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OrchidTalk - Let's Talk Orchids!

OrchidTalk - Let's Talk Orchids!

著者： Mandy Sun Volpe
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概要

Welcome to Orchid Talk, the podcast for anyone who’s ever fallen in love with a bloom — whether it was a $9.99 supermarket Phalaenopsis or the crown jewel of your 1,000‑plant jungle. If orchids spark your curiosity, fuel your obsession, or completely take over your home… you’re in the right place.


Hosted by Mandy, a passionate grower with a soft spot for the strange, the rare, and the wonderfully weird, Orchid Talk brings the entire orchid universe to your ears.


Each episode features a special guest grower — from hobbyists to world‑class collectors — as we dig into culture techniques, share hard‑earned tips and tricks, and take deep dives into the quirks and charms of different orchid genera.


And because every grower has questions (yes, even the pros), we wrap up with a listener Q&A, tackling everything from root rot mysteries to light‑level dilemmas. Send in your questions and we’ll get them answered on the show.


Fun, nerdy, and full of plant‑powered joy — Orchid Talk is your new weekly dose of orchid inspiration. Tune in and grow with us 🌿

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  • Episode 2: Growing Wind Orchids (Neofinetia/Vanda falcata with Carol Buele

    Episode 2: Growing Wind Orchids (Neofinetia/Vanda falcata with Carol Buele
    2026/02/08

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    On this second episode of OrchidTalk, I sit down with Carol Buele, a Emmy-winning costume designer and American Orchid Society accredited judge. Carol shares how she got into orchid, her lasting love with Japan and Neofinetia falcata (the famed wind orchid) and how she grows her collection in the San Fernando Valley.

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    🔗Show Links🔗:


    2025 Fuukiran Meikan Board (with English explanations): 2025 Meikan Board


    Japan Fuukiran Society


    American Orchid Society Article on Growing the Wind Orchid (Neofinetia falcata)


    Carol can be found at:


    Carol's Website: FirstHouseFurnishings


    Carol's Etsy Store: NishibachiByCarol


    Carol's AOS Page: Carol Buele - Speaker Center


    Resources/Growers that we mentioned:


    Peter T. Lin / Diamond Orchids


    Peter Lin / Big Leaf Orchids


    American Orchid Society - Orchid Culture Sheets


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    54 分
  • Bonus Episode: Cattleya labiata: The Lost Queen of a 71‑Year Botanical Drama

    Bonus Episode: Cattleya labiata: The Lost Queen of a 71‑Year Botanical Drama
    2026/02/04

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    On the very first bonus episode of OrchidTalk, I dive into the wild, true story of Cattleya labiata — the orchid that launched Victorian orchid mania, vanished for 71 years, and reappeared thanks to a bug collector who wasn’t even looking for orchids. It’s a story time packed with botanical drama, misidentified specimens, forgotten directions, and the orchid that became a queen.


    🔗 Show Links below🔗


    Link to purchase the book that inspired this story time / The Classic Cattleyas by AA and Arthur Chadwick


    Link to the Cattleya labiata article by Chadwick and Son Orchids


    Link to AOS Article on Cattleya labiata


    Link to Cattleya Culture Guide (AOS)


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    Please Review and Rate this Podcast


    🌸Follow OrchidTalk on instagram!🌸


    Want to be on the show? Have a question? Feedback? Email me: orchidtalkpod@gmail.com

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    22 分
  • Episode 1: Growing Slipper Orchids Indoors with Kevin Chen from W.W. Botanicals

    Episode 1: Growing Slipper Orchids Indoors with Kevin Chen from W.W. Botanicals
    2026/02/01

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    On this very first episode of OrchidTalk, I sit down with Kevin Chen, the grower behind Wilshire and Western Botanicals and a beloved figure in the SoCal orchid community. Kevin shares his very first orchid, his highest AOS awarded plant, and growing slipper orchids (paphiopedilums) indoors in LA.

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    🔗Show Links🔗:


    Picture of Kevin's Paphiopedilum sanderianum


    Picture of Kevin's Awarded flower Paphiopedilum Regine Plows 'Alien Superstar' AM/AOS


    Picture of a Sibling of Cattleya Warscewiczii coerulea 'Marquesa de Yolombó' x self.


    Kevin can be found at:


    W.W. Botanicals instagram


    W.W. Botanicals Etsy Shop


    Resources/Growers that we mentioned:


    Fred Clarke / Sunset Valley Orchids


    Rusty Exotics


    William Green / MyGreenPets


    Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis


    SlipperTalk Forum


    American Orchid Society - Orchid Culture Sheets


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    Please Review and Rate this Podcast


    🌸Follow OrchidTalk on instagram!🌸


    Want to be on the show? Have a question? Feedback? Email me: orchidtalkpod@gmail.com

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    48 分
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