I have found an Austrian site with very nice pictures of various orchid
plant habits. Not complete, by any means, but finally pictures of the
plant for those who may have NOIDs and can't bloom them. It's at
http://www.orchideenhobby.at/habitusneu.htm and since the names of the
species are at least (ideally) *written* the same in every country, very
international! There are four pages, with the links to the other three
at the top of the page, so don't miss them.
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Reka

This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it!
http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html

Did I miss something? I'm not sure what the real value is of that site.
Under my conditions, the plants may end up with different proportions, and
there is always the mounted versus potted variable.

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"Reka" wrote in message
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I have found an Austrian site with very nice pictures of various orchid
plant habits. Not complete, by any means, but finally pictures of the
plant for those who may have NOIDs and can't bloom them. It's at
http://www.orchideenhobby.at/habitusneu.htm and since the names of the
species are at least (ideally) *written* the same in every country, very
international! There are four pages, with the links to the other three at
the top of the page, so don't miss them.
--
Reka

This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it!
http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html

Ray wrote:
Did I miss something? I'm not sure what the real value is of that site.
Under my conditions, the plants may end up with different proportions, and
there is always the mounted versus potted variable.


Sure, but the plant habit (I mean habit in the botanical sense) is
generally the same for a species, isn't it? If you grow it mounted or
potted, the leaf shape, the roots, etc. will still be more or less the
same. Look at the Aerangis punctata picture. I mean, it is an obvious
example, but if it is potted, you are suggesting the roots won't be
hairy and flattened as they are on this mount? If you as an amateur
have a green plant, no blooms, no ID, it could be helpful to recognize
it from the pictures. Even an idea of the genera could help one to
culture it well enough that blooms might make it an exact ID possible.
Or not?

--
Reka

This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it!
http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html

OK, I see where you were going with that.

To some extent I agree, but pot culture versus mount culture CAN play a
role, and light, nutrition, and temperatures can definitely affect them.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info!


"Reka" wrote in message
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Ray wrote:
Did I miss something? I'm not sure what the real value is of that site.
Under my conditions, the plants may end up with different proportions,
and there is always the mounted versus potted variable.


Sure, but the plant habit (I mean habit in the botanical sense) is
generally the same for a species, isn't it? If you grow it mounted or
potted, the leaf shape, the roots, etc. will still be more or less the
same. Look at the Aerangis punctata picture. I mean, it is an obvious
example, but if it is potted, you are suggesting the roots won't be hairy
and flattened as they are on this mount? If you as an amateur have a
green plant, no blooms, no ID, it could be helpful to recognize it from
the pictures. Even an idea of the genera could help one to culture it
well enough that blooms might make it an exact ID possible. Or not?

--
Reka

This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it!
http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html

Ray, I agree to an extent, but my special interest is species Dens of
the Aussie variety (as you have probably heard me say ad nauseam).
Growth habit can frequently be a big help in narrowing down an id at
least.

On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 16:56:29 -0400, "Ray"
wrote:

OK, I see where you were going with that.

To some extent I agree, but pot culture versus mount culture CAN play a
role, and light, nutrition, and temperatures can definitely affect them.

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Species are definitely easier than hybrids (not necessarily easy), and as I
am not a big one on dens, I cannot comment.

I guess I was thinking mostly in terms of phals. Within any one species -
some are more definitive than others - there can be wide leaves or long,
narrow ones, for example. And size often of little value, I've seen Phal.
gigantea blooming with 12" leaves and 24+" leaves...

Let me also add that (for me, at least) the images at that site didn't
provide all THAT much to go by. Comparing plants first-hand is obviously
better.

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Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info!


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Ray, I agree to an extent, but my special interest is species Dens of
the Aussie variety (as you have probably heard me say ad nauseam).
Growth habit can frequently be a big help in narrowing down an id at
least.

On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 16:56:29 -0400, "Ray"
wrote:

OK, I see where you were going with that.

To some extent I agree, but pot culture versus mount culture CAN play a
role, and light, nutrition, and temperatures can definitely affect them.

Dave Gillingham
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I take your point, Ray. Guess we were both coming from our separate
areas of interest.

On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 08:22:32 -0400, "Ray"
wrote:

Species are definitely easier than hybrids (not necessarily easy), and as I
am not a big one on dens, I cannot comment.

I guess I was thinking mostly in terms of phals. Within any one species -
some are more definitive than others - there can be wide leaves or long,
narrow ones, for example. And size often of little value, I've seen Phal.
gigantea blooming with 12" leaves and 24+" leaves...

Let me also add that (for me, at least) the images at that site didn't
provide all THAT much to go by. Comparing plants first-hand is obviously
better.

Dave Gillingham
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