Jude, I see Eulophia petersii more often at cactus and succulent shows than at orchid shows, and find it available more often from C&S vendors than from orchid vendors. But some other Eulophias are showing up in orchiding circles lately. I started with the Oeceoclades that Dave S. suggested (which I dearly love), went from there to the Eulophias, which are closely related, and wound up with a bunch of them. E. petersii likes a LOT of sun, compared to most. As to orchid lists, my impression is that a lot of the activity is on web-based forums these days. I belong to two (even though I'm not fond of web-based forums), but rarely check in with them. But there is a mailing list to which I've belonged for years - not high traffic, lots of knowledgeable people, if you don't mind the occasional acerbic response: "the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@freelists.org To modify your subscription to the 'OrchidGuide Digest' visit http://www.freelists.org/list/orchids/" Steve On Mon, 6 Jun 2011, dave s wrote: > Everything moves in cycles - the succulent *Eulophia* are becoming > popular, so just keep checking in with all the big succulent nurseries > out there. If you like them, be sure to check out the terrestrial > *Oeceoclades*, as well. *O. decaryana* and *O.* "sp. Analalava" are two > especially interesting ones. On Mon, 6 Jun 2011, Denise Marie Ortiz wrote: > I have Eulophia petersii. You should check with Arid Lands, They had it > the last time I was there visiting. > > > Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 09:51:48 -0400 > > From: santoury@aol.com > > Subject: [pbs] Orchids ? > > > > Hi all, There are many "bulbous" (I use that term loosely, obviously) > > Orchids, and I'm trying to find a good ACTIVE forum and was wondering > > if any of you know of some good ones? Most of the sites I find on > > Google (Thousands) are either basically non-active, or too "busy" > > (Some of these websites have 200-300 tabs/links all on the first page > > - oh boy!) (Is there an Orchid e-mail list like ours?) In addition, > > I've been looking for an Eulophia petersii, which is a very neat, > > succulent, "bulbous" orchid without much luck - any leads (plant, not > > seed) would be appreciated. -- Steve Marak -- samarak@gizmoworks.com