Dear Lerryn,
I don't know if this reply is even needed anymore but, if you are still
looking for vanilla orchid plants there is a Nursery on Hawaii Island
that sell plants and cuttings. I believe that for shipment to the US
mainland only cuttings will be legal but at any rate contact Pat
Kadooka at
He represents Kadooka Nursery. You can also see some vanilla growing
tips that they advise at:
http://www.theaos.org/publications/b.../growtips.html


I hope this helps!

Best regards,

Tony Costa
Hawaii Fresh LLC
Premium Vanillas



Robert G. Halgren wrote:
In article ,
wrote:
I have been interested in having a vanilla orchid since
I was a little girl. Has anyone seen a web page that
has them, or could get one? I have gone through so many
web pages I can't even count.
Thank-you
Lerryn
EFG has a bunch hiding in their propagation houses... I don't know
if they are ready to put them out yet, but they all look to be well
established cuttings. I'm sure they will part with one. Don't know
the
phone number offhand. EFG Orchids, Villa Park, IL

Rob

************************************************** ***************************
Rob's rules to live by: | Send me seeds!
(1) There is always room for one more orchid. |
(2) There is no rule 2. | Future starving
PhD.
(2a) When one has insufficient credit to buy |
more orchids, obtain more credit. |

Vanilla planifolia will eventually take up a -lot- of room. It is a
vining plant that can reach ten meters or so with the right enivroment
and care.

You shouldn't think about getting vanilla from it. The process
involves fermenting the beans in tropical heat for quite some time.

If you really want a piece of V. planifolia, it is being offered on
E-Bay by several sources. As with all things E-Bay, "caveat emptor."
J. Del Col

There was an article in the Sacramento Bee about a commercial vanilla farm
on the big island. The guy had never been a farmer prior to starting up his
operation. He has 30,000 square feet of greenhouse and hopes to expand in
the future. It was a pretty interesting article but I can't find it on the
website at sacbee.com so no URL, sorry.

Dave

Ptonyc ) wrote:
: Dear Lerryn,
: I don't know if this reply is even needed anymore but, if you are still
: looking for vanilla orchid plants there is a Nursery on Hawaii Island
: that sell plants and cuttings. I believe that for shipment to the US
: mainland only cuttings will be legal but at any rate contact Pat
: Kadooka at
: He represents Kadooka Nursery. You can also see some vanilla growing
: tips that they advise at:
: http://www.theaos.org/publications/b.../growtips.html


: I hope this helps!

: Best regards,

: Tony Costa
: Hawaii Fresh LLC
: Premium Vanillas



: Robert G. Halgren wrote:
: In article ,
: wrote:
: I have been interested in having a vanilla orchid since
: I was a little girl. Has anyone seen a web page that
: has them, or could get one? I have gone through so many
: web pages I can't even count.
: Thank-you
: Lerryn
: EFG has a bunch hiding in their propagation houses... I don't know
: if they are ready to put them out yet, but they all look to be well
: established cuttings. I'm sure they will part with one. Don't know
: the
: phone number offhand. EFG Orchids, Villa Park, IL
:
: Rob
:
: ************************************************** ***************************
: Rob's rules to live by: | Send me seeds!
: (1) There is always room for one more orchid. |
: (2) There is no rule 2. | Future starving
: PhD.
: (2a) When one has insufficient credit to buy |
: more orchids, obtain more credit. |