I have some for trade. I sent you and e-mail but don't know if you got it. Nick

I agree with ginnibug, diversity in leaves is what really makes the plants attractive since most of the year they don't have flowers. I have one of the miniatures where the entire plant is no more than an inch-and-a-half tall. Variety is Seiryujishi. But my problem is that although the plants grow very well here in north Florida, the hot summers tend to prevent it from blooming except just occasionally; my Neo falcata plants can go years between blooms.

Hi I guess with orchids in particular culture has to come first .If you collect orchids you are also a pot collector Naturally you can have prettier pots or mounts .Orchids are famous for flowers not plants .While a few do have attractive leaves none can compare with a Brom. Microsorum ferns caltheas tree ferns understory palms. Funny story about "landscaping" with orchids. I hired a man to remove a WAY overgrown Travelers palm. I was so thrilled that he only damaged two flower beds and only slight damage to the small shadehouse . At last !! I've found a lawn person who doesn't require constant watching.!!lol Anyway when he came to collect the money he informed me that my orange tree had "serious disease problems and should be removed immediately!! I went with him to look at the "disease" It was the forty orchids I'd so carefully nutured for several years to arrive at the diseased look lol Never did convinve him that it was actually "pretty" lol "Ruins the whole look of the tree!!" Never hired him again lol gary

Thanks for the input, Calvin. I know who has the Centroglossa, but I doubt it is divisable at this point anyhow even if he was willing. Growing Angraecoids got me interested in growing these other little monopodial species, mostly from Asia. Mount 'em and treat them like the Angs. I got an Aerangis unbonata and an Angraecum teretifolium from the Malala order this year (by Botanica). Both came through just fine; the unbonata is just kind of sitting right now but healthy and with some live roots, and the Ang teretifolium (some dispute if it is a linearifolium) never missed a beat and continues to push roots into the treefern mount -- not even a single leaf tip browned during its long voyage from Madagascar. With the currency exchange rate (the US$ vs. Euro) much better this year than last) the plants ended up about $35 each total with S&H, etc. Still a lot of money though. I think I only lost two; an Ang and a leafless. The Aeranthes henrici was an easy grower all the years I had it. All it took was water settling in the leaf axils one cool winter night -- and it was history. I originally got the plant from, of all places, Oak Hill. There are a lot of really nice Angraecoids out there for sale by online dealers - I try to keep track of them - but what I find is this dealer has one I want, another has one I want, another has two I want -- I just don't want to place such a small order and pay an entire shipping bill. I'm cheap; I'm mostly Scot and it shows.