Part of the reason I kept mine so dry was because they are planted in sphag. Since it takes a while for this stuff to dry out, I didn't think the combo of a cold environment and wet sphag would be too good. Luckily it worked out. I think I'll be switching over to a bark mix this spring. Sphag also doesn't work too well for plants grown outdoors in the summer especially if we have a lot of rain like we did early last season. Ideally, I think these plants would do well and look wonderful mounted. You could do several of them on a large branch. Unfortunately, I just don't have the room for something like that. Here's one more currently in bloom. The fragrance of these is truly amazing. The minute you walk into my house you can smell them and it doesn't go away at night like some orchids. It's very consistent throughout the day and evening. When I ordered my first batch of these I didn't pay too much attention to flower color and ended up with mostly pinkish/lavender/white. I think most people grow these for all the variations in growth habit/foliage/etc. They really are incredibly beautiful plants even out of bloom. I was looking over the list at New World Orchids and noticed there are some with cherry red flowers, yellow flowers and even a pinkish one with an orange throat. Those will probably be my next purchases. Kevin

LOL, Thanks for checking with Jason so promptly, Whitecat8! Kevin, from what I've read elsewhere and was told, 'Kibana' and 'Ogonmaru' are 2 that are not confirmed as true species. I talked to Jason about the yellow Neofinetia drama a few months ago at the greenhouse. Basically, he said at this point there has been no actual "yellow" flowered Neo. falcata discovered in the wild. The only way to really verify if these yellow ones being sold, are true species, is to do DNA testing. At this point nobody has been willing to fork out the dough to do the testing yet. I cannot explain the whole thing as well as he can so here's a link below to a discussion he had with some people a while back. This is the jist of what he told me a few months ago. Jason said there was one guy in the Japanese Fuukiran Society that claimed to have found a yellow one growing in the wild but others in the organization believe he may have hybridized it and planted it, himself. Also, just an FYI... I don't know how into Neos you are but if you ever want to get one of the more expensive ones ($100+ for a 1 growth) you should definitely check with Neo Jedi Master (Jason at OL) before ordering anything from Glenn. Jason only has maybe 1/3 of his Neos listed on the website. Many of the pricier ones are actually cheaper from him than NWO. He says because he speaks Japanese and has excellent sweet talking skills, he's usually able to obtain many of them at a lower price from the Japanese growers. Glenn supposedly, has a Japanese interpreter who doesn't know anything about Neofinetia. Not Glenn's fault though, he's a super nice guy to deal with. Another great source of Neos is Satomi Kasahara at Seed Engei. They do shows in CA so we, in MN, can only buy from them via ebay. They sell under the name "japaneseorchids". Depending on how many neo freaks are bidding at the time, you may be able to get one at a great price. The bottom link is a thread from another forum. Not sure if it's ok to post here so if I get banned, it was nice talkin' to y'all fellow Minnesotans:) Here is a link that might be useful: Yellow Neofinetia

I am looking for Bulbophyllum and Polystachya species, please let me know if you have divisions etc. available.

I am looking for small(3 bulbs) sections of any bulbophyllum species. If anyone is has native ones growing near by would they be able to pick off 3 or so bulbs, have succulent cuttings and a few small vandas to trade. John