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Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis in situ
Photographer ©Ron Parsons The Orchid Digest Front Cover 86-1 Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis (Holz.) Cockerell, Torreya 16: 185 (1916) Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis is a

Ornithocephalus ciliates
Photographer ©Ron Parsons, grown by Mary Gerritsen The Orchid Digest Back Cover 86-1 Ornithocephalus ciliatus Lindl., Ann. Nat. Hist. 4: 383 (1840) Ornithocephalus ciliatus is

Cymbidium insigne
Photographer ©Phil Cribb The Orchid Digest Front Cover 85-4 Cymbidium insigne Rolfe, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 35: 387 (1904) Cymbidium insigne is found in southern

Cymbidium goeringii
Photographer ©Johan Hermans The Orchid Digest Back Cover 85-4 Cymbidium goeringii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 547 (1852) Cymbidium goeringii is native

Bulbophyllum scaberulum
Bulbophyllum scaberulum Photographer: John Varigos A widespread African species found in most of the countries of central and South Africa. It is a creeping epiphytic

Schoenorchis seidenfadenii
Schoenorchis seidenfadenii Photographer: John Varigos The genus Schoenorchis consists of 25, mini-miniature to small-sized, monopodial epiphytes occurring in Asia from the Himalayas to New Guinea.

Paphiopedilum Jack Straw “From Wichita”
Paphiopedilum Pavarotti x Paphiopedilum Billy Bunter) Originator: Barry Fraser Registered: 2007 by Matsui Nurseries Grown by Tim Culbertson Photo by Eric Hunt Background: Insigne (45.7%)

Epidendrum ilense
Epidendrum ilense is a species endemic to Ecuador and is considered extinct in the wild. Calway Dodson, the original collector, visited its natural habitat 6

Cattleya jongheana
We hope that you joined us for the first Orchid Digest International Speakers Day held on Saturday, October 31, 2020. Alek Zaslawski of AWZ Orguídeas

Trichoglottis scaphigera
There are 86 species in the genus Trichoglottis. Here’s an interesting one, Trichoglottis scaphigera, with a white background. They are also found with a yellow

Diplocaulobium tentaculatum Daniel Geiger
When the morning greets me with a nice flowering Diplocaulobium tentaculatum, I know it is a good day. This is a one-day wonder orchid; it

Bulbophyllum affine
One of my favorite bulbophyllums found in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, where I traveled a few years ago, is Bulbophyllum affine. Small-sized, warm- to