Bedford Orchids
where you buy award winners before they receive their awards!
We don't match the lowest prices. We set them.
Home of the latest novelty breeding!



         
        Sl. Pole-Star             Slc. Petite Pride    Pot. John Passander      
    'Sierra Storm' HCC/AOS 'Bedford Peach'   'Bedford Peach' HCC/AOS

Phalaenopsis are the Rodney Dangerfield of the orchid world!

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To borrow a phrase from Stewart McLean,
 
"We may not be big but we're small!" 

A few of our newer plants

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Some of our children:

                 
Phal. Bedford Grumpy Phal. Rothschildiana                                                     
Melinda 'M&B' HCC/AOS    'M&B' HCC/AOS                                                                    

The red (above) bloomed 11 months out of flask.
      
 

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Toronto and Montreal Judging Center schedules, awards, photos, etc.

INDEX TO THE SITE
(just click on whatever interests you)

I.  Home Page
    A.  About Bedford Orchids
    B.  What our clients say about us
    C.  Speaker information
    D.  Non-Phalaenopsis - where to get them
    E.  Local Orchid Societies
II.  AOS Awards & such
    A.   Our policy - you can get $ 100
    B.   Our clients' awards
    C.   Our awards
    D.   Judging Phalaenopsis
       1. How to Judge Phalaenopsis - from the AOS Handbook
       2. Some Comments on Phalaenopsis Judging       
       3. Where judging occurs
    E.  Unpublished Phalaenopsis Awardsawards added March 1, 2008 - check them out! 
III. Phalaenopsis - PLANTS, COMPOTS and  FLASKS - CATALOG - see below
    A.  Help for beginners 
       1.  What to buy - our suggestions
       2.  Abbreviations
       3.  A definition of ploidy (Thanks to Robert Halgren)
    B.  NEW
       1.  New items
       2.  Special of the month - Our Dember 2008 special is here!
    C. Flasks -
ALL NEW! updated July, 2008
       1.  For immediate delivery
       2.  Community Pots 
       3.  Deflasking De-mystified
       4.  Sib crosses - a commentary
    D.  Stem Propagations and Mericlones
    E.  Seedlings
    F.  How to place your order
IV.  Photos Our photos are in alphabetical order.  The first photo on each page is named. New photos March 13, 2007
    A.  First page of photos - Phal. Abendrot 'Lynn', HCC
    B.  Second page of photos - Phal. Bill Goldberg
    C.  Third page of photos
Phal. Brother Gold Miss
    D.  Fourth page of photos
- Phal. Brother Passat
    E.   Fifth page of photos -
Phal. Brother True Beauty
     E.  Sixth page of photos - Phal. Cassandra alba
    F.
  Seventh page of photos - Phal. Golden Peoker
    G.  Eighth page of photos
- Phal. Mem. Sam Goo 'Yellow Bird', HCC
    H.  Ninth page of photos -
Phal. (Salu Princess x Golden Sun)
     I.   Tenth page of photos - Dtps. Sulphur Star 'Sel-Sal's Sun', AM
     J.  Species photos  
     K.  Alphabetical Index to the photos - including parentage  
V.  Culture
    A.  General notes
    B.  What I've learned about growing especially for windowsill growers  
VI. Report from the 1999 WOC including all awards
VII.  News & Views
    A.   Thoughts on hybridizing

    B.   Articles from the Orchid Digest
         
1. Multiflora Phalaenopsis: an overview
          2. Novelty Phalaenopsis Breeding in Taiwan
              a.  Introduction
              b.  Clear yellow breeding
              c.  Taiwanese spots
              d.  Yellows with markings:
                   Fortune Buddha
                   Paifang's Auckland
                   Golden Peoker
                   Golden Amboin
    C.   The Flower Market in Taiwan
VIII.  Plant of the Month  
    A. Sara Lee
    B.
Yellow Phalaenopsis Breeding - Part II  
    C. 
Yellow Phalaenopsis Breeding - Part I
    D.  Phal. Malibu Imp, P. Coral Isles & P. Malibu Heir
   
EPhal. Golden Peoker - the original
   
FPhal. Brother Peacock  
    G.  Phal. Yungho Princess Gelb
   
HPhal. Brother Purple - a copy of the article from the November2001 AOS Bulletin - updated
   
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Phal. Glad Melinda
    J Phal. Golden Peoker  (mutated) - PICTURES 
   
K.   Phal. Cassandra
    L.   Phal. Paifang's Queen  
    M.  Phal. Princess Kaiulani  
   
N.   Phal. Golden Sands
   
O.  Phal. venosa
   
P.  Phal. Deventeriana
    Q.
 Phal. Misty Green
    R
Phal. Bamboo Baby
    S.  Phal. Spica
    T. Initial Comments
- What makes a great stud plant
IX. Q&A
X.  Shows we'll be attending and speaking engagements - Where to find Bedford Orchids in
2006 and 2007

 

Do NOT buy Dell! Find out why.

 

Exclusive interview with Dean Stock (and article)
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We now carry MSU fertilizer
- $6 for 1 pound with the purchase of $50 of plants or more

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Live in Canada? You will want to read about Wes Kurek and Judy Smith, CFIA Toronto - incompetence gone wild!  

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Why I resigned from the IPA, with new president John Stubbings. Will the IPA now work for its members?

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You could win!
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John Reynolds, our nineteenth winner, received Dtps. Taisuco Valenty 'Bedford Best', HCC/AOS for FREE.
Joshua Irvine, our eighteenth winner, received Phal. Tai-I Yellow Bird 'Bedford Gold', HCC/AOS for FREE.
Jo Hennessy, our seventeenth winner, received Dtps. Summerfield Rose 'Bedford', HCC/AOS for FREE.
Rick Stanton, our sixteenth winner, received Phal. Tabasco Tex 'Garnet Glow', AM/AOS for FREE.
Marie-Eve Cloutier, our fifteenth winner, received Phal. Veitchiana 'Bedford', AM/AOS for
FREE.
James Merida, our fourteenth winner, received Phal. amabilis 'Bedford Beauty', AM/AOS for
FREE.
Allison Beaulne, our thirteenth winner, received Phal. Brother Kaiser 'Lung Ching', HCC/AOS for
FREE.
Marc Labelle, our twelfth winner, received Phal. Ho's Vivid Freckles 'Song' for
FREE.
Harvey Serein, our eleventh winner, received Phal. Fortune Buddha 'Tinny' for FREE.
Sarah Devel, our tenth winner, received Phal. Brother Kaiser 'Lung Ching', HCC/AOS for
FREE.

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Address    

1 Westmount Square 
suite 1750
Montreal, QC
H3Z 2P9


Telephone numbers 
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Address    45 Shawsheen Road
                unit 15
                Bedford, MA
                01730-1936