4 Inches across? I hadn't realized! The one I saw in Santa Barbara is this
one, http://www.sborchid.com/plantdisplay.php?ocode=CBO2153 which was so
large (about the size of a Volkswagen) that one couldn't take it in. and the
flowers were no where near 4 inches - BUT of course this is speciosum var
hilli and not var grandiflorum.

I *am* getting an education, aren't I?
K

"P Max" wrote in message
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DUNO probably supplies Santa Barbara as well.
I found some photos of some great cultivars Kathy. See link below. Note
curvicaule "Daylight Moon" has an FCC award. I prefer the colour of
curvecaule "Misty Mountain" and grandiflorum "William", though. Also note
that the grandi's have the bigger flowers - up to 4 inches on some
cultivars, I believe.

http://images.google.com.au/imgres?i...%3Den%26sa%3DG
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"K Barrett" wrote in message
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I've noted the cultivars! Thanks! Santa Barbara Orchid Estate had some
for sale at the last sale, but I didn't notice the species much les the
cultivars becasue I just wasn't in the market for them, but now I'm
thinking about it! I should look at their site and see what they offer.
DUNO had some too, but I think he only comes here a couple of times a
year.

K Barrett
"P Max" wrote in message
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There were two active masd. hybridisers in Vic. (now one) Kathy. Both
used M. yungasensis a lot to create the striped mazzies!
If buying thelychitons, I'd stick to those bred from the renowned
cultivars. Some of the thelys can be rank compared with the pedegree
bred ones. Anything with "Daylight Moon"; "Windermere" "Mt Larcom Gold"
and certain others should be good. Other factors to consider inc: The
big yellow grandiflorum forms are magnificent, but may take 20 years to
bloom; For a quicker grower - to blooming size, either curvicaule type
or pendunculatum, takes half the time or less to bloom - I'm not sure
which one it is. Dave or John may know?



"K Barrett" wrote in message
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I'm continually amazed at the differences between the orchid types they
have in Australia vs what we have here in the US. They have
Australian natives, dends and cymbidiums. We have those plus just
about everything else. But the types of 'other' orchids, for example
their masdevallias, are different from the masds we have here, too.
Sure Peter shows some Falcatas, but beyond those, their tables usually
show stripes and spots that we don't have here. You'd think there'd be
trade routes between us and them, since we do import from Thailand and
SE Asia, but not a lot from Aus/NZ. Weird.

K

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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What a show, Peter. Eye candy, for sure.

Diana