DirtyCoconuts presents: The flora and fauna of the Coconuts Compound

[OrchidBro]

I got my mother-in-law a dendrobium that looks exactly like your "pew pew pew". The tag reads Den. Remy Hartmann

Orchid Hybrid: Dendrobium Remy Hartmann | ORCHIDS.ORG

Hers is also in bloom and smells like black licorice.

[DirtyCoconuts]

okay- i have to go tag hunting....that is a really close match....i bet it is the same plant

[DirtyCoconuts]

i see 16 buds on 3 (2.5) spikes! and she's still putting them out
Tags by J Solo, on Flickr

the "trash Catt" appears to be quite stunning!

Some stuff. Plant related by J Solo, on Flickr

six buds still coming in spite of the endless rain
Some stuff. Plant related by J Solo, on Flickr


this NoID phal (in spike, nice) with a leaf growing completely upside down and then flaring up to catch some sun.
Some stuff. Plant related by J Solo, on Flickr

my Siedenfedinea, just sprayed her down and thought the droplets looked like little eyes and it gave her a sort of alien look
Tags by J Solo, on Flickr

little croaker, on a vanda, looking at my micro greens garden
Tags by J Solo, on Flickr

my Zglm. rhein harlequin sending out three new leads
Tags by J Solo, on Flickr

Oh, OrchidBro….it is Den. Remy Hartmann....nice eye!! i found the tag bent and in the bottom of the pot....shows how badly she needed to be repotted :LOL:

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oh, one more....this is pretty exciting for me as I have about 10 of these bulb orchids ( i can find the name somewhere but i think they are Chinese hardy?) and they all have been sending up leaves and then they disappear and i assumed it was some pest and they were doomed to purgatory but then...…!!!!!
Orchid show by J Solo, on Flickr

[Roberta]

Last one is probably Bletilla striata... mine are starting to come up too.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Originally Posted by Roberta

Last one is probably Bletilla striata... mine are starting to come up too.

NICE, yes, thank you, Ma'am!

[WaterWitchin]

Ah, tropical. I live vicariously. Other than falling iguanas. That makes me sad.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Don’t be sad, they are fine.
In fact, they are flourishing and evolving and will take over the state, soon the county and inevitably, the entire temperate civilized world lol

Seriously, they are a big problem here and I don’t condone the needless killing of anything but cold is their only natural predator and the relative warming of the planet has let them evolve to be more cold tolerant allowing them to survive the cold and expand their territory north.

The state has declared that you can kill them any non-cruel way but that is a lot of wiggle room to someone with bad intentions

[neophyte]

The state has declared that you can kill them any non-cruel way but that is a lot of wiggle room to someone with bad intentions

lol

[DirtyCoconuts]

Nice that humor can come through in text over the internet

Without timing, tone, and my hilarious facial expressions, you really only get a part of the message

[OrchidBro]

Glad you found the tag for that Remy Hartmann. The moment you posted that photo I knew I had bought one (at Publix) before. That flower shape is pretty distinct and with the white border. I just had to search through some really old photos to find it. Now you need to let me know if it smells like black licorice as well!

P.S. I hate the smell of licorice in general which is why I gave it to my mother-in-law, lol