Paphiopedilum at Orchid Shows 2010
If you ever doubted that Orchids were an International passion just look at some of the speakers who have visited The British Paphiopedilum Society recently.
Dr Phillip Cribb (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK), Frank Smith (Krull-Smith Orchids, USA), Masayoshi Takahashi (Tokyo Orchid Nursery, Japan), Jerry Fischer (Orchids Ltd., USA), Dr Guido Braem (Schlechter Institut, Germany), Roelle Van Rooyen (Van Rooyen Orchids, South Africa), Prof. Leonid Averyanov (St. Petersburg, Russia), Jim Clarkson (University of South Florida Botanical Gardens),Joan Elvin from South Africa spoke about Paph. fairrieanum and Ernst Gunzenhauser based in Gelterkinden, Switzerland, which has been running his own company since the 1930s.
Societies and Shows
American Orchid Society www.orchidweb.org
British Orchid Council www.british-orchid-council.info
Orchid Society of Great Britain www.orchid-society-gb.org.uk 24th April 2010 Spring show
Royal Horticultural Society www.rhs.org.uk London Orchid show 20-21 March 2010
RHS International Orchid Register www.rhs.org.uk/seedlist/registerpages/orchidsearch.asp
North of England Orchid Society http://orchid.org.uk 5th and 6th of June 2010 at Tatton Park
Raby Castle www.rabycastle.com 10th Anniversary Show 1-3 May 2010
Sheffield & District Orchid Society www.sheffieldorchids.org annual show Bakewell 9th May 2010.
Paphiopedilum Orchid Image Gallery www.paphiopedilums.netfirms.com
More shows from an Orchid Council database
Paphs.Net www.paphs.net/Paph2.htm
The Slipper Orchid Alliance www.slipperorchid.org
Dr. Tanaka’s Paphiopedilum World www.orchid.or.jp/orchid/people/tanaka/indexe.html
Suppliers and Links
Ratcliffe Orchids, UKÂ www.ratcliffeorchids.co.uk
Krull-Smith Orchids, USAÂ www.krullsmith.com
Orchids Limited, USAÂ www.orchidweb.com
Orchid Inn, USAÂ www.orchidinnusa.com
Plested Orchids, UKÂ www.orchids-at-plesteds.co.uk
Peter White Orchid, UKÂ www.ran93r.co.uk/sites/orchidsbypeterwhite
Wubben Orchids, Holland www.orchidwubben.com
The Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia www.orchidspecies.com
Burnham Nurseries
McBeans Orchids www.mcbeans
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