Dr. Bill Goldner is best known in the orchid world as the owner of Woodstream Orchids (WSO) with his wife Lynn Evans-Goldner. A life-long outdoorsman, Bill’s current mid-life crisis is fly fishing for bass, trout, steelhead, and salmon, a passion he shares with Lynn and their son Zane. Many of the hybrid and cultivar names registered and used by Woodstream Orchids are names of the many places they have fished. Now Zane (age 17) is part of the pack which includes golden retrievers Luna and Luca. In fact, at age four Zane and Bill started a jungle cactus and succulent business for Zane. Zane’s Orchid Companion Plants now grows over 100 species of epiphytic cacti (or soft cactus as Zane call’s them). He propagates the cacti from seed and cuttings. Woodstream Orchids (WSO) is a leading hybridizer and producer of Phragmipediums, Paphiopedilum species, and Epidendrums. In 2024 the American Orchid Society conferred the prestigious Norito Hasegawa Award for Hybridizing Excellence (sort of hybridizer of the year) to Bill for his career-long work on Phragmipediums. WSO is well known for their innovative miniature Phrag hybrids. They are currently upping their game to include white, yellow, and kovachii Phrag hybrids. Please email Bill for updated lists of Phrags, Paphs, Non-Slipper Genera, Flasks, and Epiphytic Cacti.