2021/07 July ORCHIDS Magazine

The July issue features the first of a five-part series on modern artificial light and growing orchids authored by Kelly McCracken, owner of High Desert Orchids in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Also featured in the July issue is a “digest” of the species of Vanilla new to science in the last 20 years, a feature article authored by Olaf Gruss on the delightful miniature Paphiopedilum species, Paphiopedilum henryanum and an article on Stanhopea tricornis provided to us by Rudolf Jenny.

Also in this issue

• An Introduction to PAR and PPFD - Why You Should Forget Lumens: Part 1 of a Five Part Series on Light
• Collectors' Item - Cattleya lueddemanniana Rch. f. 1854
• Conservation Update - Native Orchid Conservation at Longwood Gardens
• For the Novice - The Usual Suspects; Common Orchid Pests
• New Rufugium Botanicum - Mormolyca ringens
• "New" Vanilla Species - The last 20 years
• Orchids Illustrated - Women Illustrators: Ducky Drake
• Orchids of Bhutan - The Bhutan Thunder Dragon Orchid Team Gets a New Member
• Paphiopedilum Henryanum - Jewels of the Genus Paphiopedilum for Southeast Asia
• Past Present Future - Orchids in a Virtual World
• Stanhopea Tricornis
• Tom's Monthly Checklist - July: The Month of Patriots