Bob Sprague begins his three-part series on updates to the Valmont Bog in Pennsylvania and its orchids and Spiro Kasomenakis takes us on another armchair adventure to the orchids of Papua New Guinea.  Rounding out our February features is a lavishly illustrated article on the genetics and chemistry behind the development of red phalaenopsis by Kay Perry.

Rounding out our February magazine issue

• Tom's Monthly Checklist by Thomas Mirenda
• Collector's Item - Restrepia by Charles Wilson
• Orchids Illustrated - Zeuxine -the verdant jewel orchids by Wesley Higgins and Peggy Alrich
• Basement growing room and LED lights by Nicholas Rust
• Lindleyana - New Lepanthes Sw. from Ecuador, Part 10: Lepanthes cornuta, Lepanthes fusca and Lepanthes oroana by Alfonso Doucette, Hugo Medina, and José Portilla
• Judges' Corner - Florecer Colombia Exótica; My first offshore AOS judging by Christine Morales