Hopper nymph on water spider orchid

[prem]

This plant was photographed out in the wild, so I let the nymph be. Were it in my own collection, I would've destroyed it.

You can sometimes find H. repens available as a cultivated plant...a bonus is that it tends to produce new shoots via runners, so one plant will become many over time, and the flowers are quite fragrant at night.

---Prem
Florida's Native and Naturalized Orchids

[Lagoon]

Outstanding photo's! Even the little freeloader looks kinda cute.

[jim blanford]

Prem... Thank you for those great photos, I could see a great watercolor painting from that first one, nice job.

[dgenovese1]

Originally Posted by prem

This plant was photographed out in the wild, so I let the nymph be. Were it in my own collection, I would've destroyed it.

You can sometimes find H. repens available as a cultivated plant...a bonus is that it tends to produce new shoots via runners, so one plant will become many over time, and the flowers are quite fragrant at night.

---Prem
Florida's Native and Naturalized Orchids

Thanks Prem...for the info and the link. I know a guy in Homestead who grows a lot of Florida natives. I'll have to check with him to see if he or someone he knows has one. My wish list is a never ending adventure.