March Greenhouse Tour
This month we are going to continue with the greenhouse of Sid and Marlene Cywes. While you are waiting for the page to load, I have an interesting story to tell you. Some of you may have noticed that lately, some of Sid and Marlene's new hybrids have the names of South African corporations. When Wally and I visited, we happened to mention this to Sid and asked why he was naming the hybrids in that manner. Although he was initially reluctant to talk about it, we finally got the story. Turns out that Sid and Marlene are very active in some of the local charities. They worked out a way to raise funds for their favorite charities by approaching the corporations and offering to name a hybrid for the corporation if the corporation would donate $1,000,000 Rand to the charity. When the corporation makes the donation, they get a nice picture of the hybrid and a framed copy of the registration to hang in their board room. Sounds like a real win - win situation to me! Somehow, those names don't sound so ugly anymore.
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That's pretty much it for the Cywes greenhouse tour except for one little addition. While we were there, I happened to notice that off to the side, all by itself, was a single pot of Disa longicornu, one of the blue Disas. The cultivation is hardly a snap and while we saw single pots at Louis Vogelpoel's also, it will be a while until this orchid is readily available. The plant was grown in a clay pot filled with rock over which some moss was planted. The longicornu was grown in the moss as can be seen in the photos.
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