Thanks Eric. A local guy, an hour down the road, set up Warrnambool Orchids
in approx 1990. To do so, he travelled the world and assembled a great
quantity of some of the best pleurothallids, odonts and other genera that
you could wish to see inc. Drac vampira 'Walter', 'Cow Hollow' 'Hawk Hill',
hirtzii 'Pui Y' and other renowned plants. I know that he paid several
visits to the San Fran heart when hunting and gathering and hence our orchid
community has a lot of clones in circulation, that you may be familiar with,
inc retsrepia sanguinea 'Walter'. We are the beneficiaries of his good
efforts. Sadly, he is no longer trading in species - is now mass producing
phalaenopsis hybrids for the pot plant industry instead - as it pays better.
Regards,
Peter
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"Eric Hunt" wrote in message
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Peter,

This guy has global coverage! Everyone grows the 'Walter' clone here in
the Bay Area, too.

The 'Walter' is for Walter Teague, a local Bay Area orchidist.

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org

"P Max" wrote in message
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Restrepia sanguinea 'Walter'
Columbian. High elevation.