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Calanthes wanted !

Discussion in 'Wanted' started by annabanana1987, May 3, 2017.

  1. May 3, 2017 #1
    annabanana1987

    annabanana1987 Active Member

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    After getting my first unknnow calanthes to bloom this year I'm in search of some more.(picture is of it ) Anyone grow them ? Or know of a good vendor in USA?
    I'm wanting to stick with the non ever green ones as going dormant for me is a big plus ♡
    Thanks for all your help
    Anna
     

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  2. May 3, 2017 #2
    DPfarr

    DPfarr Well-Known Member

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    LOC sells some of the African ones.
     
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  3. May 3, 2017 #3
    Fumiaki Takahashi

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    Try this link: Calanthe
     
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  4. May 3, 2017 #4
    Fumiaki Takahashi

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    I have ordered from them before and the plants were exelent!!!
    They have some realy nice ones.

    Btw, Calanthes are from Japan so the cultivars are mostly Japanese.
     
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  5. May 3, 2017 #5
    KellyW

    KellyW Orchid wonk Staff Member Supporting Member

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    Anna, congratulations. I had one like yours but it rotted a year ago :(. Yours looks like C. vestita var. rubro-oculata (my spelling may be off).
    Andy's has a few Calanthes and I occasionally see them on Ebay.

    Fumiaki, Calanthes are pan-tropical with the majority of the species in SE Asia. There are some very nice ones from Japan but there also some in tropical Africa, Australia, Pacific Islands and a few in the Americas.
     
  6. May 3, 2017 #6
    naoki

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    I've tried a couple, but I have only C. madagascariensis, which is compact and beautiful (LOC can get it), at this moment. But it is evergreen. I think Bill Mathis (link) used to have some Japanese species (imported from Shikoku Garden), but he doesn't seem to be doing retail sale this year. I communicated with the owner of Kusamono Gardens (link), and he is considering importing Calanthe from Shikoku Garden next spring. If you are interested, maybe you should drop him an email. Here is an export list from Shikoku Garden (link). Holger Perner of Hengduan Biotechnology, who passed away, used to have quite a few cool Chinese species. I've heard that Wenqing was interested in continuing the company. Andy's Orchids lists a couple species, but they are evergreen ones.
     
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    Fumiaki Takahashi

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    I was meaning the ones from the catelog.
    I should have been clear.
     
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  8. May 3, 2017 #8
    Fumiaki Takahashi

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    I like the evergreen ones!
    How big is it?
     
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    Fumiaki Takahashi

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  10. May 4, 2017 #10
    Marni

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    Plant Delights only sells evergreen calanthes.
     
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  11. May 4, 2017 #11
    Fumiaki Takahashi

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    Some how I missed that part.
    Sorry about that.
     
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  12. May 4, 2017 #12
    Marni

    Marni Well-Known Member Staff Member Supporting Member

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    On the forum, we don't like to have images that are posted without permission. Even with a credit to where the image was located, it is a violation of the copyright. Best to put a link to the image and respect the copyright holder.
     
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    Fumiaki Takahashi

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    Oh.
    Sorry about that.
    Just wanted a pic to go with a name.
     
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  14. May 6, 2017 #14
    John Klinger

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    I think Anna swung a deal and got her Calanthe's.
     
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  15. May 11, 2017 #15
    annabanana1987

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    Haha ! Yes thank you John! I am really looking forward to them ♡
     
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