Bamboo Orchid? - Orchid Board

flhiker · #1 11-05-2007, 11:54 AM

Hi all, I did a google search and wasn't able to find out much about the growing habits a the
Bamboo Orchid. Anyone here have any info? thanks

Ross · #2 11-05-2007, 12:34 PM

Dave, it actually is Arundina graminifolia.

Try this page Arundina graminifolia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yours doesn't really look the same however. It looks more like a cat.

Dorothy · #3 11-05-2007, 12:44 PM

Bamboo orchid is also known as Arundina graminifolia
Here it is at Jay's - IOSPE PHOTOS
and here - Arundina graminifolia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here is an abbreviated assessment - Arundina graminifolia, Bamboo Orchid
I love this orchid - where did you find it?

Dorothy · #4 11-05-2007, 12:45 PM

I felt the same way, Ross ..

.. it looks more like a catt to me also.
(You beat me to it, I owe you a coke

)

pheli · #5 11-05-2007, 12:46 PM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/205/4...887fe837_o.jpg
The photo was taken at a park in central Taiwan. Without noticing their flowers, they look like weeds.
In subtropical or tropical regions, they could be grown like other outdoor plants.

Ross · #6 11-05-2007, 12:49 PM

I took mine in the countryside along a little travelled road on The Big Island of Hawaii. Groing in local soil.

flhiker · #7 11-05-2007, 01:54 PM

Thanks everyone, D. I saw a couple in the Home Depot. The Photo is from this site.
Orchid Photo Gallery: Bamboo Orchids

Ross · #8 11-05-2007, 02:20 PM

Those photos look like a cultured version of the orchids I photographed in the wild. Fertilizer and proper care would explain the difference in appearance. I'm sure it's the same. I know you can buy starts from growers on the Big Island. All they do is go out and dig something up or take cuttings and root them. They're pretty hardy and may even grow out in your yard down there.

Dorothy · #9 11-05-2007, 05:03 PM

Thanks, Dave

I wish my HD carried such an orchid .. all they ever seem to have is phals, dendros and an occasional oncid.

Yours is a bamboo orchid .. I found this site and the flowers look identical - Orchid Photo Gallery: Bamboo Orchids
Arundina graminifolia is also known as
Arundina bambusifolia
Bletia graminifolia
and
Arundina speciosa
as per Detailed information on Bamboo Orchid, Bird Orchid Arundina graminifolia

Oh, I have found some bulbs here

- Bamboo Orchid Plant

khill · #10 11-05-2007, 06:04 PM

Dave, I have some in my yard and they are doing well.

They look like mini catts. I bought mine at one of our local HD's.