Hi Luis,
You never told us in your message exactly where south is. Since I
live on Long Island anything further south than New Jersey I
consider south, but I'll assume that your somewhere between Florida
and Tierra del Fuego, and that your in an elevation less than 2,000
feet.
Many orchids that are considered strictly epiphytic can be grown as
terrestrials. Be careful planting orchids with pseudobulbs. Just
because the orchid is a terrestrial doesn't mean that it will grow
anywhere. For example you wouldn't plant a cymbidium in a tropical
climate.
There are hundreds of different orchids that can be planted as
terrestrials in the south (I wish I knew where south was). A few
that popped into my head as I was writing this are:
Many of The Cattleyas and Their Relatives
Try cattleya bowringiana =96 a real beauty
Epidendrums
Spathoglottis Plicata
Many Australian Indigenous Orchids
Dendrobium
Orchids in the Orchidaceae, family such as the genus Bletia of which
beletillas is a member
genus Brassavola
Let us know what you've planted and how things turned out,
Anthony
--- In seedmessenger@yahoogroups.com, luis valera
orquidman2004@... wrote:
Hola- I would like terrestrial orquids which can take the heat of
the south! Thank you for your reply. Luis
bacr ccgardenlady@... wrote: hELLO lUIS iF YOU TRADE FOR=
ORCHIDS MAY i ASK WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR? i NEED TO WRITE IN CAPS
AS MY EYES ARE NOT DOING WEEL TO READ THE SMALLER TYPE.
i HAVE LOTUS SEED , WHITE BAHUNIS SEED AMONG A FEW O= THER SEED
TYPES JUST LET ME KNOW~ MY PLANTS ARE ALL VERY YOUNG AS I AM
STARTING A NEW SICNE I GOT ILL AND LOST SO MANY FROM NOT BEING ABLE
TO CARE FOR THEM WHILE I WAS SO ILL AND SO LONG. BUT NOW AM MUCH
BETTER AND WANT TO HAVE THE HAPPINESS OF PLANTS AROUND ME/ THANKS YOU
MUCHAS GRACIAS POR LA CONTESTA
DE lADY bEX
luis valera orquidman2004@... wrote:
Hola- My Bletillas grow from bulbs, but maybe they a= re called
something else! Luis
Judy Showers jshowers@... wrote: Not true, Bletilla grow= s from
a bulb.
Anthony Bono wrote:
Orchids don't grow from bulbs.
--- In seedmessenger@yahoogroups.com, bonillabea = bnewns@
wrote:
Does anyone have any orchid bulbs they would like to trade o= r
give
away. Six years ago, I had all kinds of orchids growin= g, but
when
my
husband got sick I farmed them out to my family to take care=
of.
Now
my family is keeping them, telling me I don't have time for =
them. I
would love to prove them wrong! I've started a vegetable garden this
year and although finding the time is sometimes a little tricky, I
do
manage to get everything done. I need something to kee= p me
sane,
since my husband faces daily medical issues.
Thanks,
Bea N.
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