tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59339935999530929622024-02-19T00:05:20.867-05:00The Orchid ColumnNOTES FROM THE FUQUA ORCHID CENTERUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger289125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933993599953092962.post-5500492573857742322019-09-20T07:11:00.001-04:002019-09-20T07:11:01.764-04:00Another Fantastic Bucket Orchid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our magnificent <i>Coryanthes bruchmülleri</i> has been flowering regularly since it reached maturity last summer. <i>C. bruchmülleri</i> is the Goliath of the genus, with flowers four to five inches in diameter.<br />
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<i>Coryanthes bruchmülleri</i> grows in lowland wet forests near the border of Colombia and Venezuela. In the wild, <i>Coryanthes </i>are typically found growing in ants' nests in a mutualistic relationship with the ants. It's not uncommon to read that <i>Coryanthes </i>are difficult to cultivate, perhaps lacking something provided in nature by the ants. In our greenhouses, without ants, they are no more difficult than any other member of the Stanhopeinae, provided you can exclude the slugs and bush snails that consume the roots and new shoots. Our tactics: frequent repotting, applications of diatomaceous earth, and eliminating the source of new introductions -principally orchids from Hawaii. I'm happy to report that we've got a capsule gestating on one of our plants. It will be terrific to get this fantastic species in production.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933993599953092962.post-69047564805687913262019-04-02T07:39:00.001-04:002019-04-02T07:39:21.641-04:00Now opening: Coryanthes macrantha <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've produced a bumper crop of <i>Coryanthes </i>seedlings that are now reaching flowering size. <i>Coryanthes</i>, with their provocative morphology and intense fragrances are simply the best teaching tool ever for introducing students (or anyone!) to orchid pollination concepts, and Euglossine bee pollination in particular. But, since the flowers only last about three days, a large number of plants are needed for a continuous display.<br />
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We are very fortunate to have a mircro prop lab to allow us to produce orchid seedlings. <i>Coryanthes </i>are somewhat weedy in the sense that they reproduce rapidly. They have a very short capsule maturation (60 days), produce copious quantities of seed and robust, fast growing, fast flowering seedlings.<br />
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After they outgrow the plug stage, our <i>Coryanthes </i>seedlings grow best on vertical mount, rather than in a pot or basket. Tree fern slabs have worked well for us, but last year, in an attempt to wean ourselves from our tree fern dependency, we tried a new slab material: coarse filter media, borrowed from our aquarium colleagues.<br />
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Filter media isn't a good choice for every orchid, but the <i>Coryanthes </i>love it. Within a couple of months, their roots completely fill the interior spaces of the slab.<br />
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We are super excited to have more of these fascinating orchids on display for you to see. Look for them this year in the Orchid Display House!<br />
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<span id="goog_1979627289"></span><span id="goog_1979627290"></span>One of the most frequent comments on our visitor survey is 'Why aren't all of your plants labeled?' I totally get this. After all, an important function of plant collections in a botanical garden is to serve as a reference. But labeling all plants with a 3x4" sign can be problematic. For example, in the Orchid Center, many of our epiphytic orchids are permanently installed in trees. It's tricky trying to attach signs to a tree. In addition, many orchids are tiny -smaller than their label. And, finally, one has to consider the questionable aesthetic appeal of a bed orchids thickly planted with tombstone-like labels. For all of these reasons, very few of the orchids in the FOC have the big black metal labels that are standard issue in outdoor gardens.<br />
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To find out the name of one of the orchids in our permanent collection, you'll have to look a bit closer for the data card, one of which is pictured above. In most cases the data card is wired to the pot, or, if the orchid is in the ground, wired to stake. The data card will tell you the genus, species, accession number, source and nativity for that particular plant. In addition, many of our plants have a handwritten white vinyl label, which gives us a place for additional notes.<br />
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And remember, you can always ask one of us! Sarah, Derek and I are always happy to answer your questions.<br />
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Good morning! Ready for an early walk through the Fuqua Orchid Center? Those of you who are buckling under the summer heat can head straight to the High Elevation House to cool off. Everyone else, follow me. As we enter the Orchid Atrium you can see our wonderful new collection of Italian terracotta containers, donated this spring by Hill Street Warehouse. (Thank you, Hill Street!) As a centerpiece for the tall pots I chose some magnificent <i>Grammatophyllum </i>'Broga Tiger' with 4' spikes of leopard-spotted flowers. Their soft olive hue is nicely complemented by the arching pink <i>Phalaenopsis. </i>On the trellis in the background, Wilsonara Space Mine 'Red Rendezvous'.<br />
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In the Orchid Display House, hybrid cattleyas appear under a bower of dainty <i>Oncidium phymatochilum</i> flowers.<br />
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Above the Reflection Pond are hybrid <i>Vanda </i>orchids. The indigo hybrids must be the most photographed of all of our orchids. The vandas, at least, are loving the summer suana that is Atlanta.<br />
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Be sure to stop and linger over the ultra sweet fragrance of <i>Encyclia cordigera</i>.<br />
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A closer look at <i>Encyclia cordigera</i> reveals a skirt-like lip of rich magenta. Notice, also the plum colored ribbons that are the petals and sepals. They look like they've been curled with a pair of scissors. We grow our plants bright and dry in a warm greenhouse. <i>E. cordigera</i> grows as an epiphyte at low elevations, often in dry scrubby habitats, in Mexico and Central America.<br />
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Another plant thriving and flowering in summer is <i>Phalaenpsis bellina. </i>The flowers are well-known for their delicious fragrance -like a summer smoothie with citrus and vanilla. Welcome, summer!<br />
And don't forget, if you can't make it early, we are open until 9:30 every Thursday night through September for Cocktails in the Garden.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933993599953092962.post-80155839989230264582018-06-18T07:24:00.000-04:002018-06-18T07:24:27.503-04:00Early Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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May and June are two of my favorite months in the Orchid Center. It's a photographer's paradise. Because we're inside a greenhouse, the 'golden hour' for photography, in which light assumes that uniquely warm and glowy quality, tends to occur only in certain corners at certain times of year when the early morning sun is unobstructed. Nevertheless, the light is almost always soft and diffuse and completely camera-ready.<br />
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Some of our wonderful <i>Polycycnis </i>species are flowering this month. <i>Polycycnis </i>is a genus of Euglossine bee pollinated orchids in the Stanhopeinae native to Central and South America. The flowers are small and delicate with a graceful arching column (reminiscent of <i>Cycnoches</i>, with whom they share a name derived from the Latin root <i>cycnis</i>, meaning swan). All the <i>Polycycnis </i>species have labella that are to some degree hairy. I'm amazed that any insect would regard the extraordinary velcro lip of <i>Polycycnis muscifera</i> (above) an enticing landing platform. Those long hairs must act as a flag to attract the bee's attention to the landing field.<br />
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Like other Euglossine bee pollinated orchids, <i>Polycycnis </i>offers fragrance compounds as a reward to male Euglossine bees. The bee lands on the lip and starts scratching near the base in order to obtain the fragrance volatiles. The weight of the bee pulls the flower down. When the bee starts hovering to transfer the fragrance to his hind legs, the flower's sticky viscidium disc, which you can see above in profile projecting like a tab from the club-like column, attaches to the bee's thorax.<br />
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<i>Polycycnis </i>are not at all common in cultivation, so be sure to stop by and catch ours in flower!<br />
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The most elegant Tulip Orchid in our collection is <i>Anguloa cliftonii</i>. The lovely curvature of the lateral sepals make it instantly recognizable. Just visible between the pale yellow sepals are two red-marbled petals that are a shade lighter in color.<br />
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Not only is it one of the loveliest anguloas, it's also one of the heftiest. A mature plant can produce a pair of leaves that are two feet long atop a five inch pseudobulb. As you can see, the new shoot on our plant gives promise of massive growth later in the season.<br />
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Spring is in full swing in Atlanta and nowhere is that more evident than here at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, where Orchid Daze 2018 and Atlanta Blooms are running concurrently. If your life seems flower deficient, the remedy is right here!<br />
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Come see Orchid Daze 2018! The show runs through April 8.<br />
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This was a surprise. The sort of thing that happens in your dreams (especially if you are a plant breeder), but only rarely in real life: a novel color form in a batch of seedlings.<br />
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Last August, Ron Determann and I scooped up a handful of nearly identical, near-blooming-sized <i>Peristeria guttata</i> seedlings at Carter & Holmes. Peristerias other than <i>elata</i> are not common in the trade so I was delighted to add some fresh genetic stock to our two existing accessions of <i>guttata</i>. Naturally, I expected them to be the typical color form, white with red spots. Pictured above is one of the siblings which flowered in January. About two weeks ago, I noticed that one of the others had unusually light colored buds.<br />
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Apart from this surprising event, it seems like the genus <i>Peristeria </i>is in need of some taxonomic work. In our own collection of <i>Peristeria</i>, we have at least one individual whose identity is suspect, but the literature on <i>Peristeria </i>is pretty thin. In the mean time, I've selfed our yellow accession (with some of the future offspring earmarked for Mac Holmes). My experience selfing our peristerias cautions me that we've got maybe a 50/50 chance of a successful outcome -<i>Peristeria </i>capsules resulting from selfings often abort part way through their development.<br />
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Hello there! It's great to see you again. I hope you all are doing well. I took a bit of time off from blogging in order to heed the siren call of some other big projects here, but it's time for some new posts! There's been no shortage of activity here -a storm of repotting, renovation, propagation, a new seedling distribution program, two major displays, DNA barcoding -all exciting stuff, and more about that soon.<br />
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One of the most exciting developments of the last few months is that we have applied for and been recognized by the American Public Gardens Association as holders of Nationally Accredited <i>Stanhopea </i>and <i>Gongora </i>collections. This involved a whirlwind of prep work -inventorying, gathering statistics, writing, updating records, last minute repotting and greenhouse clean up - leading up to the all-important site review by my esteemed colleague Nick Snakenberg from Denver Botanic Garden. It was actually huge fun, but it's still a nail biter having your collections inspected.<br />
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Well, we passed muster and our <i>Stanhopea </i>and <i>Gongora </i>are now in the club of Nationally Accredited collections belonging to the Plant Collections Network. Woo hoo! Together they are one of just three nationally accredited greenhouse collections in the United States. They join <i>Sarracenia</i>, <i>Acer</i> and <i>Magnolia </i>as accredited collections at ABG. You can find the other nationally accredited collections at other public gardens <b><a href="https://publicgardens.org/programs/plant-collections-network/collections-showcase">here</a></b>. It's great to see you again. Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for more posts!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933993599953092962.post-15006468130869220072017-10-13T07:36:00.000-04:002017-10-13T07:36:31.355-04:00Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of my favorite <i>Phalaenopsis </i>is our magnificent <i>hieroglyphica </i>'Orchidglade.' It's a stunner.<br />
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It's flowers are larger, the colors richer and the blooming season much longer -six months!- than our other hieroglyphicas, which flower September through November. 'Orchidglade' is a vigorous grower and quickly makes a stunning specimen-sized plant.<br />
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<i>Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica</i> is endemic to Luzon, Polillo, Palawan and Mindanao in the Philippines. When our plant isn't on display we grow it in our warm greenhouse. It likes the classic Phal conditions -warmth (70º-85º), shade (80%), year round moisture and high humidity (80-90%). The inflorescences are pendant, so we grow our plants in baskets.<br />
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But it's those glpyph-like markings on the petals and sepals that make the flowers so mesmerizing. And the pink Velcro lip. What a terrific plant this is! You can see it flowering now in the Orchid Display House.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933993599953092962.post-54641628214338995832017-07-17T06:39:00.000-04:002017-07-17T06:39:00.108-04:00Pollinating Lycomormium<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a good month for <i>Lycomormium </i>here. This species has been flowering for three weeks, jostling for attention among the <i><b><a href="http://www.theorchidcolumn.com/2017/06/in-orchid-display-house.html">fiskei </a></b></i>baskets in the Orchid Display House. Since we haven't yet produced seedlings from any of our <i>Lycomormium </i>species, this month presented a terrific opportunity to get some capsules on our plants.<br />
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Unfortunately, <i>Lycomormium </i>is incredibly difficult to pollinate using pollinia fresh from the anther cap. The yellow pollinia are like twin balloons that resist being stuffed into the narrow opening of the stigmatic cavity. Darwin described the same problem pollinating <i>Gongora </i>in <i>On the Various Contrivances by Which Orchids Are Fertilized by Insects</i>. His solution was to let the pollinia dry for five hours, with the rationale that the pollinia attached to an insect would dry and shrink as the insect foraged.<br />
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So, taking my cue from Darwin, I removed the pollinarium with its sticky disk from the anther cap using a pencil, and then slapped it onto the surface of the dorsal sepal. No worries about it coming loose. Pollinaria have emerged intact on my clothing after a trip through the washer and dryer at home. The photo above was taken after two days of drying in the greenhouse. You can see that the yellow pollinia have deflated and become concave after dehydrating. Pollination was easy after that.<br />
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In other Stanhopeinae, like <i>Gongora maculata</i>, the stigmatic cavity doesn't open sufficiently until the day after the pollinia are removed (Dodson AOS Bulletin Vol. 31 No.8). Changes in the size and shape of the pollinia and stigmatic opening make it unlikely that the bee removing the pollinia from an orchid will also pollinate it, and are important mechanisms in preventing self pollination.<br />
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Though we've had this accession for a while, it has remained <i>Lycomormium sp.</i> in our database since it has floral characteristics of both <i>schmidtii </i>and <i>squalidum</i>. A number of possible explanations exist, but it seems more work needs to be done on this genus. On the subtribal level <i>Lycomormium</i>, <i>Peristeria </i>and <i>Coeliopsis </i>have traditionally been placed in the Stanhopeinae, but more recently Whitten, Williams and Chase (2000) have grouped them together in the Coeliopsidinae based on molecular and morphological evidence.<br />
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Maybe it's the color -a true pink, without any of the red violet characteristic of so many 'pink' orchids -that makes <i>Lycomormium fiskei</i> so striking. And the <i>size</i>. Lycomormiums are hefty plants. Our plants, which are relatively small divisions of three or four pseudobulbs, measure three feet in height and must weigh 10 lbs each, basket included. The pendant inflorescence makes an open sided basket pretty much required for producing flowers on a <i>Lycomormium</i>.<br />
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Our lycomormiums have big waxy flowers and a strong sweet fragrance like many orchids pollinated by male Euglossine bees. They resemble the closely related <i><b><a href="http://www.orchidspecies.com/peristelata.htm">Peristeria</a> </b></i> -another genus with plicate leaves and smooth pseudobulbs -except for <i>Lycomormium's </i>immobile lip.<br />
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<i>Lycomormium</i>, <i>Peristeria </i>and <i><b><a href="http://www.orchidspecies.com/coeliohyacinthosma.htm">Coeliopsis </a></b></i>were for many years placed in the subtribe Stanhopeinae, but differ morphologically in having smooth ovoid pseudobulbs with 3-4 leaves, globose flowers, root hairs, a round viscidium adapted for attachment closer to the bee's head, a column foot, and the absence of a floral abscission layer allowing the flowers to fall off after they wither. Based on these morphological differences and on molecular analysis supporting the idea of two sister taxa, <b><a href="http://www.amjbot.org/content/87/12/1842.full">Whitten, Williams and Chase (2000</a>)</b> favor recognizing separate subtribes, Coeliopsidinae and Stanhopeinae.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933993599953092962.post-31173966929538760082017-02-21T06:56:00.002-05:002017-02-21T07:20:29.926-05:00Paphiopedilum kolopakingii<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our staff has lately been admiring this wonderful pale <i>Paphiopedilum kolopakingii</i> which we received in 2012 from Orchid Inn as <i>Paphiopedilum kolopakingii</i> var. <i>topperi </i>('Jeanie' x 'Sam's Green Giant'). The typical <i>kolopakingii </i>has a lip that is burnished red amber.<br />
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The flowers of <i>kolopakingii </i>vary in size, with larger ones sometimes called variety <i>topperi </i>or <i>gigantea</i>. [But note that the Kew/MoBot Plant List doesn't recognize the varietal name <i>topperi</i>, and Phillip Cribb states in The Genus Paphiopedilum that he regards <i>topperi </i>as simply a large flowered form of <i>kolopakingii</i>.]<br />
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<i>Kolopakingii </i>makes a handsome specimen with all its flowers open simultaneously. The pale color of these flowers gives it a sort of ghostly presence in the hour before sunset in the Orchid Display House.<br />
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Of the Asian slipper orchids in our collection, the species belonging to the section Coryopedilum are among the most striking. They don't have the candy and fruit bowl colors of some of the Chinese or Vietnamese slippers, like delenatii or armeniacum. Instead, these species are regal and impressively big. They are also, at least in our warm climate, the easiest to grow. The eleven Coryopedalum species come from Indonesian and Malaysian islands where they grow at low elevations.<br />
A clutch of them are flowering this month: glanduliferum, kolopakingii and sanderianum.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933993599953092962.post-42365205332804747942017-01-08T21:30:00.002-05:002017-01-08T21:30:39.619-05:00Snow Day<div>
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Atlanta had one of its snowless Snow Days on Friday in which schools, workplaces, and virtually the entire city closed down in order to allow everyone to rush to the grocery for bread, milk and batteries ahead of the impending <i>Snowmageddon!</i> (And, skeptics, we did get a little ice Friday night, so it was totally and completely justified.) So after everyone fled the Garden, I took the opportunity to take some leisurely pictures in the Orchid Display House. It was quiet and lovely in the semi-twilight.<br />
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See what you missed? Don't worry, most of these guys will still be in flower next week, plus many more. And don't forget, the Fuqua Orchid Center is one of the best places in town to spend a cold January day.<br />
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<i>Bulbophyllum arfakianum</i> unfurled its flowers for the first time last week, and I was felled on the instant. There isn't a single vantage point from which the flower doesn't look ravishing. <i>Bulbophyllum arfakianum</i> is native to West Papua, Indonesia. The specific epithet, <i>arfakianum</i>, references the Arfak Mountains, an <b><a href="http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/new_guinea_forests/conservation_new_guinea_forests/sites_new_guinea_forests/papua_new_guinea_bird_head_peninsula/">outstandingly rich region of biological diversity</a></b> on the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird's_Head_Peninsula">Bird's Head Peninsula</a>. </b><i>Bulbophyllum arfakianum</i> grows as an epiphyte in lowland forest at 50 to 400 meters elevation.</div>
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How many other flowers can you think of that look as fantastic <i>from the back</i> as the front?<br />
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Happy New Year, everyone!! I want to wish you all a joyful new year. May 2017 be filled with discovery and delight in all of the botanical magnificence around us.<br />
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BeckyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933993599953092962.post-8594672969121805992016-11-03T06:53:00.002-04:002016-11-03T06:53:45.375-04:00The Other Slipper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our magnificent <i>Phragmipedium caudatum </i>would have attracted far more admirers were it not for the raspberry <i><b><a href="http://www.theorchidcolumn.com/2016/10/phragmipedium-kovachii_21.html">kovachii </a></b></i>flowering simultaneously on the waterfall. The lucky visitors who managed to tear themselves away and explore the back of the High Elevation House found this beauty overlooking the Sun Pitchers (<i>Heliamphora</i>) and bromeliads.<br />
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The markings on the oversized drooping sepals of <i>Phragmipedium caudatum</i> remind me of fenestrations, the translucent 'windows' characteristic of the pitchers of <b><a href="http://www.theorchidcolumn.com/2014/01/a-pitcher-plant-to-die-for.html"><i>Nepenthes aristolochiodes</i></a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.theorchidcolumn.com/2015/09/abgs-conservation-nursery.html"><i>Sarracenia psittacina</i></a></b>, and the flowers of <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.theorchidcolumn.com/2015/07/the-cobra.html">Bulbophyllum grandiflorum</a>. </i>Fenestrations are thin parts of the leaf or flower that allow light to be seen by an insect trapped in the interior, but aren't actual exits. In carnivorous plants, the insect flies into the 'windows' in the leaves over and over until it tires and slides into the liquid below. Fenestrations in a flower direct the pollinator toward the anther and stigma, but I don't know if the markings on <i>Phragmipedium caudatum </i>function in this way.<br />
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<i>Phragmipedium caudatum</i> grows on rocky seepage slopes at 1,500 to 2,000 meters elevation from southern Mexico to Peru. Our plant is embedded in live sphagnum on a large granite rock in the High Elevation House where it receives a 75º daytime maximum temperature and a 52º nighttime minimum. This week, it has three flowers open simultaneously.<br />
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<i>Phragmipedium kovachii</i>, the most notorious orchid discovery within recent memory, is flowering now in the Tropical High Elevation House.<br />
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It's growing high on the waterfall, perched on mossy rocks among two other slipper orchids, <i>Phragmipedium besseae</i> and <i>Phragmipedium schlimii</i>. This is the first flowering for our plant, which is a laboratory produced seedling purchased from Piping Rock Orchids in 2009.<br />
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In the wild, <i>Phragmipedium kovachii</i> grows in cloud forests at 2,000 meters elevation near Moyobamba, Peru on limestone seepage sites. Since it first caught the attention of growers and scientists outside of Peru, <i>P. kovachii</i> has practically become a poster child for bad behavior within the horticultural/botanical community -the illegal poaching of a protected orchid by a private collector, followed by an astonishing display of poor judgement by the botanists who took possession of it. You can find a detailed account of the story in Craig Pittman's <i>The Scent of Scandal</i> (2012 University of Florida Press). Pittman is a reporter for the Tampa Bay Times who has covered the <i>kovachii </i>story since 2003. It's a fascinating story and it underscores the importance of following the law when self interest, science and the law conflict. I think of the <i>kovachii </i>story as a cautionary tale and I believe Pittman's account should be required reading for anyone who works with orchids at a botanical garden.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933993599953092962.post-83880979957154881572016-09-09T17:33:00.001-04:002016-09-09T17:33:23.308-04:00Bullish on Stanhopeas<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Stanhopea hernandezii</b></i></td></tr>
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For a long time I thought of <i>Stanhopea hernandezii</i> as a sort of junior sized version of <i>Stanhopea tigrina</i>, that mastodon of the stanhopeas<i>. </i>Both give the impression of a massive cranium and formidable tusks. But it wasn't until this summer when we flowered both species simultaneously that I was able to compare them side by side.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea tigrina</i></b></td></tr>
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In profile, it's easy to see that the the bottom of the hypochile is rounded like a bowl in <i>hernandezii</i>, but flattened in <i>tigrina</i>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea tigrina</i>, a second color form</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea hernandezii</i>,<i> </i>dorsal view</b></td></tr>
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The horns are round in cross section and slender in <i>hernandezii</i>, but flattened and broad near the base in <i>tigrina</i>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea tigrina</i>, dorsal view</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea tigrina</i>, dorsal view</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea hernandezii</i>, lip and column</b></td></tr>
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Notice the striking difference in the columns of the two species: <i>hernandezii</i>'s narrow column compared with <i>tigrina</i>'s broadly winged column.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea tigrina</i>, lip and column</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea tigrina</i>, lip and column</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea hernandezii</i>, lip</b></td></tr>
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With the column removed you can see how much broader the epichile is in <i>tigrina </i>than in <i>hernandezii</i>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea tigrina</i>, lip</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea tigrina</i>, lip</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea hernandezii</i>, lip in ventral view</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea tigrina</i>, lip in ventral view</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea tigrina</i>, lip in ventral view</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Stanhopea hernandezii</i>, column</b></td></tr>
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<i>Stanhopea hernandezii</i> and <i>tigrina </i>are both endemic to Mexico. <i>S</i>. <i>hernandezii </i>occurs on the southwestern slopes of the Mexican plateau at about 1,600 to 2,000 meters elevation in the states of Morelos, Mexico and Michoacan. I can't find referennce to a specific pollinator for <i>hernandezii</i>. The largest fragrance components measured by Gerlach (in Lankesteriana 2010) are cinnamyl acetate (64%) and benzyl acetate (11%).<br />
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<i>Stanhopea tigrina</i> is known from the eastern slopes of the plateau at about 1200 to 1800 meters in the states of Tamaulipas, Hidalgo, Puebla and Vera Cruz. Its pollinator is <i>Euglossa viridissima</i>. The chocolate fragrance described so often in the literature (but which I cannot discern in our plants) derives from the combination of phenylethyl-acetate, a primary component of the fragrance, and vanilline, one of the secondary components, according to Rudolf Jenny.<br />
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Our <i>S. hernandezii</i>, which we received from a commercial nursery as <i>S. ecornuta</i>, flowered in August and probably won't be on display again until next summer. On the other hand, we have quite a few <i>S. tigrina</i> in our collection. The flowers only last about three days, but it's definitely worth stopping by to try to catch them when they flower in August and September. They are magnificent.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5933993599953092962.post-85862131391950733002016-08-09T07:37:00.002-04:002016-08-09T07:37:46.487-04:00Our War On Slugs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These days, 7 am finds me iphone flashlight in hand, visiting each greenhouse, searching the orchid collection for slugs, who I then crush under foot. This summer has brought an unusual amount of slug activity in all of our greenhouses, an unexpected development in the middle of a bright dry summer. They have made their way into pots and hanging baskets, eating root tips, new shoots, young flower spikes and flowers.<br />
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One triumph in our war on slugs has been among the Bucket Orchids (<i>Coryanthes</i>), usually a prime favorite of slugs, bush snails, cockroaches and practically any other pest you can name. Everybody, it seems, loves a <i>Coryanthes</i>. But this year the <i>Coryanthes</i> are producing flush after flush of absolutely pristine new roots and shoots. Our secret weapon: diatomaceous earth applied to bare root plants.<br />
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Diatoms are unicellular algae with lots of silica in their cell walls. Silica is the major constituent of sand, but it is also found in living organisms. The fossilized remains of diatoms are mined from deposits in the western US, Canada and Germany. The granulated product has industrial uses in filtration systems. Diatoms can also be milled to create a talcum-like powder, called diatomaceous earth, which is abrasive, porous and hygroscopic (moisture absorbing). Diatomaceous earth kills insects and mollusks by abrasion and dehydration.<br />
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We began our campaign against slugs on our <i>Coryanthes </i>two years ago. The battle plan had two phases: Remove their sanctuary and then apply treatment. First, we removed all of our <i>Coryanthes </i>from their pots and washed away the mossy medium and the slug eggs; then we mounted the plants on wooden rafts or tree fern slabs so that their roots were exposed and there were fewer places for mollusks to hide.<br />
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We began applying diatomaceous earth to our <i>Coryanthes</i> at the height of the slug and bush snail season. <b><a href="http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/mp-1.pdf">Bush snails</a></b> are tiny. Dozens can hide in the crevices between pseudobulbs. A good way to monitor slug and snail populations is to check the exterior of the raft an hour after watering. Before treatment, I found at least one slug and 10 to 50 bush snails on each wooden raft. We applied diatomaceous earth weekly throughout the spring and summer to the exposed roots, in between the pseudobulbs and to the leaves.<br />
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This summer, after renewed applications, there are 0 to 2 bush snails per plant and no sign of chewing damage to root tips or leaves from slugs or cockroaches. We plant to continue applications through the autumn.<br />
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A few tips for using diatomaceous earth for slug, snail and cockroach control:<br />
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<li>Look for "Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth" in order to get freshwater diatoms. Avoid "Pool Grade," which is saltwater-derived.</li>
<li>Keep the package sealed and out of the greenhouse or any other humid environment. The powder is highly porous and once it absorbs water from the atmosphere, it loses its ability to dehydrate pests.</li>
<li>Wear a dust mask. Silica dust is harmful to lung tissue.</li>
<li>Apply diatomaceous earth once a week to the entire plant and its mount when the surfaces are dry: the new shoots, leaves, flower spikes, the slab and in between pseudobulbs. Let it sit at least overnight before you water again, since water will wash it away.</li>
<li>Any soft brush will work as an applicator, but I like the idea of battling an enemy with a cosmetic brush. Drugstores carry them.</li>
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In the stranger-than-fiction world of <i>Catasetum </i>flowers -where male and female flowers look so different that they were once classified as different species, and male flowers fire their pollen like missiles -it is the male flowers that are the peacocks and warrior princes with bold colors, sometimes elaborately fringed, toothed or spotted. Male <i>Catasetum expansum</i> flowers have an especially large shield shaped lip. In the center of the lip is a cavity, like a truncated spur, with thick fleshy walls. The cavity doesn't secrete nectar like a spur, but is a source of fragrance for fragrance-collecting Euglossine bees.<br />
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This week in our back up greenhouses, we have three different color forms of male <i>Catasetum expansum </i>flowers. First in this regiment is a handsome olive color form with a blood red center and plenty of red war paint. Release of the pollen masses is triggered by a touch to the downward pointing bristle in the center. In the photo above, notice that the flower in the upper left corner still has its pollen payload, while the flower in the center has already fired its two pollen masses.<br />
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Our second color form has pale green petals and sepals against a rich yellow-gold lip.<br />
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The most common form in our collection is a soft mint nonpareil color, to my eye the most soothing of the three. <i>Catasetum expansum</i> has a surprising range of color forms for a species with a relatively small distribution -northeastern Ecuador, where it grows as an epiphyte in seasonally dry forests from sea level to 1500 meters elevation.<br />
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It is fascinating to observe all the different ways in which visitors and staff like to experience the orchids here. Many people like to experience the flowers through the lens of their camera, lingering on visual details. Others visit each and every flower, inhaling deeply. For connoisseurs of fragrance, summer is without a doubt the best time to visit the Orchid Center. Here are a few of the best this week.<br />
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<i>Phalaenopsis bellina</i> is perhaps the most fragrant of the moth orchid species. "Fruit Loop orchid" is the common name suggested by Eric Christenson, the taxonomist who separated <i>bellina </i>from the closely related <i><b><a href="http://www.orchidspecies.com/phalviolaceavarsumatra.htm">violacea </a></b></i>on the basis of fragrance and morphological differences. Its fragrance is blend of many compounds, including geraniol, which has a rose-like scent attractive to bees; and linalool, a floral/spicy fragrance. The quantity and quality of an orchid fragrance can be dependent on the time of day, and you may notice that our <i>bellina </i>seedlings are almost scentless in the early morning and very fragrant later in the day.<br />
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<i>Anguloa uniflora</i>, one of our tulip orchid species, smells like wintergreen, an unexpected but wonderful pairing. Wintergreen is the fragrance associated with methyl salicylate, a volatile compound that is a common component in floral fragrances that attract male Euglossine bees. The composition of the fragrance of an orchid species can vary from plant to plant to a striking degree. If you take a moment to smell several of our unifloras, you will notice that one of our<i> </i>accessions produces an especially powerful wintergreen fragrance, the others less so.<br />
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I'm not going to talk about the slug who brazenly made his way to the top of a floral bract while I was composing this shot, except to say that he is no longer with us.<br />
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<i>Anguloa virginalis</i> has a sweet, but somewhat medicinal fragrance composed of 1.8-cineole, limonene, myrcene and pinene. By mid afternoon, our three plants can fill the back of the High Elevation House with an invisible fragrance plume.<br />
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<i>Peristeria lindenii</i> was here and gone in a flash typical of short-lived Stanhopeinae flowers, but with a complex fragrance unlike any other I that I know of -like a fruit salad over a layer of eucalyptus (cineole).<br />
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The practice of dipping your nose in every beautiful orchid flower will eventually yield a bad result. Lovely though it is, <i>Bulbophyllum echinolabium</i> produces the kind of stench that might make you think about alerting the Public Health Department, but only when you get really close. It reels in unsuspecting people the same way it would lure a fly, with brilliant red colors and long wafting sepals, until nose meets flower, then there are cries of outrage and indignation. Don't say I didn't warn you.<br />
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Green is a richly varied corner of the floral color spectrum. In summer it is a part of the spectrum my eye rests upon with deep appreciation. Lime, kiwi and melon hues -I think of them as a cool dessert after a steady diet of overheated tropical colors. Let's take a walk through the greenhouse and savor some of the greens.<br />
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First is a real stunner. <i>Clowesia russelliana</i> is a frothy extravaganza of icy mint green flowers. If you look closely, you can see a touch of pink in the petals and sepals.<br />
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It produced far and away the best fragrance of the week -a wonderful mixture of vanilla, ginger and eucalyptus.<br />
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Male <i>Catasetum pileatum</i> flowers are a gorgeous creamy green. It's not very often that we produce female flowers (on the left) and male flowers (on the right) simultaneously on a <i>Catasetum</i>, so I was quick to get a capsule on this plant.<br />
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Notice the subtle chartreuse tinge on the lip of these truffle-shaped <i>Catasetum luridum</i> flowers.<br />
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The glossy lip of <i>Catasetum expansum</i> looks as though it has been dipped in egg yolk.<br />
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One of the pleasures of walking through the Orchid Display House is discovering a delightful color combination. <i>Lycaste oculata </i>with its kiwi green sepals and pure white petals seems to my eye to be the perfect summer pairing of colors. It's a shame that the greens are often overlooked. Be sure not to miss them on your next visit to the Fuqua Orchid Center.<br />
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