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Old 07-22-2008, 11:33 PM
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Default High Humidity Orchids

What are some high humidity small orchids that i could place in a paludarium? I should also say that i would like to find ones with unique odd looking flowers, not typical flower looking ones, but ones that look like jewelry/insects/objects/ or something along those lines. It will have other plants, so it will be crowded. Just name the Genus, and i will do the rest of the research looking for the right look.* Thanks for the help guys, im looking forward to learning alot about orchids from this site. -Aaron

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Aerangis or Angraecum are two good choices.
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Look into pleurothallids (pleurothallis, restrepias, draculas, masdevallias, etc.). There are hundreds of species here in many genera that are miniature and grow in cloud and rain forests. I found a sobralia with a 1" flower on a plant 2" high!
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Old 07-23-2008, 01:16 PM
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Sweet thanks guys, im also looking for ones with very interesting flowers, the ones that dont look much like flowers at all.
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You might want to look into Bulbophyllums, Cirrhopetalums. The blooms are different.
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I would suggest the following Condylago rodrigoi, Lepanthes calodictyon - for foliage, Myoxanthus cimex, punctatus and raymondii, Pleurothallis scheidei - fringed, Pleurothallis amparoana, cyprepedioides, flexuosa, hirsuta, and imrae - little hairy toilet seats, any Ponthevia, any Porroglossum - hinged trapdoor lips, Telepogons - if you can find any for sale (and let me know where if you do) - some odd insect mimics here and Trichoceros - also insect mimics and somewhat easier to find.

How's that for a few to get on with? Happy Hunting!
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Old 07-24-2008, 06:20 PM
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Lol imrae, little hairy toilet seats, cant wait to look at that one later tonight when i have time, thanks for all the info, i will look at every single one, btw, you havn't tried AsiaticGreen.com have you? its an online orchid store from china or something, they have a hefty minimum order for people out of their country, 100 dollars, and alot of other fee's and high shipping.
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Looked at any of the Draculas lately? They're pretty odd and quirky and sometimes just down right scary looking.
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Lepanthes sp. ,Dichaea sp.,Pleurothallids in general,Polyradicon (ghost orchid),Telipogons are not easy plants ,unfortunately,I've tried a couple times from plants I bought in Panama.They must have "swirling chill-mists".Not something easily done.
Anyway,you have a lot of choices, if light and temperature are also within limits.
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I have a terrarium where the humidity stays pretty high, sometimes around 90%. There is a Cirrhopetalum biflorum (syn. Bulbophyllum?) that is perfectly happy and blooms constantly. Also a Maxillaria uncata that does the same. A few years ago I bought an unidentified Malaxis species with great purple-ish leaves. It quickly droops if the humidity goes below 80%.
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