Oak Hill (New & Improved) Plant List

[sandra]

For those who have not read my last couple of posts in the Oak Hill Gardens Supply List thread, please note that the original list of plants we were choosing from, turned out not to satisfy all requirements for the project, including guaranteed prices, guaranteed number of plants for the project and overall, choices.

The following list is guaranteed by Oak Hill. They have enough plants to satisfy all, individual orders.

One objective in the selection was to keep the costs down for all members. Oak Hill has offered us a 25% discount on plants priced at $16.00 or higher, therefore, any plant costing $16.00, will cost no more than $25.00 with the shipping and handling ($12.50 s/h), but a plant costing $15.95 and lower, will be regular price.

A little ahead of myself here and will remind everyone after the poll is taken, that those members doing the ordering over the internet, will be charged the full price as they're entering all their credit information and will have the discounted price applied (providing the plant chosen is $16.00 or higher) before the plant is shipped. There will be room in the ordering section for 'comments' and it's there you should note to Oak Hill that this was for the growing project on OrchidGeeks.

Hopefully all members can select and note their choices by this Friday. Again, please choose up to 3 plants from the following list and post your choices here, in this thread!

We are on the right track now!

I know a few members have expressed that they'll be happy with whatever everyone else chooses and the final decision. That's how all members who vote, will happily feel BUT come on folks, get in the spirit a little and put your 3 petals worth in and cast your votes. Afterall, this is an election year.

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SPECIES

Aerangis biloba Oak Hill Gardens (8)
ASPASIA lunata Oak Hill Gardens (4)
ASPASIA psittacina Oak Hill Gardens
BULBOPHYLLUM sarcophyllum Oak Hill Gardens
Cirrhopetalum lepidum (flabellum-veneris) Oak Hill Gardens (2)
COELOGYNE flavida (prolifera) Oak Hill Gardens
DENDROBIUM chrysanthum Oak Hill Gardens (6)
DENDROBIUM dantaniense Oak Hill Gardens (3)
DENDROBIUM loddigesii Oak Hill Gardens (5)
ENCYCLIA bractescens Oak Hill Gardens (5)
ERIA paniculata Oak Hill Gardens (3)
ERIA bractescens Oak Hill Gardens (2)
GASTROCHILUS japonicus Oak Hill Gardens (6)
Haraella retrocalla Oak Hill Gardens (4)
KEFERSTEINIA tolimensis Oak Hill Gardens (6)
KOELLENSTEINIA graminea Oak Hill Gardens (9)
LIPARIS bootanensis Oak Hill Gardens
LIPARIS griffithii Oak Hill Gardens
LUISIA teretifolia Oak Hill Gardens
MEDIOCALCAR decoratum (tree fern pot or clay)Oak Hill Gardens
OTOCHILUS fuscus Oak Hill Gardens (1)
PANISEA parviflora (demissa) Oak Hill Gardens
Paphiopedilum spicerianum Oak Hill Gardens (8)
PHALAENOPSIS amboinensis (very small) (8)Oak Hill Gardens
PHALAENOPSIS cornu-cervi Oak Hill Gardens (4)
SPATHOGLOTTIS kimballiana Oak Hill Gardens (1)
SPATHOGLOTTIS unguiculata ‘Grapette’ Oak Hill Gardens
TAINIA hookeriana Oak Hill Gardens (1)

[sandra]

MEMBERS PARTICIPATING in Project #1

Ak Orchid (Anchorage, Alaska) (chose)
articuno75 (Portland, Indiana) (chose)
brookn (Missouri) (chose)
chefatplay (Vero Beach, Florida) (chose)
clarita (Chicago, IL) (chose)
cytojo (Northfield Center, Ohio) (chose)
dipasquo (San Francisco, California) (chose)
evagentry (Romania) (chose)
flowerchild (Ontario, Canada) (chose)
Hummer344 (San Jose, California) (chose)
janice (Southern Illinois) (chose)
jay (Palm Springs, California) (chose)
jbigio (Bushkill, Pennsylvania) (chose)
jctusa (Michigan) (chose)
kellyincville (Virginia) (chose)
made4engineering (Texas) (chose)
mayres (Keizer, Oregon) (chose)
NancyG (Broward County, Florida) (chose)
patticake (Halfmoon, New York) (chose)
PhalPal (Placentia, California) (chose)
pikevi (Ontario, Canada) (pending)
pitik101 (Philippines/Singapore) (pending)
Rocinante (Long Island, New York) (chose)
rodbender (Port Charlotte, Florida) (chose)
Sandra (Palm Beach County, Florida) (chose)
Sharyn (Chicago, Illinois) (chose)
shiningrock (MA.) (chose)
snowballsarebad (Fairfax, Virginia) (chose)
Tobi (Upstate New York) (chose)
tizzycat (West yorkshire, United Kingdom) (pending)
Tom499 (Birmingham, United Kingdom) (chose)
Vivienne (Colorado Springs, Colorado) (chose)

[sandra]

saving this spot for anything relevant to the above......

[Vivienne]

Awesome list! Here are my Top 3 choices.

Aerangis biloba
KOELLENSTEINIA graminea
Paphiopedilum spicerianum

[Ak_Orchid]

Top 3

DENDROBIUM chrysanthum
GASTROCHILUS japonicus
PHALAENOPSIS amboinensis

[cytojo]

Aerangis biloba
ASPASIA lunata
TAINIA hookeriana

[jay]

Paph. spicerianum
Phal cornu cervi - Nice sequential bloom Phal
Phal amboinensis

My choices

[sandra]

DENDROBIUM chrysanthum
DENDROBIUM loddigesii
ASPASIA lunata

[made4engineering]

Yay! Species!

KEFERSTEINIA tolimensis
KOELLENSTEINIA graminea
PHALAENOPSIS amboinensis

[brookn]

Ooooh I like these choices.

Dendrobium dantaniense
Koellensteinia graminea
Otochilus fuscus

[flowerchild]

Here goes my top 3 choices: Aerangis Biloba
Dendrobium Loddigessi
Haraella Retrocalla

[rodbender]

My three are
Paph. spicerianum
Cirrhopetalum lepidum
Kefersteinia tolimensis

[jbigio]

my choices
KOELLENSTEINIA graminea
Haraella retrocalla
KEFERSTEINIA tolimensis
Thanks

[Rocinante]

New and improved selections...

Aerangis biloba
Phalaenopsis amboinensis
Dendrobium dantaniense

[mayres]

Phalaenopsis amboinesis
Aspasia psittacina
Cirrhopetalum lepidum

[patticake]

My new choices..
#1 Dendrobium chrysanthum Aaahhhh! I just researched this plant, and it can grow 5-9 ft.! ( It's still got a cute bloom!)
#2 Gastrochilus japonicus
#3 Paphiopedilum spicerianum
Thanks, Sandra!

[articuno75]

ERIA paniculata (the petals look translucent and cool)
GASTROCHILUS japonicus (it's cute)
KOELLENSTEINIA graminea (just looks cool)

There were too many choices and I had a difficult time deciding!!!

[Hummer344]

Den Loddigesii
Gastrachilus Japonicus
Haraella Retrocalla
David

[dipasquo]

Aerangis biloba
ERIA bractescens
PHALAENOPSIS cornu-cervi

[kmarch]

Hummer.... now what have you read repeatedly on this forum about what should and should not be capitalized in a species name?

[clarita]

The Eria's for me.
Went to OHG last week, they are adorable!

Again, I will caution about sizes with OHG. Some are not BS

[NancyG]

My choices:
Aerangis biloba
Dendrobium loddgesii
Dendrobium chrysanthum

this may be a dumb question... what if I want to order more than one? They won't charge me double the shipping, would they?

Thanks for all your hardwork Sandra!

NancyG

[sandra]

Originally Posted by NancyG

My choices:
this may be a dumb question... what if I want to order more than one? They won't charge me double the shipping, would they?
NancyG

Don't know the answer to that Nancy but I'll be ordering more than one also. I have my eye on a couple that I'll order at the same time as this. I would think shipping charges would increase. There's a link on their site to contact them. If you do contact them, let us know what they reply!

[Tobi]

I want them all but if I have to pick just 3:

Dend. chrysanthum
Eria paniculata
Koellensteinia graminea

[Sharyn]

Paphiopedilum spicerianum
Phalaenopsis amboinesis
Gastrachilus Japonicus

[brookn]

Oak Hill charges shipping by the dollar amount spent. I got 9 plants and spent approx. $15.00 for shipping. Sandra, for the hybrid project post I cannot reply to the thread, says that I am not allowed. Is anyone seeing this?

[articuno75]

I tried replying to the thread and also and got the same thing.

[shiningrock]

KOELLENSTEINIA graminea
SPATHOGLOTTIS kimballiana
DENDROBIUM dantaniense

[kellyincville]

ENCYCLIA bractescens
Haraella retrocalla
KOELLENSTEINIA graminea

[rodbender]

same here for hybrid post and I know from experience Jerry's plants are awesome

[Sharyn]

I can't get there either. Jerry may have posted under some Moderator admissions that keep the rest of us out of there.

I also have had great difficulty responding to the species thread listed here and manuerving the forum. Perhaps a few kinks in the system today.

[jctusa]

1. DENDROBIUM loddigesii
2. PAPHIOPEDILUM spicerianum
3. PHALQENOPSIS amboinensis

[patticake]

I tried to post for the hybrid project and it wouldn't let me either. I'm glad it's not just me. I'm looking forward to both projects. This is gonna be so cool.

[kmarch]

Last night I couldn't even access the forum. I got messages that indicated there was a database error. Fred and/or Dave must have sorted out the problem though because I have surfed around th site today without difficulty. Hopefully you won't have any problems posting today.

[patlee]

Here we go:
Paph spicerianum
Phal cornu cervi
Aspasia lunata

[made4engineering]

Something to think about before you vote...
Phalaenopsis amboinensis 3 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[sandra]

ooooooh, you're bad made4engineering!

[articuno75]

Originally Posted by made4engineering

Something to think about before you vote...
Phalaenopsis amboinensis 3 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

That is soooo tempting.....

[sandra]

Originally Posted by articuno75

That is soooo tempting.....

Jenny, look into my eyes...you are now getting sleepy....very sleepy made4engineering is trying to hypnotize us!

[mayres]

I'm not sleepy yet, but I'll take one!

[articuno75]

Might have to get one of these with the project plant. Geez, only $6 right? It's not going to break me....(That is if I only stop there. )

[evagentry]

Phal amboinensis,Aerangis biloba, Kefersteinia tolminsis, these three get my vote,but the list looks so good!

[patticake]

Originally Posted by articuno75

Might have to get one of these with the project plant. Geez, only $6 right? It's not going to break me....(That is if I only stop there. )

I understand this addiction! I've told myself that I won't even look(much!)

[chefatplay]

Sandra, I'm so far behind, again. Man, doesn't anybody else work around here? It seems like if I work and come home and check OrchidGeeks, I resurface around 9:30, no dinner, clothes not changed yet. Oh well, better than other choices. I have already made the hybrid choices, not easy! Now, am I supposed to make the species choices also. So sorry, everyone, I really am trying to keep up.

I think, if I have a choice, I should stick with Jerry's selection of hybrids. Same area, same weather, etc...

Here are my selections from this post:

Dend chrysanthum
Eria bractescens
Kefersteinea telimensis

[PhalPal]

Okay, a quick pick.

Paph spicerianum
Phal cornu-cerri
Enc bractescens

[janice]

I'm in!! Here are my 3 picks:

ASPASIA lunata
GASTAOCHICUS japonicus
KEFERSTEINIA tolimensis

[snowballsarebad]

Here are my choices:
1) Aerangis biloba
2) Encyclia bractescens
3) Koellensteinia graminea

[tom499]

Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi
Coelogyne flavida (prolifera)
Paphiopedilum spicerianum

[sandra]

It's early in the poll....I don't like what I'm seeing....my heart is sinking.....I don't want the Paph. to win.....

Isn't this one interesting?
ASPASIA lunata Oak Hill Gardens

[clarita]

A tissue for you Sandra.
I have enough paphs. I have only chosen 1 so far. My second I will choose the Aspasia lunata

[made4engineering]

I agree Sandra, but I already got one of those (the wax flower that came with my noid looked exactly like that)... and I simply dont have room for a 2 foot wide Paph!

[mayres]

I already have a paph spicerianum myself - for those worrying about space - it is a small plant. I have had mine in a five inch pot for 2-3 years and it is still not too big. Maybe a second choice for those who would prefer an alternative? I thought maybe you would take the top five vote getters on the list and then have us all vote from that more concise list - two round system? Or something like this? The purpose not to give yourself another chance at getting what you want, but giving those who had totally other choices a chance at selecting something which would be more of their choosing. If I selected three choices and none of them were the top vote getter, there still might be a fourth choice that I would prefer from the top five that is more to my liking than the top vote getter overall from the original pick-3 option. Just some thoughts - Sandra - feel free to ignore this post if it just muddies the water. It has been an interesting process to even watch the evolution of this thread........

[made4engineering]

Maybe it would take a huge amount of time to get there, but this site says they get pretty big (big for my space anyways!)
Paphiopedilum spicerianum

[mayres]

Maybe I'm just lucky with mine?
Anyway - sorry Sandra - didn't notice that you already had the final poll going - this multiple thread thing can really be confusing.

[sandra]

Originally Posted by mayres

I Maybe a second choice for those who would prefer an alternative? I thought maybe you would take the top five vote getters on the list and then have us all vote from that more concise list - two round system? Or something like this? The purpose not to give yourself another chance at getting what you want, but giving those who had totally other choices a chance at selecting something which would be more of their choosing. If I selected three choices and none of them were the top vote getter, there still might be a fourth choice that I would prefer from the top five that is more to my liking than the top vote getter overall from the original pick-3 option. Just some thoughts - Sandra - feel free to ignore this post if it just muddies the water. It has been an interesting process to even watch the evolution of this thread........

I think you're on to something Mike. I never thought of this but there's no reason why there can't be 2 winning choices. I can't think right now exactly how to do this. Want to define exactly how....which plants to choose for a second poll?

[clarita]

If we have enough people what about "Group A" and a "Group B" folks can grow 1 or both

[Vivienne]

Unfortunately I'm with Sandra... I already have 20 or so Paphs. I was really hoping for the Aerangis but that's not looking too good. Maybe I'll get the Aerangis anyways and do my own project. LOL We'll just have to see what happens in the end.

[made4engineering]

The Phal amboinensis is only $6 ! Cant we all at least get one of those? Who already has one of these?

[PhalPal]

I like Mike's idea of having a two round choice process. We could all cast a second vote from the top three or four choices (or at least clear winners) of this poll. It will be impossible to choose a plant that someone doesn't have, doesn't want or can't accommodate. It will then be each person's choice to partcipate or not? We can start another choice process in six months or so, getting a very different plant from this first session that would appeal to some who didn't get their choice this time around.

made4engineering: I do.
made4engineering: I checked out your site; you do realize those measurements are in centimeters and not inches?? (2.5 cm = 1 inch)

[brookn]

I'm with Connie and Mike. There are so many choices, it spreads the vote out, so a second round of the top 3 sounds good to me.

[made4engineering]

PhalPal: Engineers don't drive trains. I dont think I would have made it through 2 semesters of Physics and 3 semesters of Calculus without knowing what a centimeter was. I realised it was in centimeters when it gave the units "cm" following the number. The measurements are per leaf.

[fred]

can we please stick to the Topic here

as there are so many orchids to chose from I think we need just to stick with the 2 list,s we have for the moment.

Having said that lets see how Sandra wishes to take this

if we keep changing our minds here the project may fail to get off the ground.

[patticake]

Amen- Every time I get on thinking I can finally order my plant(s) the rules are changing. Go with the poll- If people don't like what's chosen, they can always drop out. From the beginning it was stated that not everyone would be happy. I'm not really crazy about the top choices- but that isn't what this is about. I'll probably order one that I really like a lot as well.

[sandra]

Originally Posted by patticake

I don't really like any of the top choices- but that isn't what this is about.

Wellllllllll, that's not entirely true patticake. Read the "poll" thread in this forum, it's explained there.

[patticake]

Forgive me. It's cold and nasty here and I've got a crummy cold. I am going to be happy to grow any of the plants. I'm not usually crabby. The plant I liked most(bloom-wise) was the Dend. chrysantum. When I looked into it more, I saw that it grows 5-9 ft.! I love that bloom, but, that would REALLY be a big plant eventually. I will be happy with whatever is decided and I truly mean that!!!

[PhalPal]

Fred I don't think anyone is changing their mind or Sandra's system. She has put in a great deal of time and effort and has done a great job, but as with anything there is a big learning curve the first time we go through this process. However, if we have 30 people voting on ten choices there will be no clear winner, so narrowing the choices down to a few for a final vote isn't such a bad idea. Take your time Sandra; we'll get there!!!

BTW: I'm married to an Engineer and have taken a few Physics classes myself. Few Americans know the metric system so it wasnt a huge assumption to think you may be one of them.

[made4engineering]

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Did you know the following alarming facts about Paph spicerianum?

-It hold bees hostage in its lip of torture
-Paph spicerianum is poisonous
-More children choke on it than any other plant
-It supports communism
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PhalPal: Thats like telling George Foreman how to box. Or grill....

[sandra]

Originally Posted by made4engineering

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Did you know the following alarming facts about Paph spicerianum?

-It hold bees hostage in its lip of torture
-Paph spicerianum is poisonous
-More children choke on it than any other plant
-It supports communism
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PhalPal: Thats like telling George Foreman how to box. Or grill....

[janice]

Sandra, I am in just let me know which one WINS!! I appreciate all your work and this will be fun/interesting/educational no matter what we pick.

p.s. if we chose something that might be poisonous, pls. let me know not to serve it to my hubby!!!! heheheheh in lieu of flowers, pls. send orchids!!

[kmarch]

Originally Posted by PhalPal

Few Americans know the metric system so it wasnt a huge assumption to think you may be one of them.

When I was in later elementary school there was a big push by the US govt to switch over to the metric system. We started learning it in school, they started selling Coke and Pepsi in half liter bottles (16.9 oz) instead of 16 oz bottles and my Cap'n Crunch box started showing the weight in both ounces and grams. We were told in school that we'd eventually stop using inches and pounds so we'd better learn metric well. I did. And you all know how that turned out.

$2 bill
$1 coin
etc., etc.

[kmarch]

Originally Posted by made4engineering

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[PhalPal]

Kevin - WHO in the American government decided to make the $1 coin the same size as a quarter???? I want to know who this idiot is!

I'm thinking if a plant wins that I already have I will just grow it a different way, i.e. mounted versus potted, different medium, etc.

and......I wondered when the campaigning was going to start! This is only because it had occurred to me to announce my endorsement of Encyclia bractescens to FOX news and beg them for air time.

[articuno75]

I voted for ERIA paniculata, but on the ballot KOELLENSTEINIA graminea kept popping up