I' m new to orchids culture ( I bought my first orchid exactly a year ago) . I' m growing Bletilla striata, Epipactis gigantea and Ludisia discolor, these have flowered for me. I also have a small Thunia Veitchiana and Phaius tankervillae and P. tankervillae alba ( I hope this one will flower this spring) regards, Antigoni Gythio Greece ________________________________ Απο: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com> Προς: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Στάλθηκε: 2:43 μ.μ. Σάββατο, 12 Νοεμβρίου 2011 Θεμα: Re: [pbs] terrestrial orchids I am growing Calopogon tuberosus, Sprianthes cernua Chadds Ford, and Ophiopogon glossoides outside in my carnivorous plant bed. Inside I'm growing Epidendrum radicans and Ludisia discolor. And you're right, many terrestrial orchids are geophytes! Last week I found a Spiranthes blooming in my prairie bed. It's probably cernua but I'm baffled how & why it's growing *there*. Needless to say I was over the moon with its lemony-vanilla-y scent. :-) Dennis in Cincinnati On Nov 12, 2011 4:11 AM, "Glen Ladnier" <gladnier@yahoo.com> wrote: > I should introduce myself. I am Glen Ladnier, from Biloxi, MS. Haven't > been here long, but wanted to communicate with some of the members of this > discussion group. I grow orchid terrestrials, and was wondering if there > are some among the group who participate in orchid growing. These plants > vary according to genera, but most have some type of underground tubers, > tuberous rhizomes, tuberous roots, etc. They are generally pretty easy to > grow, and reproduce, although some have culture which can be a little > tricky. I am always looking for sources of orchid terrestrials, and should > shortly be able to trade seed or tubers of my somewhat diverse collection. > I would love to discuss culture with the membership, and look forward to > discovering new jewels to add to my collection. > > Glen > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/