Author is Susan Erwin, posted over 2 years ago
Sorry, my Grandmother was Norma Jackson !
My mother, Zelda Erwin, created the "Norma Jackson Dendrobium"
I have the papers to prove it !
Debbie Erwin
Miami, Fl
6300 Sw 116 street
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Beginners Start Here
Author is Ken Slump, posted over 2 years ago
A 12-Step Plan for Becoming a Successful Orchid Grower
IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE ORCHID hobby and perhaps feel you are not enjoying the success with your plants that you had hoped for, read throug...
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Across the Centuries (Part 2)
Author is Ken Slump, posted over 2 years ago
After Rising in Popularity in Great Britain, Orchid Passion Arrives in the United States
AS NOTED IN PART ONE OF THIS article in the November 2007 issue of Orchids (pages 820–823), a few orchi...
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Across the Centuries (Part 1)
Author is Ken Slump, posted over 2 years ago
The Story of Orchids Parallels Much of the General History of Recent Times
PERHAPS FEW OF THOSE WHO pause to admire a flowering orchid in the produce section of their favorite supermarket or i...
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A Special Lady (Mickey Carmichael)
Author is Ken Slump, posted over 2 years ago
The Influence of a Raffle-Table Orchid Plant
IN THE ORCHID WORLD, THERE are as many fascinating people as there are orchids, and this is a brief story about one of each.
Mickey Carmichael, ...
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Tools of the Trade
Author is Ken Slump, posted over 2 years ago
Gearing Up with Two Gadgets to Grow Better Orchids
THERE SEEM TO BE FEW HORTICULTURAL pursuits that have more available paraphernalia than orchid growing. The need or practicality of much of t...
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Twisted Sisters
Author is Ken Slump, posted over 2 years ago
Orchids with Extraordinary Petals
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MOST orchid growers learn to appreciate quickly is the family’s seemingly endless diversity. I, like most, enjoy many kinds of orchids,...
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To the Point
Author is Ken Slump, posted over 2 years ago
Terete-Leaved Orchids are Candidates for Bright Light
ORCHIDS WITH THIN, TAPERING, pencil-shaped leaves that are rounded in cross section have what botanists term terete leaves. This rather un...
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Thermal Dynamics
Author is Ken Slump, posted over 2 years ago
The Influence of Temperature Requirements Among Orchids
THE MAJORITY OF ORCHIDS THAT hobbyists grow have direct or ancestral origins in tropical climates. While most regard any frost-free clim...
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The “V” Word (Viruses)
Author is Ken Slump, posted over 2 years ago
A Troubling Problem for Orchids Growers
THERE IS PROBABLY NO OTHER word that elicits more confusion and fear among experienced orchid growers than virus.
There seems to be no lack of exper...
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