tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post3201654858876155144..comments2024-03-26T12:12:09.501-04:00Comments on Florida Native Plant Society Blog: Plant Profile: the Ghost OrchidFlorida Native Plant Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00395935687729160107noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post-2537584236495106182012-03-26T13:10:07.316-04:002012-03-26T13:10:07.316-04:00It is just a magnificent plant that may be fifty o...It is just a magnificent plant that may be fifty or more years old, just visible in 2007 due to hurricane winds or some other change in the viewing environment. Orchids are highly evolved and particular about their environment, ghost orchids in particular. This plant has found a well-suited environment of nutrients, light, tree, moisture, air, etc. Usually, they are found at about eye level, not so high! The blooms have ranged from quite large and prolific in the early bloomings to a few, smaller blooms later in the season. Several different views of both the Corkscrew Swamp ghost orchid and an award-winning domestic grown ghost orchid are found at www.dkchristi.com posted by visitors to the sight in the albums section - exquisite!dkchristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312685753221358802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post-72515636617835800512012-03-14T11:13:56.427-04:002012-03-14T11:13:56.427-04:00I didn't see anything in the blog about orchid...I didn't see anything in the blog about orchids being exclusively epiphytic, but you are absolutely right - they can be terete, epiphytic, or lithophytic. Phaius tankervillae was a wildly popular ground orchid in south Florida not so long ago, and I've seen Spathoglottis sp. sold throughout the state... not to mention all of the wild native orchids that you've photographed so beautifully! Thanks for adding that bit of info, Prem!Florida Native Plant Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395935687729160107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post-56637780722190243472012-03-14T11:08:08.820-04:002012-03-14T11:08:08.820-04:00Neat! Is it a subspecies of Polyrrhiza/Dendrophyla...Neat! Is it a subspecies of Polyrrhiza/Dendrophylax lindenii?Florida Native Plant Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395935687729160107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post-56338198863180121672012-03-12T21:44:52.713-04:002012-03-12T21:44:52.713-04:00One clarification: In addition to epiphytic (tree ...One clarification: In addition to epiphytic (tree dwelling) orchids, many orchid species are terrestrials. In fact, more than half of the species native to Florida are terrestrial.<br /><br />---Prem<br /><a href="http://flnativeorchids.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Florida Native Orchid Blog</a>Premhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720547317948102261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post-10379575447659947922012-03-12T10:10:51.771-04:002012-03-12T10:10:51.771-04:00The "super ghost" discovered in 2007 at ...The "super ghost" discovered in 2007 at Blair Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary actually had 12 blooms at one blooming and up to 20 blooms in one season; it blooms generally three times a year but in one year bloomed five times. It is magnificent to see during its season from late May through September (at its own choice) and is the star of Ghost Orchid, a novel of mystery and magic by D. K. Christi, inspired by this orchid, praised by NPR for the beauty of the Everglades that shines through on every page and the ghost orchid, the heart and soul of the story. www.dkchristi.comdkchristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312685753221358802noreply@blogger.com