2023/03 March ORCHIDS Magazine

In the minds of many, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is little more than an endless expanse of sand, dotted with oil wells, camels, perhaps a few oases, and not many cities here and there. This is by no means the case and Saudi Arabia is home to has several native orchids. In our March issue Dr. Joseph Arditti and Dr. Jameel Al-Khayri intoduce us these fascinating orchids. Carol Butcher gives us a survey of the beautiful hybrid genus Catyclia and some of the awards members of this genus have received. Rounding out our features is a spotlight originally written by the late Gene Crocker illustrating the variation in Cattleya mossiae, Venezuela's Easter Orchid.

 

 

 

Also in this issue

• Collector's Item - Epidendrum mainauanum
• For the Novice - Soaps and Detergents
• GREATIdeas - Cork Coozies by Jill Blake Smith
• Judge's Corner - Judging Floriferousness Part 5
• Lindleyana - Lepanthes o sp. nov.
• Orchid Places - Land of the Fairies
• Orchids Illustrated - Acampe
• Saudi Arabia Orchids
• Spotlight - Cattleya mossiae
• The Genus Catyclia - A Look at Successful Parents and Awarded Offspring
• Tom's Monthly Checklist - March: The Month of Turbulence