(theoneflasehaddock) wrote in message om...

Here's a website from a company in PA that sells "documented salvage"
Cypripediums. It seems highly suspicious they would have enough of
"salvaged" plants to meet the demand for orders for three species.


I didn't see a URL in your message, but I'm guessing you mean the
relatively newly started "Wild Orchid Company"
(www.wildorchidcompany.com) in which case, yes, all the evidence
suggests he's quite legit. He spoke at one of my local OS's and has
made the rounds of regional OS's to some extent, and appears to have
contacts with a number of the older, perfecty reputable cyp nurseries.

Most cyp nurseries seem to sell out very early in the season, so you
can't really make any assumptions about how many plants might be
available from a simple listing. And since this guy only started up a
year or 2 ago, it stands to reason that his stock of art prop plants
isn't as big as it will be when he's had a chance to grow out what
he's got in flask and really get into the swing of a breeding program.

MG