Looking for some orchids for High School Collection

[ryanmor]

Hello
I am a sophmore in High School. The Ag Department at my school has an extensive greenhouse. I was recently put in charge of it and currently starting an orchid collection in it. These plants would then be use in the Ag classes and put on display throughout the department. But, I cannot recieve funding for the plants because we are currently building some new features in the department. So i must get them donated. I recently recieved a few plants from a local grower and would like to possibly get a few more.
The greenhouse is pretty warm so i am interested in intermediate to warm growers.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thanks
Ryan

[Cynthia, Prescott, AZ]

Can you wait until spring for some plants? If you are in no hurry, I'm sure I can send some along the way. Need an address, email and receiving location for the plants. Email me at S c h n i t z A T C a b l e O n e D O T n e t.

[janet_a]

define "SE Penna"? are you near philly?

[ryanmor]

live near Reading Pa, which is about 1-2 hours away from philadelphia

[janet_a]

oh i am VERY familiar with reading. took a tour thru there a couple christmases ago when that NG tanker truck overturned on 83N and backed up traffic to baltimore for 8 hours. (i also come from 2 generations of Penna RR ppl.)

it's a doable drive; if i finally give up on anything by the summer i'll get back to you. right now i've got a big husky den that's growing canes all over the place and glooping out honeydew right and left, but it will NOT bloom. i may not have anough light for it and it may have to go to a better home.

[Susan]

You might want to contact local orchid societies for donations, too. Here is a link to the American Orchid Society list of societies in Pennsylvania:
http://orchidweb.org/aos/affiliate/page21.aspx. None of them are located in Reading, but some of the members might be.

[DawnC]

Hi Ryan
Just wondering how your quest is going. I may be able to donate a bit if you still need it. Drop me a note and I'll go through my grow room. Also have you been to the Orchid Source Forum? Lots of great folks who might help if you post this there also.