Update History:
January 12, 2008
Our latest flask list is available for download in pdf file format
August 2007
We are pleased to have this plant awarded at Orchid Species Symposium by COS on Aug 12, 2007. This photo does not do this flower justice because our camera could not accurately show its beautiful indigo color.
AOS judges described this flower as "Two flowers and one bud on two
inflorescences; flowers deep violet, side lobes white, yellow centrally
blushed violet on margins, column violet, darker basally; substance
waxy; texture slightly crystalline. "
Also posted is the same plant with black background, where you can see
the flower is more flat. The color is wrong on this - but you can see
it's more evenly colored than the one before.
April 9, 2007
Recently we have flowered a few of our seedlings of Phrag. kovachii x besseae and are truly excited about them. This is the first hybrid of Phrag. kovachii that we have seen and it is as good or better than we expected.
We have a limited number of the seedling for sale. Planted in 2 ¼” pots, these are well established with 3” – 4” leaf span for $75. E-mail or call us to place your order.
March 13, 2007
Pharg. kovachii x besseae
October 10, 2006
New/Updated 2006 price list is now available in pdf format.
July 13, 2006
Updated price list of Phal. violacea seedlings/flasks
Click on this link for the updated list.
April 14, 2006
Updated price list of Phal. violacea seedlings/flasks
Click on this link for the updated list.
November 28, 2005
Phragmipedium
kovachii seedlings are now growing in our laboratory.
Although they cannot be sold until May 2007, we are announcing to our customers that we met Mr. Manolo Arias in Miami in August 2005 and took delivery of more than 100 Phrag. kovachii seedlings in flask.
Immediately upon arriving home, the seedlings were transferred to flasks with our standard phragmipedium medium. In only a few days the little seedlings were brighter and beginning to have good color. All our expertise is being utilized to give the plants the best chance for survival and hardiness.
For any of you who are not familiar with the history of Phrag. kovachii, it was first brought into the US by a collector who bought it from a roadside seller in Peru. After all kinds of legal problems, the Peruvian government has allowed two orchid companies to sell flasks that they have produced from very limited stock. We were fortunate enough to buy and have ours included in the first shipment to the US.
The flowers are said to be 18 cm natural spread, enormous for a phragmipedium and to range in color from hot pink to maroon. The pictures were sent to us by Manolo Arias and are being used with his permission.
With no experience in the growing habits of Phrag. kovachii, we have no idea what size the seedlings will be in May 2007 but you can be your bottom dollar that we will be giving them our best try.
July 29, 2005
We are pleased to hear from our customer Senchal Hatton who is the first to flower a blue Phalaenopsis violacea from our cross of Phalaenopsis violacea 'Gulfstream Blue' JC/AOS x self
Picture below is courtesy of Senchal, who grows her plant under light.
Click on photo for larger view.
We love to hear from you if you have flowered your blue Phal. violacea from our cross.
July 20, 2005
Phal violacea 'Blue Chip received best flower trophy at the 11th ipa symposium.
June 19, 2005
Read about our effort to breed more blue phalaenopsis violacea, and our current offering in this link Phalaenopsis violacea.
Jun 11, 2005
New 2005 stem propagated phalaenopsis list is now available. Click on this link to download file in Microsoft Word format.
Also Species 2005 list is available for download.
May 19, 2005
New 2005 flask list is now available. Click on this link to download file in Microsoft Word format.
Phal. Homer P. Norton
June 7, 2004
Updated photo of our
awarded phrags
Updated Photo Gallery.
June 3, 2004 -
We have received many inquires for our now famous Phal. violacea 'Gulfstream Blue' JC/AOS. We appreciate your patience. Finally, we have seedlings from selfing of Phal. violacea 'Gulfstream Blue' JC/AOS. This is the next best thing to flower your own blue violacea.
Please see our species page for price and availability.
We also updated our price list in Catalogs.
We are pleased to add descriptions to 6 of our awarded phrags.
June 13, 2003 -
We added a new species price list to keep
you up to date with what's available in phalaenopsis species.
Updated our offerings in
stem prop. Now
two pages! We hope you will find something to add color to your
collection
June 1, 2003 -
Summer is here!! Visit our online catalogs, now updated with pictures for
most of our offerings.
By request, we also added a gallery of Harlequin
phalaenopsis with splash petals.
March 22, 2003 - Spring 2003 Listings Now Available !!!
July 3, 2002- Posted photos of Phrag. warscewiczianum ‘Orchidview’ FCC/AOS and Phrag. Grande 'Katie' AM/AOS, CCM/AOS.
June 22, 2002 - Extra! Extra! Read all about our 5 new awards to phrags,
including an FCC to Phrag warscewiczianum 'Orchidview'.
See Our Awarded Phrags page for details.
June 8, 2002 - Phrag Photo Gallery is now updated with new photos! Be sure to check them out.
June 2, 2002 - Updated Stem list, Photo Pages. Added Awarded Phrags
 left: Phrag. besseae 'Elkhorn'; right Phrag. Don Wimber 'Rachel' AM/AOS; bottom Phrag. Rachel Kirk, NS 10.0 cm PW 3.0 cm |
 Phrag. Rachel Kirk 'Orchidview'. |
Orchidview
1018 Live
Oak Avenue
Moncks
Corner, SC 29461 USA
Phone
(843) 761-2463
E-mail:
katherine@orchidview.com