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Post by Brian Barnes on Sept 3, 2009 7:33:11 GMT -5
Hello Friends, Here's a few shots of one of my favorite Fl. "native"orchids, Oeceoclades maculata.The leaf patterns and lightly-scented flowers are truly magnificent and it grows very well in dead sphagnum moss. Happy Growing! Brian.   Here's a shot with flash, to highlight the leaf patterns a bit...  |
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Post by fredg on Sept 3, 2009 8:47:16 GMT -5
An interesting tropical terrestrial with pseudobulbs.
Nice leaves too.
I'd still go for your native Platanthera any day Brian.
;D
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Post by daniel on Sept 3, 2009 13:06:10 GMT -5
Hi Brian  , indeed a very nice one, i really like it. Best regards, Dani |
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Post by Brian Barnes on Sept 3, 2009 14:41:12 GMT -5
Hey Fred and Dani, Thanks for the compliments! I'm hoping to get seed from this species, as the flowers are self-pollinating.  Fred, I do agree.... Platanthera is pretty hard to beat... Yours are gorgeous indeed... Happy Growing, Brian. |
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Post by sunbelle on Feb 10, 2010 9:00:24 GMT -5
We have these orchids growing wild in our backyard, the foliage is nice. Clyde Bramblett once told us they came from Africa, now naturalized in Fl.
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Post by Brian Barnes on Feb 16, 2010 8:18:21 GMT -5
Hi Sunbelle, You are correct! They basically are a naturalized species whose range is from Africa to the northern extreme of S. America. They're range is suppose to also include an east-central Fl. county, but I've never found them there. I like the mottled leaves as much as the flowers... Happy Growing, Brian. |
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