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Forum: Advanced Discussion 06-15-2019, 01:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,836
Posted By prem
I concur with your findings - in the wild, Ghost...

I concur with your findings - in the wild, Ghost Orchids grow with their growing tip toward their host, with new roots below older roots, relative to their host surface.

I had a number of failures...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 03-30-2019, 03:35 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 13,951
Posted By prem
You won't need the heater. The temps in south...

You won't need the heater. The temps in south Florida in winter range from intermediate to cool to cold. I keep my ghost orchids outside in central Florida except when the temps get below 45 F. Your...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 09-19-2018, 09:08 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 11,084
Posted By prem
how are your lindenii plants doing these days? ...

how are your lindenii plants doing these days?

---Prem
Forum: Advanced Discussion 09-19-2018, 07:20 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,603
Posted By prem
Vanilla seeds are rather massive and fall on the...

Vanilla seeds are rather massive and fall on the ground near the parent plant, perhaps spread by water, but not wind dispersed. Also, these suggested hybrids would be produced for the purpose of...
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 07-12-2018, 11:07 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,699
Posted By prem
This is my fourth or fifth attempt. Previous...

This is my fourth or fifth attempt. Previous attempts ranged from largely unsuccessful to outright failure, until I discovered their secret. Now, I grow my plant in the same area as my Dlax. funalis,...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 07-12-2018, 10:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,878
Posted By prem
New photo

Here is a new studio shot.
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 07-12-2018, 10:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,878
Posted By prem
It has eight roots of varying lengths, from...

It has eight roots of varying lengths, from around 3 inches to 9 inches long.
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 07-10-2018, 01:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,878
Posted By prem
This is actually on the small side. ---Prem

This is actually on the small side.

---Prem
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 07-10-2018, 12:44 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,699
Posted By prem
GHOST!!!!

My artificially propagated Ghost Orchid.
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 07-09-2018, 11:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,878
Posted By prem
Dendrophylax lindenii in flower - my cultivated plant.

My cultivated Ghost Orchid seedling, after two years in my care, and probably about 2-3 years from seed before deflasking, has flowered for me.

Flower size from dorsal sepal to tail tip is 3...
Forum: Orchid Show Announcements 04-10-2016, 05:05 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,796
Posted By prem
The Volusia County OS has a show in May for those...

The Volusia County OS has a show in May for those needing an orchid fix.

Volusia County Orchid Society, Inc. (http://www.volusiacountyorchidsociety.com/)

---Prem
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 06-25-2015, 06:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,411
Posted By prem
In fact, Corallorhiza trifida also seems to be...

In fact, Corallorhiza trifida also seems to be found in Germany. I don't know if it's native to your area, but at least it is native to your country.

---Prem
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 06-24-2015, 12:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,411
Posted By prem
I believe Epipogium is also a leafless...

I believe Epipogium is also a leafless mycoheterotroph like N. nidus-avis.

---Prem
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 06-24-2015, 12:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,167
Posted By prem
Ghost Orchids in Flower in the Swamp

Here is a video my wife and I shot over the past weekend of Ghost Orchids in flower in the Big Cypress Swamp:

Ghost Orchid Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBupeapWy_4)

Enjoy!

---Prem
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 01-24-2015, 01:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,428
Posted By prem
Eltroplectris calcarata

http://www.flnativeorchids.com/images/orchids/eltroplectris_calcarata/E_calcarata_entire_plant.jpg

http://www.flnativeorchids.com/images/orchids/eltroplectris_calcarata/nice_flowers_flash.jpg
...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-09-2014, 12:45 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 24,603
Posted By prem
Good God! I hope you never succeed in trying to...

Good God! I hope you never succeed in trying to implement this idea. The Ghost Orchid is doing just fine in Florida without people trying to tinker with it...there is still plenty of suitable habitat...
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 07-29-2014, 06:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,289
Posted By prem
Lovely! ---Prem

Lovely!

---Prem
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-29-2014, 07:21 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 11,084
Posted By prem
It looks like you are growing your plant with the...

It looks like you are growing your plant with the growing tip facing the mount. Good! This is how they grow in the wild. Too often, I see the growing tips facing outward on cultivated plants, which...
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 07-03-2014, 03:45 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,674
Posted By prem
'Tis the season for ghosts

Adding to the haunting noises of bellowing gators, hissing snakes, and humming mosquitoes, the Ghost Orchid (Dendrophylax lindenii) quietly blooms in the deepest recesses of the deep southern swamps...
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 06-19-2014, 08:03 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,572
Posted By prem
The very rare white Grass Pink Orchid

This is somewhat of contradictory title, as Grass Pink Orchids (Calopogon tuberosus) normally have their flowers in varying shades of pink, often very vividly so. Every so often, an alba form can be...
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 11-02-2013, 04:52 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,799
Posted By prem
Excellent find! I need to photograph one of...

Excellent find!

I need to photograph one of these!

---Prem
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-10-2013, 09:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,084
Posted By prem
My understanding is that for tissue culture to...

My understanding is that for tissue culture to work successfully, you need to have a piece of plant (not root) meristem tissue. With sympodials, these are a bit easier to procure, as this would be...
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 07-01-2013, 11:35 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,625
Posted By prem
LIKE!!!

LIKE!!!
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 06-05-2013, 03:30 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,709
Posted By prem
Like!!!

Like!!!
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 04-24-2013, 12:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,411
Posted By prem
Pink Ladyslipper (Cypripedium acaule) in bloom

This past weekend, I went to the Atlanta, GA area to photograph some precocious pink ladyslippers. While most of their colony mates were still in earlier stages of bud, these few were stand-outs...
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