Where in the orchid world do you live?

[violacea]

Originally Posted by AboutOrchids

A few years ago I saw a small jungle of Vanda Miss Joaquim growing in an old Japanese cemetery in Hawaii, near Kapa'a on Kauai. It was blooming all over and growing down a hillside also -- quite an amazing site!

Oh, wow! Growing wild and without fertilising and watering. Hawaii must have the perfect weather for the Vanda Miss Joaquim.

I made a mistake with the parentage. It is Vanda teres x vanda hookeriana. I mixed it up with arachnis flos-aeris, one of my favourite plants which is a chocolate-coloured spider orchid with the most heavenly scent! Nowadays nobody grows these anymore.

You know, slow-growing plants that bloom once in a while and hence cannot be used for the cut-flower trade are just neglected so that I'm sure many have gone extinct, and nobody cares. But I do, muchly.

Maybe we should bring these to Hawaii and let them grow wild !

[johanna orchid fever]

living in a military base in louisiana

[breeindy]

north coast new south wales Australia..hardly ever even get a frost here.

[Mimia]

Nort eastern Europe, Finland, Tampere
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[Leisurely]

Hi Mimia, it is very interesting to me to hear from people from all parts of the world.

What are some of the popular varieties grown by people in your area?

[PJG]

San Diego. (is a coastal desert for those who don't know)
What can I say, the weather is like a golf score, 70-71-72

[Mimia]

Hi, Leisurely
Most popular are phalaenopsis and dendrobium hybrids amaong "normal people".
Orchid enthusiasts ( orchiholists? orchid freaks? ) grow a wide range of species. Most popular are cattleyas, dendrobiums, paphiopedilums, coelogynes, phalaenopsis species, some prefer miniatures which tehy grow in orcidariums.

[iceicebaby]

Hi I am from India, east coast. So winters are mild and relatively dry. rest of the year HOT AND HUMID
Happy new year

[JohnEDove]

Well since I signed up and am enjoying reading about ya'lls accomplishments I guess I'll throw in on this thread also.
We live in the High Plains Desert of South Eastern Colorado where nothing but buffalo grass will grow without heavy irrigation.
I also have some property do in Fla South East of Chassahowitzka but I’ll never live there. Nice weather but to many people now days.

[Louise]

I live in France. Near Paris