has anyone got a phal cornu-cervi,& can give any advise on this plant,is it
easily obtainable?ive read its fragrant nice smell or bad?I am thinking
about trying to buy this plant,any advice would be appreciated.It looks &
sounds like a lovely orchid,it has what I like a star shaped bloom &
fragrant always a bonus,as I love fragrant plants!
cheers all
keith

"keith" wrote in message
...
has anyone got a phal cornu-cervi,& can give any advise on this plant,is
it
easily obtainable?ive read its fragrant nice smell or bad?I am thinking
about trying to buy this plant,any advice would be appreciated.It looks &
sounds like a lovely orchid,it has what I like a star shaped bloom &
fragrant always a bonus,as I love fragrant plants!
cheers all
keith

Well, I can't give specific advice as mine won't arrive for another week or
two. But I bought it from a chap in Montreal. I am told the fragrance is
quite strong and pleasant, but that likely will depend on the cultivar and
variety (the one I'm getting is the flava form).

As for care, in the absence of information to the contrary, I'd assume its
care is that typical of phals. Of course, that will likely vary depending
on your own growing conditions: You'd almost certainly have to water more if
you're in the Canadian prairies than you would if you're in the temperate
rainforest of coastal BC. And your use of natural vs artificial light, and
how much supplemental light would be needed, will be very different in
Churchill Manitoba (way up at the treeline between tundra and boreal forest)
than it will be in Texas (one of those obscenely hot states to the south of
us: it gets too hot anywhere south of Pennsylvania for me to be comfortable,
and sometimes even a Toronto summer day is too hot for my taste).

I don't know where you're located, so I can't advise on where to get it, but
if you do a search on google, you should find a number of potential
suppliers, some of which may be close to you. That said, my supplier only
obtained my cornu-cervi from his supplier because I asked for it, and I
don't think he'll be placing another order this year (part of this is
because HIS supplier had almost sold out of everything he had for sale!).
But he uses a number of suppliers, as you'd expect, so you never know when
another opportunity will arise. I know two suppliers, one in Toronto and
the other in Montreal, who prefer to deal in phal species and primary
hybrids, so if you're in Canada and want to obtain phal species and primary
hybrids, send me an email and I will forward your email address to them so
they can contact you (I could be wrong, but I don't think they export).
Having bought from both, I know their plants are generally in excellent
shape. I have yet to get a sickly plant from either. Even those which they
advised me to repot ASAP had media in excellent shape and an abundance of
roots! And sometimes, the plants I received from them had already been
repotted recently enough that I'd not need to repot them for at least a
year, or maybe even two (depending on the medium - but until I get a better
sense of how long the different media last in my conditions, I'd repot
annually).

Cheers,

Ted

Hi Keith, don't know where you are but the 1st url has them & culture info
on the 2nd one. Cheers Wendy
http://www.sorellaorchids.com/index.html
http://www.orchidweb.com/dtl_spk.asp?PRecno=2229
"keith" wrote in message
...
has anyone got a phal cornu-cervi,& can give any advise on this plant,is
it
easily obtainable?ive read its fragrant nice smell or bad?I am thinking
about trying to buy this plant,any advice would be appreciated.It looks &
sounds like a lovely orchid,it has what I like a star shaped bloom &
fragrant always a bonus,as I love fragrant plants!
cheers all
keith

is this phal more unusual or is it like the moth orchid(phal) common as
muck?I have never seen it for general sale.I suppose you would have to go to
a specialised nursery .you all know how it is once you start collecting
orchids you start to want the more rare & something most others haven't
got.If you get the bug it is a great hobby but when you start to run out of
space,the wife starts to complain when a pot suddenly appears on the
windowsill especially when she doesn't share the same passion
thanks keith,
Nottingham,England,uk ( Forest supporter)
"Ted Byers" wrote in message
.. .

"keith" wrote in message
...
has anyone got a phal cornu-cervi,& can give any advise on this plant,is
it
easily obtainable?ive read its fragrant nice smell or bad?I am thinking
about trying to buy this plant,any advice would be appreciated.It looks
&
sounds like a lovely orchid,it has what I like a star shaped bloom &
fragrant always a bonus,as I love fragrant plants!
cheers all
keith

Well, I can't give specific advice as mine won't arrive for another week
or
two. But I bought it from a chap in Montreal. I am told the fragrance is
quite strong and pleasant, but that likely will depend on the cultivar and
variety (the one I'm getting is the flava form).

As for care, in the absence of information to the contrary, I'd assume its
care is that typical of phals. Of course, that will likely vary depending
on your own growing conditions: You'd almost certainly have to water more
if
you're in the Canadian prairies than you would if you're in the temperate
rainforest of coastal BC. And your use of natural vs artificial light,
and
how much supplemental light would be needed, will be very different in
Churchill Manitoba (way up at the treeline between tundra and boreal
forest)
than it will be in Texas (one of those obscenely hot states to the south
of
us: it gets too hot anywhere south of Pennsylvania for me to be
comfortable,
and sometimes even a Toronto summer day is too hot for my taste).

I don't know where you're located, so I can't advise on where to get it,
but
if you do a search on google, you should find a number of potential
suppliers, some of which may be close to you. That said, my supplier only
obtained my cornu-cervi from his supplier because I asked for it, and I
don't think he'll be placing another order this year (part of this is
because HIS supplier had almost sold out of everything he had for sale!).
But he uses a number of suppliers, as you'd expect, so you never know when
another opportunity will arise. I know two suppliers, one in Toronto and
the other in Montreal, who prefer to deal in phal species and primary
hybrids, so if you're in Canada and want to obtain phal species and
primary
hybrids, send me an email and I will forward your email address to them so
they can contact you (I could be wrong, but I don't think they export).
Having bought from both, I know their plants are generally in excellent
shape. I have yet to get a sickly plant from either. Even those which
they
advised me to repot ASAP had media in excellent shape and an abundance of
roots! And sometimes, the plants I received from them had already been
repotted recently enough that I'd not need to repot them for at least a
year, or maybe even two (depending on the medium - but until I get a
better
sense of how long the different media last in my conditions, I'd repot
annually).

Cheers,

Ted

Hello Ted!

Where in Montréal did you buy this Phal?

Thanks

Claude

"Ted Byers" wrote in message
.. .
|
| "keith" wrote in message
| ...
| has anyone got a phal cornu-cervi,& can give any advise on this plant,is
| it
| easily obtainable?ive read its fragrant nice smell or bad?I am thinking
| about trying to buy this plant,any advice would be appreciated.It looks
&
| sounds like a lovely orchid,it has what I like a star shaped bloom &
| fragrant always a bonus,as I love fragrant plants!
| cheers all
| keith
|
| Well, I can't give specific advice as mine won't arrive for another week
or
| two. But I bought it from a chap in Montreal. I am told the fragrance is
| quite strong and pleasant, but that likely will depend on the cultivar and
| variety (the one I'm getting is the flava form).
|
| As for care, in the absence of information to the contrary, I'd assume its
| care is that typical of phals. Of course, that will likely vary depending
| on your own growing conditions: You'd almost certainly have to water more
if
| you're in the Canadian prairies than you would if you're in the temperate
| rainforest of coastal BC. And your use of natural vs artificial light,
and
| how much supplemental light would be needed, will be very different in
| Churchill Manitoba (way up at the treeline between tundra and boreal
forest)
| than it will be in Texas (one of those obscenely hot states to the south
of
| us: it gets too hot anywhere south of Pennsylvania for me to be
comfortable,
| and sometimes even a Toronto summer day is too hot for my taste).
|
| I don't know where you're located, so I can't advise on where to get it,
but
| if you do a search on google, you should find a number of potential
| suppliers, some of which may be close to you. That said, my supplier only
| obtained my cornu-cervi from his supplier because I asked for it, and I
| don't think he'll be placing another order this year (part of this is
| because HIS supplier had almost sold out of everything he had for sale!).
| But he uses a number of suppliers, as you'd expect, so you never know when
| another opportunity will arise. I know two suppliers, one in Toronto and
| the other in Montreal, who prefer to deal in phal species and primary
| hybrids, so if you're in Canada and want to obtain phal species and
primary
| hybrids, send me an email and I will forward your email address to them so
| they can contact you (I could be wrong, but I don't think they export).
| Having bought from both, I know their plants are generally in excellent
| shape. I have yet to get a sickly plant from either. Even those which
they
| advised me to repot ASAP had media in excellent shape and an abundance of
| roots! And sometimes, the plants I received from them had already been
| repotted recently enough that I'd not need to repot them for at least a
| year, or maybe even two (depending on the medium - but until I get a
better
| sense of how long the different media last in my conditions, I'd repot
| annually).
|
| Cheers,
|
| Ted
|
|

"claude" wrote in message
.. .
Hello Ted!

Where in Montréal did you buy this Phal?

Thanks

Claude

Actually, I have never been to Montreal. Rather, I bought it from Paul, who
is in Montreal, and I was introduced to Paul by Terry via email (I
introduced you and Terry via email), and I knew Terry through the regular
SOOS meetings. If memory serves, I believe I also tried to make a
connection between you and Paul by email, especially since you're both in
Montreal.

Cheers,

Ted

"keith" wrote in message
...
is this phal more unusual or is it like the moth orchid(phal) common as
muck?I have never seen it for general sale.I suppose you would have to go
to
a specialised nursery .you all know how it is once you start collecting
orchids you start to want the more rare & something most others haven't

I am sure you won't be disappointed. Out of all the orchid vendors I have
met in southern Ontario (met by attending the shows of four out of five
orchid societies within an hour's drive of Toronto, SOOS being the largest),
I know only one who routinely has Phal species, while there are another one
or two who will occassionally have one or two of the more common species. I
know of Quebec endors only by virtue of email introductions by friends or
from their websites. There may well be others I haven't met, but ... But
there are lots who have a huge variety of phal hybrids, almost all of which
seem to have flowers dominated by species like amabilis or schilleriana or
other species with the almost round flower, or which seem to be tiny plants
apparently dominated by equestris-like species with the tiny, almost star
shaped flowers. The fact that with all the many orchid vendors in Southern
Ontario, I have found only one that routinely has phal species, and even
then there are lots of species even he has trouble finding, suggests that if
you build a collection of phal species, you will have trouble finding very
many others who have the same things. But I am sure that even this will
vary depending on where you are (I have no idea how easy it would be to find
phal species in the UK).

Cheers,

Ted

Thanks Ted!

If I remember, We never get in touch Paul and me!

I`m going to the orchid show in October ( ECOS), maybe I will see him there!

Thanks

Claude

"Ted Byers" wrote in message
. ..
|
| "claude" wrote in message
| .. .
| Hello Ted!
|
| Where in Montréal did you buy this Phal?
|
| Thanks
|
| Claude
|
| Actually, I have never been to Montreal. Rather, I bought it from Paul,
who
| is in Montreal, and I was introduced to Paul by Terry via email (I
| introduced you and Terry via email), and I knew Terry through the regular
| SOOS meetings. If memory serves, I believe I also tried to make a
| connection between you and Paul by email, especially since you're both in
| Montreal.
|
| Cheers,
|
| Ted
|
|

I have one in bloom, will post a pic to ABPO later tonite or tomorrow.
Don't think it has much fragrance but I still like it

"keith" wrote in message
...
has anyone got a phal cornu-cervi,& can give any advise on this plant,is
it
easily obtainable?ive read its fragrant nice smell or bad?I am thinking
about trying to buy this plant,any advice would be appreciated.It looks &
sounds like a lovely orchid,it has what I like a star shaped bloom &
fragrant always a bonus,as I love fragrant plants!
cheers all
keith

Posted. It's an older picture from it's first bloom - about a year ago.
Now it has 2 spikes and 2 flowers.

"Jerry Hoffmeister" wrote in message
...
I have one in bloom, will post a pic to ABPO later tonite or tomorrow.
Don't think it has much fragrance but I still like it

"keith" wrote in message
...
has anyone got a phal cornu-cervi,& can give any advise on this plant,is
it
easily obtainable?ive read its fragrant nice smell or bad?I am thinking
about trying to buy this plant,any advice would be appreciated.It looks
&
sounds like a lovely orchid,it has what I like a star shaped bloom &
fragrant always a bonus,as I love fragrant plants!
cheers all
keith

Sorry what is ABPO?

"Jerry Hoffmeister" wrote in message
. net...
Posted. It's an older picture from it's first bloom - about a year ago.
Now it has 2 spikes and 2 flowers.

"Jerry Hoffmeister" wrote in message
...
I have one in bloom, will post a pic to ABPO later tonite or tomorrow.
Don't think it has much fragrance but I still like it

"keith" wrote in message
...
has anyone got a phal cornu-cervi,& can give any advise on this
plant,is
it
easily obtainable?ive read its fragrant nice smell or bad?I am
thinking
about trying to buy this plant,any advice would be appreciated.It
looks
&
sounds like a lovely orchid,it has what I like a star shaped bloom &
fragrant always a bonus,as I love fragrant plants!
cheers all
keith

Hello!

ABPO is Atl.Binaries.Pictures.Orchids, a newsgroup where you can post
pictures of your orchid`!
If you don`t have it, ask for it to your ISP!

BTW Jerry, the picture is great! I really like this one! What about
fragrance? IS it pleasant? Strong?

Thanks

Claude

I can't detect any odor I will ask my wife later if she can smell
anything - her nose works much better than mine.

"claude" wrote in message
...
Hello!

ABPO is Atl.Binaries.Pictures.Orchids, a newsgroup where you can post
pictures of your orchid`!
If you don`t have it, ask for it to your ISP!

BTW Jerry, the picture is great! I really like this one! What about
fragrance? IS it pleasant? Strong?

Thanks

Claude