Explore every episode of the podcast OrchidTalk - Let's Talk Orchids!
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| Coming Soon - OrchidTalk | 27 Jan 2026 | 00:01:43 | |
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 orchidtalkpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 1: Growing Slipper Orchids Indoors with Kevin Chen from W.W. Botanicals | 01 Feb 2026 | 00:48:22 | |
🌿🌿 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: Resources/Growers that we mentioned: Fred Clarke / Sunset Valley Orchids William Green / MyGreenPets 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: orchidtalkpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 2: Growing Wind Orchids (Neofinetia/Vanda falcata with Carol Buele | 08 Feb 2026 | 00:53:55 | |
🌿🌿 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 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 | 04 Feb 2026 | 00:21:44 | |
🌿🌿 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: orchidtalkpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Bonus Episode: Cattleya dowiana - Sunshine, Yellow Fever, and the Golden Queen | 11 Feb 2026 | 00:23:57 | |
🌿🌿 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: orchidtalkpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 3: Growing Cloud Forest Miniature Orchids with Luis Ortiz Jordan | 15 Feb 2026 | 00:51:29 | |
🌿🌿 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🔗: Luis's FCC/AOS Cattleya walkeriana Luis's New Orchid Species Publication - Eurystyles luisortizii Luis can be found at: 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. | |||
| Episode 4: Growing and Breeding Novelty Phalaenopsis with Cody Mathers (Zenith Orchids) | 22 Feb 2026 | 00:50:39 | |
🌿🌿 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 micholtzii - Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia Phalaenopsis lueddimanniana - Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia Cody can be found at: Resources/Growers that we mentioned: 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 Bow Bells - The Bells That Wouldn't be Silenced | 18 Feb 2026 | 00:21:39 | |
🌿🌿 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: orchidtalkpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 6: Growing Phragmipediums with Morgan Jameson | 08 Mar 2026 | 00:57:38 | |
🌿🌿 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 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) | 01 Mar 2026 | 00:54:13 | |
🌿🌿 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🔗: Photos 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 Facebook Page Invite Eric as a speaker to your local orchid society - AOS Speaker Center 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. | |||