Fall Bloomers

[KyushuCalanthe]

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.

 

[JeanLux]

I like your ' 'in situ' ' pics a lot and that blooms too, of course!!! The neo is not mounted on a tree!? Jean

 

[Lanmark]

Wow, I love the yellow of that Pleuro. :drool:

 

[biothanasis]

Cool both!!! It is amazing to be albe to grow outside...!

I was told that P. sonderana cannot tolerate heat, is it true??

 

[etex]

Great blooms!!

 

[SlipperFan]

I see a spider is fond of the moniliforme -- it has good taste!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Glad you all enjoyed them. I'll post more as things come into flower.

The neo is not mounted on a tree!? Jean

Jean, I grow all my "fancy" neos, the fuukiran, in pots, but have plenty of normal ones planted out on trees. They are just a little too valuable to grow out there in the elements.

Cool both!!! It is amazing to be albe to grow outside...!

I was told that P. sonderana cannot tolerate heat, is it true??

Thanasis, that may be true, but here the plant has to live with 30 C+ for at least 2 months in summer. So..... Right now I have at least 15 species growing outside year round.

I see a spider is fond of the moniliforme -- it has good taste!

Bugs, bugs, and more bugs Dot! The place is literally crawling with every arthropod you could imagine, even small land crabs that live near streams.

 

[NYEric]

Thanx for sharing.

 

[Jorch]

Nice!! I especially like the pleurothallis!

 

[biothanasis]

Thanasis, that may be true, but here the plant has to live with 30 C+ for at least 2 months in summer. So..... Right now I have at least 15 species growing outside year round.

Thank you Tom... Maybe I should try it....! :evil:

 

[Clark]

Envy.
Neo-time to repot?

 

[Jaljala]

Very nice Neo ! And I envy your backyard so much...

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Neo-time to repot?

Funny you should mention that since I have never repotted the darn thing - it just grows and grows. Most of my other neos getting a repotting at least every other year, the ones I fuss over get a new home annually. This one is easy to grow, but is very stingy with flowering.