I recommend fastuosa, Julie.

Mine bloomed on a really tiny plant and the flower was unique. Long spur and quite fragrant too! The fragrance is hard to describe...hmm..earthy floral maybe? (Mine bloomed in April).
Easy to grow in those conditions. Mine was grown under lights.

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I have about 35 species of Aerangis & they all grow well in my growing conditions - low to med light, 50-60% humidity, warm to warm-hot temps. I water daily, all are mounted (mostly on cork), and I usually mist once or twice a day also.

My favorites include Aer. articulata - a vigorous grower that throws long, robust spikes with large flowers & long spurs; Aer. biloba is slightly less spectacular but is a very reliable bloomer & gorgeous in its own right; Aer. punctata is grown as much for its foliage as the flower - very small, spotted leaves; I could go on and on.

I'm not a big fan of the tiny-flowered species - hyaloides for example. Did I mention Aer. citrata? Easy and prolific grower that usually throws multiple spikes but I've had trouble keeping fungus/bacterial diseases at bay.

I'm a huge Aerangis fan & recommend that you get 'em all! Try Paramount orchids in Calgary if you want to experiment with a few new ones.

It has been a long time since I have posted on the forum but I can't resist when the topic is Aerangis species in relation to Canadian growers. I have to agree that Paramount Orchids has a fantastic selection of Angraecoids including many Aerangis species.

Aerangis distincta and Aerangis splendida are easily two of my favorites because of the massive show of blooms they put on when they are mature plants, not to mention the fragrance of the blooms. There is not an Aerangis species that I would not grow as they all have their own charm. Another Canadian vendor has Aerangis spiculata seedlings available which is a beautiful species that is quite hard to come by, can't remember who has it for sale though.

Here is a link that might be useful: Canadian vendors

Wow...the holy power of Angs brought Dahms out of hiding! Hey Mike! Glad you're still growing Angs!

Fastuosa is hard to beat, I can't agree more on that. It would be a great choice. Any of them would be. Once you get two or three...you'll have to get them all. If you can find kirkii, get it. I think it is one of my favorites.
-MB

Kirkii ... another great one ... I have one with two spikes on it now. Cal Orchids in Santa Barbara has kirkii (a few spots on the leaves but Cleary's stops it in its tracks pretty well). Try Parkside for spiculata - I got a very nice BS spiculata in a 4" basket from them a year or so ago.

Did I mention Mystacidium? Get yourself hooked on Aerangis & then wander over to Mystacidium. They're maddeningly hard to find but spectacular when you bloom them. I just picked up some BS capense & braebonia & have recently acquired a number of gorgeous Mystacidium venosum - one that I picked up early this year has seven spikes on it. I'll try to post a pic when it blooms.

Angraecoids are addictive ... be prepared ...

T., your post on OSF left me literally breathless. I was so overcome with envy and amazement, I couldn't even post.

Do you remember which vendors you got all those amazing hybrids from? I've been thinking of making a trip for the POE this coming Feb. But after reading your post, I'm wondering if maybe I should plan to come for a different event? Do you know if any of the other ones are better for Ang selection? Considering what you found, its hard to imagine it could be better at the POE or one of the other SBOE events. I'm VERY jealous.
-MB

And, Mr B, when you do go traipsing around the country in search of Angs, you of course will be shopping for me too, right? Now that Malala is no longer coming to Redlands, I am always looking for new sources.

I am still thinking of picking up a few more Angs from Cal-Orchids since I have all the ones offered by Oak Hill -- by the way Oak Hill has about five or six Aerangis species for sale and several Angraecum species/hybrids, some small growers.

Mrs. Watson....I dunno, maybe we can work out shopping for that articulata...lol. But, I thought you were into Catasetums and floof? ;-)

I keep hoping Cal will get some new selections. I've got all but one or two of theirs, same with Oak Hill. I saw their Aerangis special, tempting for sure! I wish the lottery commission would just go ahead and give me the winning ticket, I'd start my own Ang nursery. :)
-MB

I will give you a bit of a nudge: The Angraecum scottianum at Oak Hill arrives in bloom. I picked one up this past week to replace a plant I killed two years ago by not getting it out of their mix quick enough, and it has two huge buds on it. This is the time of year they generally bloom.

You don't want that articulata; you already have two of them.

MB: Keep your POE plans for Feb '08. I've picked up some oddball angraecoids there as well & the spread is pretty impressive. Come out to the POE & I'll meet you there - between the two of us we could probably do some serious angraecoid damage ...

Thank you all for your comments and recommendations... even though it has only made my list longer...

Clint - I had looked at fastuosa and was tempted. Your suggestion has pushed me that much further and having Mr. Breeze second it.... well, I definitely think I'll drop James a note about it.

tmigratoris and mikedahms - I know, my good, practical self and my orchidaholic self are duking it out to see whether I'll get every single one or not. Paramount is a good recommendation, though for now, I am looking at Cal Orchid, since I've already got a pre-order for some variegated Neofinetias which are not as available in Canada. If I can keep the Aerangis from this order alive until next year and get at least one to bloom, I'll definitely take a closer look at Paramount's stock.

Mr. Breeze - kirkii? Like the notion of tesselated foliage, seems like it would stay small... but I'm getting dangerously close to getting four Ang-relatives, when I was really looking to just get Aer. splendida and a buddy so it wouldn't be lonely. I'm already at 3... Argh! Oh well, you only live once. Might as well get 4, especially since I can rationalize it by saying that 2 don't really count as they're only NFS.

Thanks again everybody.

Julie

MB: check your PM