I am curious about the name of phrag. Memoria Dick Clements. Who was Dick Clements? Any info about him?

Thanks for any info!
e-spice

Dick Clements was a retired Pathologist from Monee, Illinois, who owned Birchwood Orchids. He died at seventy years of age in May, 1990, of a massive heart attack while repairing his greenhouse cooling system. Dr. Clements had one of the finest slipper orchid collections in the U.S. at that time, and also had a great deal of inyerest in slipper orchid taxonomy. Fox Valley purchased Birchwood Orchids stock plants from his estate soon after his death, and we still use many of his plants in our own breeding program. Anything you find with the `Birchwood' or `Liisa' (his dog) clonal name can be traced back to Dick's own breeding program. Hope this helps.......

Best Regards,

Great info, thanks Tom! :thumbsup:

I didn't know that. Thank you Tom!

Thats cool! I learned something new today.

Dick Clements was a retired Pathologist from Monee, Illinois, who owned Birchwood Orchids. He died at seventy years of age in May, 1990, of a massive heart attack while repairing his greenhouse cooling system. Dr. Clements had one of the finest slipper orchid collections in the U.S. at that time, and also had a great deal of inyerest in slipper orchid taxonomy. Fox Valley purchased Birchwood Orchids stock plants from his estate soon after his death, and we still use many of his plants in our own breeding program. Anything you find with the `Birchwood' or `Liisa' (his dog) clonal name can be traced back to Dick's own breeding program. Hope this helps.......

Best Regards,

Thanks! I wondered where 'Birchwood' came from!

Thanks! I wondered where 'Birchwood' came from!

That's where my palawanense came from! :D

I just love this forum.

I saw the original post when I got up this morning, and just laughed. I knew that when I came back from my errands the answer would be waiting.

and there it was.

a tidbit of orchid history I had no clue -

thanks Tom!

Mindy

That's where my palawanense came from! :D

And your malipo, and part of my venustum, and part of my micranthum, and probably more!

And your malipo, and part of my venustum, and part of my micranthum, and probably more!

:lol: You really do have a very good memory! I forgot all about my malipoense 'Birchwood'! Nice to have a piece of slipper history, don't you think?

:lol: You really do have a very good memory! I forgot all about my malipoense 'Birchwood'! Nice to have a piece of slipper history, don't you think?

I don't forget anything! LOL!
A piece of slipper history... Yes! Very cool!

Wow! Awesome info and that is why I love this forum so much! SOF ROCKS!!!:woohoo:

Wow thank you for the answer Tom! We're lucky to have you here! I had always wondered who he was and thanks to you I know.

e-spice

Wow thank you for the answer Tom! We're lucky to have you here! I had always wondered who he was and thanks to you I know.

e-spice

Going with the subject, who was Larry Heuer??

Interesting info. I love learning these interesting little tidbits about our orchids.

I also have some 'Birchwood' tags on my orchids. My schlimii 'Birchwood' is one of my favorites.

Thanks Tom.

Thanks Tom Very informative!!:bravo:

Ramon:D