2010-09-30/Front_Page/Variety_of_orchids_available_at_auction.html

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Steve Peralta

Getting Your Orchids Ready for Fall

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Getting Your Orchids Ready for Fall - Orchids

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Steve Peralta

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A new species of orchid was discovered recently on Mount Kinabalu and the Crocker Range

This species, Dendrobium datinconnieae, has been named in honour of Datin Connie Wong Mui Yun, a Director of Kota Kinabalu-based Natural History Publications, which has been responsible for many authoritative books on the biodiversity of Sabah and the Malesian region.

URL: New Mt Kinabalu find | Daily Express Newspaper Online, Sabah, Malaysia.

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Steve Peralta
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Laelia Purpurata is the state flower of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Laela purpurata

There is a great article written about this magnificent orchid here: http://www.chadwickorchids.com/laelia_purpurata

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Steve Peralta

Sub-zero seed preserves bid to save orchids

Sub-zero seed preserves bid to save orchids - Yahoo! News

Cymbidium tracyanum v. alba and Cymbdium tracyanum

The albino version of the ever popular Cymbidium tracyanum - comes Cymbidium tracyanum v. alba.  The shape of the flower is undeniably a species flower shape with pointed petals and a "crouching dragon" flower shape.  The flower spike should be allowed to cascade, creating a pendant of blooms that will captivate you when you take a closer look. 

Cymbidium tracyanum v. alba

Cymbidium tracyanum

I love the changing of the seasons - even in California where the seasons change subtly, I can still feel the coming of autumn with slightly cooler nights and a bit of dampness in the air. The air is still and you can smell the vegetation. It's not cold by any means, just cooler. You can say its a perfect time of the year - weatherwise... not too hot, just right.
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Have a great Labor Day weekend everyone!!!
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What I Saw in the Orchid Greenhouse Today :)

Did you notice it was cooler last night than other summer nights? I noticed it and I'm sure many other north San Diego County residents noticed it too.  That means Fall is just around the corner! Woohoo!  It's ok to prune peach trees with the leaves still on them! Ha, that's the workings of an over anxious gardener.   

Orchid plants that were moved into our orchid packing facility will no longer remain there overnight, since it's getting cooler, they will need to be moved into the orchid greenhouse where the temperature can be maintained.  Here are the orchids I saw while they were being moved. 
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Steve Peralta

Oncidium Sharry Baby "Sweet Fragrance" AM/AOS

Oncidium Sharry Baby "Sweet Fragrance" AM/AOS

Oncidium Sharry Baby "Sweet Fragrance" AM/AOS

Miniature White Phalaenopsis with Red Heart

Purple Phalaenopsis with Red Heart

Dtps. Taida Salu Alisan

Dtps. Chian Xen Queen

Dtps. Fuller's Sunset

Phalaenopsis Sogo Lit Sunny

Dtps. Unimax Kate - (Hsinying Mount - Tinny Ace) U403