[PhalPal]

Another thought.....those of us who were fortunate enough to get one of Epiphyte's divisions have never viewed our comparisons as a 'competition.' I don't think that is the intention of this new project, especially since the spirit of this forum has always been to share and cheer each other on. If our individual plants are not the same size it shouldn't matter. What will matter is how we all choose to grow it and what our results may be.

Epi's divisions are literally being grown 11 different ways. One was sent out with a spike but all the others had nothing. We aren't even sure what it is, so, Hey, pick a culture!! The amazing thing is that all are still alive, most have new growths and apparently it didn't matter how we grew them. The first bloom is only significant so we can identify it.

Hey, here's a thought. Maybe Jerry can send us a 'mystery' orchid and we can test our skills that way???