2022/09 September ORCHIDS Magazine

This month features the first of a two-part series on the parentage of two Hawaiian cattleya hybrids - C. Penny Kuroda and C. Hawaiian Fantasy. This paper builds upon the work of Laura Newton a few years back and further refines the likely parents. In July, the AOS lost a dedicated volunteer and gifted awards photographer, Greg Allikas. This month features a two-page photograpich spread of a small, but stunningly beautiful selection of the more than 2,500 award photographs he's taken over the last 25 years. David Rosenfeld continues his series "Who Were These Guys?" with an article on Conrad Loddiges and the House of Loddiges and we feature an article on Charles G. Roebling adapted from Erica Hannickel's new book Orchid Muse due out in December. Completely our features is an article by Dr. Joseph Arditti on crassulacean acid metabolism in orchids.

Also in this issue

• Cattleya Penny Kuroda and Cattleya Hawaiian Fantasy
• Collector's Item - Myrmecocattleya bordighera
• Conservation Update - Orquideas Para la Paz
• Greg Allikas (1946-2022) - A Small Selection of His Beautiful Photographic Work
• GREATIdeas - Do-It-Yourself Insecticide
• Judge's Corner - Score Sheet News for the AOS
• Orchid Myths - There is no Such Thing as Orchid Fertilizer
• Orchid Places - When Worlds Collide
• Orchids and Steel
• Orchids Illustrated - Women Illustrators: Gu Mei
• Orchids Like Cacti? - Evolution of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
• Tom's Monthly Checklist - September: The Month of the Snoozer
• Who Were The Guys? Part 18 - Conrad Loddiges (1738-1826) and the House of Loddiges