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Mr. Bill Heckeroth@iDenver, Colorado, USAj |
| We are located at an elevation of 5700 feet above sea level, just southeast of Denver, Colorado. Our greenhouse is located on the side of the house with a South-east exposure. I visit Japan offen by my job and visit orchid friends in Japan. Of course, I have been to Dr. Tanaka's. |
| I'll introduce my greenhouse and some of Paphiopedilums. The clone name of my awarded Paph. 'Debbie Ann is my wife's. Please visit my web site , The Heckeroth's Orchid Page. |
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Our greenhouse is located on the side of the house with a South-east exposure. Temperatures range from 100 F in the summer (1-3 days) to -30 F in the winter (5 days). Our greenhouse is designed to conserve heat and minimize our heating bill. The roof is corrugated greenhouse fiberglass and the side walls are flatgreenhouse fiberglass. |
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The temperature range inside the greenhouse is 58 F during the night. The heater is a high efficiency oversized natural gas heater. The shade cloth is located inside the greenhouse to trap more heat near the plants. (Note: it is far easier and cheaper to cool using a swamp cooler that to heat using a heater) Also as shown below, all walls are either insulated or lined with 6 mil greenhouse. |
| Paph micranthum 'Red Bowl' |
| Paph Greyii 'Debbie Ann' HCC/AOS |
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Paph godefroyae |
| Paph St. Swithin 'Debbie Ann' AM/AOS |
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Paph Freemont Peak 'Debbie Ann' AM/AOS |