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Jon in SW Ohio June 29th, 2005, 10:05 PM I'm sure most of you have seen the pic of it in Cribbs book "Slipper Orchids of Borneo", and if you haven't, you can see it here on Dr. Tanaka's website:
http://www.orchid.or.jp/orchid/people/tanaka/Special/album/enalbum17.html
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has heard of it being outside Borneo yet. I would really like to add this one to my lowii variety collection, but didn't know if anyone has been allowed to flask seed from it. Thanks.
Jon
Paphraguy June 29th, 2005, 10:11 PM Yes, I would also like to get one! I wonder if they are even available here legally!
TADD June 29th, 2005, 10:15 PM Very pretty looking! I think it would look great in your greenhouse!
nyorchids June 29th, 2005, 10:31 PM very cool!!! :clap:
SteveT June 29th, 2005, 11:16 PM Yes, I know where to get them. Lowii f. aureum has been around a while. There are many flasks being created in the US, and there are rumors of adult wild-collected plants for $5000-$12000 USD. And yes, the flasklings are legal.
Jon in SW Ohio June 29th, 2005, 11:35 PM Excellent news!!
I knew adults were available for around ten grand, just like kovachii and a few others. Doesn't do me any good though legal or not, maybe one day I'll win the lottery and have that kind of money laying around. I'll have to keep an eye out for seedlings.
Jon
dustyatticstuff June 29th, 2005, 11:47 PM Very informative post. Thanks!!
Paphgirl June 30th, 2005, 07:10 AM Cool!
I want one also.
Patience....patience.....:roll:
SteveT June 30th, 2005, 10:33 AM Not much patience is not needed, especially if you have the connections. The flasks will be available on the open market shortly. Expect to pay slightly less than stonei f. album flasks.
RickL June 30th, 2005, 06:22 PM Speaking of oddball lowii vars. There is a picture of one in Birk's book from Palawan that looks pretty cool.
It looks extra fuzzy and and extra red.
Have you seen that one around Steve?
SteveT June 30th, 2005, 11:18 PM lowii? not the philippinense? What page?
Paphgirl July 1st, 2005, 06:17 AM Page 66, upper left corner. Tres hirsute!
Park Bear July 3rd, 2005, 10:51 AM that looks like a beautiful plant....I hope you can find some Jon
TADD July 3rd, 2005, 11:05 AM That lowii does look very hairy! Pretty cool, must have missed this page ...errr whole multifloral section. The best one is on p. 97. Very different and beautiful looking! Nice red also! :poke:
RickL July 4th, 2005, 03:19 PM Pg 97 is just another stupid fairyanum :poke: :poke:
Actually that one is pretty nice. I have a couple of fairrianums too Tadd.
One of them is a FV plant called Red. It does have a fair amount of red in it, and it bloomed much bigger than my other one I got from Andy's. I'll have to see if I can find a picture of it when it bloomed this past winter.
Paphgirl July 4th, 2005, 03:22 PM Ahh-hahahahahha!!!!
:lol:
:lol:
LMAO!
(that was funny, Rick!)
(Tadd - hahahaha!!!:poke: )
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