Forums

Place for new members to get started, introduce themselves and get to know the community.

Area for general discussion, try to keep it mostly orchid focused. But off topic discussions are ok here.

The reference materials and functionality from the Orchid Vault.com website is now part of Sapphire Dragon Orchids.com including the confirmed ploidy database.  Use this area to discussion content and feature requests for Orchid Vault. 

If you need help with the website or have a general question about Sapphire Dragon Orchids, feel free to post it here.  

Discussion and Photo's of Awarded Orchid Cultivars. Show off your awards and favorite awarded orchids.

Photo's of Primary and near Primary Hybrid Phals. In general if it's got a species in the parentage within one or two generations, it should go in this section.

Information on SDO's crosses and specific cultivars. Any extra orchids that are available for sale or trade are also listed here.

Seed Sowing, Replating, Stem Propping, Ploidy Conversion and other protocols.

Discussions about vendors, where to find supplies, etc.

Information on techniques for determining the ploidy of orchids and related discussions.

Information on confirmed Ploidy/Chromosome counts of specific cultivars.

Place to post requests for help finding supplies/resources and favorite links.

Place to discuss indoor, outdoor and greenhouse orchid growing areas.

This forum is for discussing the known and potential genetics of color inheritance in orchid hybrids.

Discussions about basic topics of orchid breeding, how to get started, different approaches, etc.

Trends and directions in orchid hybridizing.

Discussions about techniques for proper identification of species and cultivars in question

If your looking for specific orchid related supplies or equipment and need some help finding something, start by posting here.  There is also an Equipment and Resources section in the Lab Forum.

Please read the Rules and Guidelines for using this section of the community.  While this is a commercial site, I really wanted to give the community a place to buy, sell and trade orchids including commercial vendors.

Place to list any orchids you have to sale to other members.

Place to list any orchids that you are willing to trade for other orchids, services, etc.

Place to list any orchids you are currently looking for.