KyushuCalanthe
Just call me Tom
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Here are a couple orchids out in the garden in flower now. These receive little care except supplemental watering during dry periods and occasional fertilizer. I let them grow as they will and so they could be considered "growing wild" more or less.
Pleuothallis sonderana - miniature species from the coastal rain forest of Brazil. It has proven to be quite cold tolerant and easy to flower.
Dendrobium moniliforme - an unnamed purple variety growing on a tree stump. These always flower a little in the fall, but April and May are the main flowering months.
And 'Tousui' - a pine needle leaf form of Neofinetia falcata in flower now. These are strange not only because they flower in the fall only, but the flower stalk comes from the terminus of the growth and after flowering the growth stops growing and eventually dies. One result is that they clump up very quickly. This one as more than doubled since I bought it 4 years ago. Bad pic - windy day.
Pleuothallis sonderana - miniature species from the coastal rain forest of Brazil. It has proven to be quite cold tolerant and easy to flower.
Dendrobium moniliforme - an unnamed purple variety growing on a tree stump. These always flower a little in the fall, but April and May are the main flowering months.
And 'Tousui' - a pine needle leaf form of Neofinetia falcata in flower now. These are strange not only because they flower in the fall only, but the flower stalk comes from the terminus of the growth and after flowering the growth stops growing and eventually dies. One result is that they clump up very quickly. This one as more than doubled since I bought it 4 years ago. Bad pic - windy day.