Our February issue contains the eighth installment in Jim Cootes's series on dendrobiums and their relatives with Part 8: Dendrobium section Calyptrochilus. Species in this section produce clusters of flowers from leafless canes. The type species for the section is Dendrobium lawesii. This striking species produces flowers in a wide array of colors including bicolor forms. Also featured this month is the first part of a multipart series on Cattleya violacea by Juraj Kojš. Part 1 deals with the species' history, geography and successful culture. Rounding out our features this month is a discussion of the history of artificial pollination of Vanilla planifolia by Adam P. Karremans

Rounding out our February 2025 issue:

• Tom's Monthly Checklist by Thomas Mirenda
• Orchid Q&A by Ron McHatton
• Collector's Item - The Cow Horn Orchid by Charles Wilson
• In Memoriam: Remembering Deb Bodei by Bill Bodei
• Nomenclature Notes: Phaius to Calanthe by Julian Shaw and Rafael Govaerts
• Orchids Illustrated - Arachnis by Wesley Higgins and Peggy Alrich
• My Favorite Orchids - Brassavola flagellaris and Brassavola Crazyarachno by Larry Sexton