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Old 07-10-2024, 01:51 PM
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Hi,
In the James Bond film MOONRAKER, an orchid is mentioned ( which I know does not exist) called Orchidae Nigra.
The pollen of which, has been genetically modified by Hugo Drax, The baddie in the film, to kill all mankind... typical Bond plot :-)

There are however, Glass globes with Orchids inside them in the film and I was wondering if these are real orchids and whether someone here could ID them for me??

you can see them on the link here.. I couldn't post a picture unfortunately

Orchidae Nigra | James Bond Wiki | Fandom

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They are not real.
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You can probably find seeds of these on Amazon.
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You can probably find seeds of these on Amazon.
And they magically turn into morning glories (or some other random plant)!

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What is it that you like about them?
I took a look and the leaves, at least, look fake.
The flowers might be from an Odontoglossum/Miltassia or based on one.
If you are interested in growing small orchids in a small terrarium, there are many cool orchids that do well under these circumstances (check out Haraella rectrocalla/oderata or the Pleurothallidinae subtribe--i.e. Lepanthes).
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And they magically turn into morning glories (or some other random plant)!

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What is it that you like about them?
I took a look and the leaves, at least, look fake.
The flowers might be from an Odontoglossum/Miltassia or based on one.
If you are interested in growing small orchids in a small terrarium, there are many cool orchids that do well under these circumstances (check out Haraella rectrocalla/oderata or the Pleurothallidinae subtribe--i.e. Lepanthes).
I’m doing some research for a book about the film and it would be great to find out if they were real but called something different, or whether they were fake flowers.
I’ll have a look at the Odontoglossum/Miltassia you mention to see if the flowers match .

Thanks for your help
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You can probably find seeds of these on Amazon.
Haha you're so right

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You can probably find seeds of these on Amazon.
eBay used to be a good source for “orchid seeds”, too.
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The leaves look like a Stag's Horn Fern (platycerium)
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