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💚 New Episodes every Sunday 💚 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 🌿 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 7: OrchidTalk is Back! The Great Catasetum Disaster of 2026.

2026/10/11

🌿🌿 I'm back! Let's catchup on all the growing (and mistakes) of the 2026 growing season in my own backyard! I talk about the Catasetum Sun burn of Spring 2026, the cultural requirements and unique flowering habits of the catasetum alliance. 🌿🌿 🔗Show Links🔗: Guide to "Semi-Hydroponics" PET Catasetum growing by Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis The C. purpurata Fma. Carnea that I bought from Krull Smith (Not Sponsored)The Catasetum Alliance Catalog from Sunset Valley Orchids (Not Sponsored) Resources/Growers that we mentioned: Catasetum Culture Guide by Fred Clarke Cattleya Culture Guide by Fred Clarke K-Lite Fertilizer - First Rays (Not Sponsored) OrchidRoots - Look up your Hybrids! American Orchid Society - Orchid Culture Sheets 🌿🌿 Please Review and Rate this Podcast - Have a Question/Comment? Email me @ [email protected] 🌸Follow OrchidTalk on instagram!🌸 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 6: Growing Phragmipediums with Morgan Jameson

2026/03/08

🌿🌿 On the sixth episode of OrchidTalk, I sit down with Morgan Jamesson. Morgan shares how she got into orchids, her collection of phragmipedium orchids, how to grow them and her advice from an orchid hobbyist to another. 🌿🌿 🔗Show Links🔗: Guide to "Semi-Hydroponics" growing for Orchids - First Rays Morgan's Beast of a plant! (Phrag Chuck Acker)Morgan's Ruth Morrow Growing Slipper Orchids (Phragmipediums and Paphiopedilums) indoors - AOS Morgan can be found at: Morgan's Slippertalk Profile Morgan's Instagram Resources/Growers that we mentioned: K-Lite Fertilizer - First Rays OrchidRoots - Look up your Hybrids! American Orchid Society - Orchid Culture Sheets 🌿🌿 Please Review and Rate this Podcast 🌸Follow OrchidTalk on instagram!🌸 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5: The Wonderful World of Maxillarias with Eric Sauer (River Valley Orchids)

2026/03/01

🌿🌿 On the Fifth episode of OrchidTalk, I sit down with Eric Sauer from River Valley Orchids. Eric shares how he got into orchids, his collection of Maxillaria orchids, how to grow them and his orchid adventures down in South America. 🌿🌿 🔗Show Links🔗: Some of Eric's Awarded Phragmipediums - Facebook, Cincinnati Judging CenterPhotos and Cultural information on Maxilliaria tenuifolia, the Coconut Orchid - AOS Maxillaria, an unfinished monograph, Book by Eric Christenson - ResearchGate Book Review of Eric Christenson's Maxillaria monograph - AOS Eric can be found at: River Valley Orchids Eric's Instagram River Valley Orchids Facebook Page Invite Eric as a speaker to your local orchid society - AOS Speaker Center Resources/Growers that we mentioned: New World Orchids American Orchid Society - Orchid Culture Sheets 🌿🌿 Please Review and Rate this Podcast 🌸Follow OrchidTalk on instagram!🌸 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 4: Growing and Breeding Novelty Phalaenopsis with Cody Mathers (Zenith Orchids)

2026/02/22

🌿🌿 On this fourth episode of OrchidTalk, I sit down with Cody Mathers from Zenith Orchids. Cody shares how he got into orchids, his collection of novelty phalaenopsis orchids, how to grow them in the freezing plains of Saskatchewan, and orchid breeding from a hobbyist prospective. 🌿🌿 🔗Show Links🔗: Phalaenopsis Penang Girl - OrchidRootsPhalaenopsis micholtzii - Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia Phalaenopsis lueddimanniana - Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia Cody can be found at: Zenith Orchids Instagram Resources/Growers that we mentioned: Peter Lin / Big Leaf Orchids Orchidex American Orchid Society - Orchid Culture Sheets 🌿🌿 Please Review and Rate this Podcast 🌸Follow OrchidTalk on instagram!🌸 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode: Cattleya Bow Bells - The Bells That Wouldn't be Silenced

2026/02/18

🌿🌿 On the third bonus episode of OrchidTalk, I dive into the history of Cattleya Bow Bells— shaped by war, loss, resilience, and the quiet determination of growers across three continents. It is a hybrid born in the shadow of bombed greenhouses, carried across oceans, preserved in distant sanctuaries, and woven into the fabric of modern cattleya breeding. 🔗 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 Bow Bells Article by Chadwick and Son's Orchids Link to Sandra's Garden - Flowers Fit for a Queen Link to Virtual Orchids - Cattleya Bow Bells 'July' Link to SlipperTalk Thread on C. Bow Bells 'Purity' FCC/AOS by NESlipper Link to AOS Article on Cattleya breeding influences Link to Cattleya Culture Guide (AOS) 🌿🌿 Please Review and Rate this Podcast 🌸Follow OrchidTalk on instagram!🌸 Want to be on the show? Have a question? Feedback? Email me: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 3: Growing Cloud Forest Miniature Orchids with Luis Ortiz Jordan

2026/02/15

🌿🌿 On this third episode of OrchidTalk, I sit down with Luis Ortiz Jordan, who leads the curation of the McKee Botanical Gardens orchid collection. Luis shares how he got into orchid, his collection of cloud forest miniature orchids, how to grow them and the species he discovered in Puerto Rico. 🌿🌿 🔗Show Links🔗: McKee Botanical Garden Luis's FCC/AOS Cattleya walkeriana Luis's New Orchid Species Publication - Eurystyles luisortizii Luis can be found at: The Orchid Cabinet Instagram Luis's LinkedIn Resources/Growers that we mentioned: American Orchid Society - Orchid Culture Sheets 🌿🌿 Please Review and Rate this Podcast 🌸Follow OrchidTalk on instagram!🌸 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode: Cattleya dowiana - Sunshine, Yellow Fever, and the Golden Queen

2026/02/11

🌿🌿 On the second bonus episode of OrchidTalk, I dive into the golden yellow (fever) of Cattleya dowiana— the large flowered yellow Cattleya, with a bright, sunny nature immediately lights up every room or greenhouse that they are in. 🔗 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 dowiana article by Chadwick and Sons Link to AOS Article on Cattleya breeding influences Link to Cattleya Culture Guide (AOS) 🌿🌿 Please Review and Rate this Podcast 🌸Follow OrchidTalk on instagram!🌸 Want to be on the show? Have a question? Feedback? Email me: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

2026/02/08

🌿🌿 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. 🌿🌿 🔗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 🌿🌿 Please Review and Rate this Podcast 🌸Follow OrchidTalk on instagram!🌸 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

2026/02/04

🌿🌿 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) 🌿🌿 Please Review and Rate this Podcast 🌸Follow OrchidTalk on instagram!🌸 Want to be on the show? Have a question? Feedback? Email me: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

2026/02/01

🌿🌿 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. 🌿🌿 🔗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 🌿🌿 Please Review and Rate this Podcast 🌸Follow OrchidTalk on instagram!🌸 Want to be on the show? Have a question? Feedback? Email me: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Soon - OrchidTalk

2026/01/27

Welcome to Orchid Talk, the podcast for anyone who’s ever said, “I’ll just buy ONE orchid”… and then somehow ended up with a jungle. In this trailer, Mandy gives you a sneak peek into the wonderfully chaotic world of orchid growing — from supermarket Phals to rare species that cost more than your rent. Expect laughs, plant confessions, wild orchid facts, and a whole lot of blooming enthusiasm. If you’re ready to learn, laugh, and maybe accidentally start a massive collection, hit play and let the orchid madness begin! 🌿 If you have an orchid related question that you want answered, send me an email, at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Yayayjess 2026/03/23

So fun and informative

Yay! Love it! Look forward to it every week and love the history, biology and stories of how people got their first orchid, etc. Love love it so much

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aihpcfl 2026/02/16

Great discussions about orchids

I enjoy these discussions so far. If you are interested in orchids or maybe just curious, this is great discussion. I’m a beginner and I think it i...

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