Our Links of Interest
will always be a work in progress. We are compiling a list of 'many
things orchid' but would appreciate hearing from you about some
orchidaceae links that you may have found in your internet travels.
Please email webmaster@caios.org to suggest your link!
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Growing Tips
The American Orchid Society (AOS) offers very informative culture sheets
for the most popular orchid genera including cattleya, cymbidium,
dendrobium, paphiopedilum, phalaenopsis, catasetum, lycaste,
masdevallia, miltonia, odontoglossum, oncidium, stanhopea and vanda.
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| Pogonia ophioglossoides |
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| Cypripediam paviflorum |
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| Click here to play "What if They Mated" |
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| Fun Link of the Month:
What if They Mated?
From Orchidworks.com:
""What if
they Mated ?" isn't really a game, it's more of an educational exercise
designed to give a little insight into orchid evolution and
hybridization. There are many reasons why people immerse themselves in
the study of this highly evolved group of plants, among them is the
volatile nature of their speciation. On an evolutionary scale, orchids
are virtually evolving before our very eyes. Within families of orchids
incest rules and interbreeding with brothers, sisters and cousins is
common. Hence there are many natural hybrids which through the vagaries
of nature may one day become species on their own. If you are a
hair-splitter, orchids are the plants to split hairs over. Taxonomists
regularly throw the orchid horticulturists into a tizzy every few years
by re-arranging things".
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