Unusual Orchids - Sri Lanka
Hi, I've been told these orchids are from Sri Lanka. I have no idea what they are, they don't seem to be in any of the books I have. Can any help me identify them please? The first I think is a...
View ArticleNicaraguan wild orchid ID
I have found this terrestrial orchid on Ometepe Island (Nicaragua). Can anybody help me with it? Thank you.
View ArticleCosta Rica epiphytic orchids
I have made these pics at two different sites (in Nicaragua and Costa Rica), so they could be two different species. Can anybody ID them? (I have found a similar sp: Laelia rubescens on the net, but I...
View ArticleColombia Orchid
Can any one get me at least to the genus of this orchid. It is terrestrial and the whole plant is about one and a half meters in diameter. View attachment 138255 View attachment 138256 View attachment...
View ArticleCuban orchids, ID please
All but the last (this may be Bletia purpurea?) from Sierra Maestra. Thanks.
View ArticleWill solar lighting bother my orchids?
Hi all, forum newbie but have had orchids for about 20 years. I have a bunch on a bay window sill (phal, dendrobium, oncidium, potinara, ascocentrum, brassia...) and just bought a string of little...
View ArticleEuropean Orchid
I came across this seemingly native orchid in Tuscany - Italy. It is a remarkably good mimic of a dragonfly, with each flower measuring about 8cm long including the wonderful blue tail. A truly...
View ArticleApartment orchid care - looking for tips
Hellpppp !!!! I need help with my apt orchid care !!! anybody has ideas ? how often to water , fertilize etc etc ? I would love to grow orchid successfully ... any advices ? I live in Edmonton, Alberta...
View ArticleOrchid's leathery leaves is causing itself problems
Hi, so I worked in a college residence last year and I found an orchid in the garbage room(End of April), in utterly terrible shape, all the water roots except one had rotted off and it was all...
View ArticleRecipe
Hey there was just wondering if anyone out there has any decent gourmet orchid recipes Thanking you
View Articleleafless orchids?
i recently purchased 2 types of leafless orchids: chiloschista usneoides and dendrophylax lindenii. both are still really young (about 3-5 years from blooming) i was just curious if any one has had...
View ArticleOrchid for Trade
My wife really does not like the purple/pinky/violet colour of these orchids we have in our living room. She is looking for a large white or lite green colour orchid. Does anyone in Vancouver want to...
View ArticlePhalaenopsis amabilis buds are empty
Hi, this is my first orchid, purchased last spring in full bloom. The blooms lasted until early summer. Some of the larger bottom leaves have withered, but I assumed that was normal. Over the summer...
View ArticleCymbidium - Need help
This is a Cymbidium that I took from a friend. It was over watered and most of it rotted off. I managed to save a small portion but it's not doing well. It would produce a new plant and soon after it...
View ArticleWhich sp. of Orchidaceae?
Cannot find this sp. in any of my many field guides. Perhaps it is shown with different colouring?
View ArticleColombian Orchid
Found this growing at 2000m in western Colombia. Odontoglossum? Oncidium?
View ArticleThe Ubiquitous Phal: Orchids in your supermarket.
'Once exotic, rare, and delicate, these orchids have been transformed into a commodity—inexpensive, widely available, and completely familiar.' The Century-Long Scientific Journey of the Affordable...
View ArticlePaphiopedilum orchid sudden spike withered.
Hello all and thank you for allowing me to join the forum. I'm needing to ask a question about my paphiopedilum "midnight" orchid. She is my very first orchid, and things seemed to be going well. Her...
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