I have a Cirrhophyllum Sheryl Kurizaki (Bulbo lasiochilum x Cirrho. fascinator) available for trade, blooming sized. I don't do well with bulbos, they just laze along. Here's what I'm looking for: -Cychnoches/catasetum of some sort...pref. fragrant. -Bc Binosa -Cattleya aclandiae hybrids: looking for the brown and green spotties! -Cattleya walkeriana primary hybrids -Angraecums: leonis magdalenae compactum elephantinum distichum -Phalaenopsis violacea -Dendrobium Oriental Smile ÂFantasy -Rhynchostylis coelestis -Neofinetia hybrids Non orchids: -Serrisa (any with white and pink flowers) -Boweia volubilis These give you an idea of what I'm looking for. Make an offer if you think you have something that is along these lines!

terpguy,i don't have any of your wants ,for your orchid starts but sure would like to try an orchid that is not from walmart,already in bloom.please let me know what i can do or have, to aquire an orchid from you. thanks ahead,molly

Those would all be fine choices. He's got his species list back up on his website but I don't see any Ang hybrids mentioned. But as I said before, he almost certainly will bring some. I can't remember for sure if it was Lemford White but i think so. His website lists florulentum which has truly one of the most glorious fragrances of any living thing. They're not so easy to bloom however. Pretty easy to grow though. If he brings one, you should get it for sure. Magdalenae is more of a cool/intermediate grower, but if he's got them growing in SC, they're probably acclimated. So if he brings that, buy it. He's likely to have at least one member of the perrierangraecum section of Angraecum, which are all quite similar in culture, growth habit, flower size and appearence (that's why they're all in the same section...duh). So if he has: didieri, elephantinum, compactum, obesum, or equitans, get one. I would get one of the latter three if possible because you can get didieri anywhere and you can get elephantinum from CalOrchids. As for Aerangis.....I bet he brings biloba. They're fairly sturdy as Aerangis go. He might bring fastuosa which would be sorely tempting...after all, the beauty and fragrance is nearly unrivaled and the plant is cute and small. But, it is pretty easy to kill. I'd say that you should avoid Aerangis species that have small, thin roots, in general. But then again, you have to break some eggs to make a fritatta, right? I mean, ask yourself...how does he know its easy to kill? Cuz I've killed it. :( Maybe that's the moral to this story. In order to really figure out how to grow Angs or orchids in general, you have to be willing to roll the dice sometimes and just try one that you like. Often one finds out that one cannot grow something that one likes, or at least can't grow it for more than a month! But often one finds that one CAN grow things that one wouldn't expect to be able to grow. So, in closing, i don't know what to tell you or what you should do, besides the obvious, which is GET MORE ANGS! :) -MB

Comparing Stans and Angs is like comparing apples and oranges. I've had my one Stan for at least three years, maybe more, and it has never shown a sign of blooming. Meanwhile, lots of Angs have bloomed. Stan flowers are very very ephemeral compared to most Angs. Most Ang flowers don't last long enough to get sick of them, but they last a lot longer (in general) than Stans. True that some Angs and some Jumelleas get huge, but a good many do not and some can even be considered 'mini'. I'm not down on Stans, I'm just really 'up' on Angs! lol Zygos do have powerful fragrances. If they're good, its great. But if the fragrance isn't so hot...you'll end up wanting to get rid of it. The one I had did great growing in s/h and bloomed like mad...but the fragrance was hella lame. If you do decide to get an Ang, check out both OakHill and Hoosier and CalOrchids. If the one you want is available from all three, chose in this order: Cal, Oak, Hoosier. (for size/price reasons) -MB