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08-01-2010, 10:53 PM
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Please help me figure this out!!
Ok, first let me say sorry if I am a little vague or have the idea all wrong but a while back I was looking at miniature orchids for a vivarium and I saw one called the Angry Bunny orchid or something along those lines, and the flowers looked like mad rabbit heads. I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction as far as the correct name scientific or common, because for the life of me I can't find it again?!
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08-02-2010, 12:24 AM
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This is a shot in the dark, but how about P. lobbii (Phalaenopsis) which has been referred to here (affectionately) as Jessica Rabbit. Also try P. parishii.
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08-02-2010, 01:07 AM
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That's a new one to me. I'd like to know what it is if you figure it out.
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08-02-2010, 03:41 AM
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how about a Leptoceras Menziesii syn. Caladenia Menziesii, is commonly known as the Rabbit or Hare Orchid.
good luck finding one in captivity in the USA  They come in bunches and bloom after a bushfire in the Australian outback and they really do look like little mad wabbits
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08-02-2010, 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by RJSquirrel
how about a Leptoceras Menziesii syn. Caladenia Menziesii, is commonly known as the Rabbit or Hare Orchid.
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That's one of the species that first came to mind for me too. If it is the plant in question, it's probably an inappropriate choice for a vivarium setup. |
08-02-2010, 06:08 AM
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Oh wow! I just looked it up and the Rabbit orchid is native to Western Australia where I live. I never heard of it before. Maybe I'll see one growing in the wild one day.
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08-02-2010, 02:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RJSquirrel
how about a Leptoceras Menziesii syn. Caladenia Menziesii, is commonly known as the Rabbit or Hare Orchid.
good luck finding one in captivity in the USA They come in bunches and bloom after a bushfire in the Australian outback and they really do look like little mad wabbits
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Sorry RJ, I missed your post when reading down and didn't realise you had found the same one as Marion.
It really does look like a rabbit doesn't it  |
08-02-2010, 06:11 PM
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hmm, that could be it but now that I think about it, the one I'm thinking of may not even be an orchid?!?
That really is a fascinating looking flower though!
Thank you for all the help
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08-02-2010, 07:22 PM
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Ok, I figured out what I was thinking of. Turns out it is a terrestrial bladderwort, Utricularia sandersonii. Sorry for the mixup, but thanks for introducing me to an orchid I otherwise think I would never have had the pleasure of knowing!
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08-02-2010, 10:11 AM
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Marion, do you have a link where you 'looked it up'. It would be good to see what it looks like.
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