Trading orchids

[Kevin-in-Rincon]

How come there is no section for orchid trading. It would be a totally awesome to build friendships and our collections. I for example have a ton of Arachnis flos-aeris cuttings that I would love to be rid of. And just in case I'm looking for aeranthes species

[Ricardo in PR]

I don't want to burst your bubble but unfortunately most orchid growers in the island are buried neck high with Arachnis plants. Also Angraecoids are very rare in local collections. I wondered why this is so but my personal experience might give a glimmer of what happens. I had a Angraecum superbum and another Angraecum hybrid, both grew very well until their first repotting. I repoted them and they died, quickly, horribly. I suspect local people might be buying angrecoid but probably most if not all are succumbing to an unfamiliarity with their culture. Sadly, save a few honorable exceptions, most orchidists locally are not known for their proclivity to crack open a book to read about orchid culture. Almost all depend of trial and error or on the advise of other at times equally clueless hobbists.
Also what you have is probably Arachnis Maggie Oei 'Yellow Ribbon' the species Arachnis flos-äeris, as far as I know, has never been imported or shown in the island with the exception of the locally quite rare 'insignis' type.

[kimmyvi]

I think trading is a wonderful idea. -
Edna, St. Croix, VI

[otis226]

Yes, I think it'd be a swell idea as well. Unfortunately, given the general inactivity of this board, I doubt it would work out, (I give you the almost 1 yr. gap in posts on this thread alone!), however I'd be game.
Tony