Ghost orchid - reprise.

[prem]

Last year, a colleague and I hiked deep into the Fakahatchee Strand swamp to try to find ghost orchids in flower...after much searching, we were rewarded with the sight of this orchid in full flower. This particular plant will always be special to me...let's hope it remains alive and flowering for many years to come:

Ghost Orchid, Frog Orchid, Palm Polly (Dendrophylax lindenii) - Florida's Native and Naturalized Orchids

I had the opportunity to revisit this plant this year, and here is one photo that I shot of it:



Interestingly enough, it has the same curl to the dorsal sepal this year as last year...each ghost flower has a bit of a unique size and shape, as is evidenced by other images on my ghost orchid gallery page:

Ghost Orchid, Frog Orchid, Palm Polly (Dendrophylax lindenii) Information Page at Florida's Native and Naturalized Orchids

Taken with natural light, Canon Digital Rebel XTi, 1/8s, f5.6, ISO 100, EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens.

Enjoy!
---Prem

[RosieC]

That latest picture is stunning. A really nice shot.

[gixrj18]

That picture is worth a million words, and yet I'm speechless! Bravo!

[Chubidubi]

Incredible shot!!!

[zxyqu]

Ever since adaptation... Just an awesome flower!

[prem]

This plant met its demise two years ago when the dead tree trunk that it was growing on broke and fell into the swamp below. How sad, but that's the way of the swamp.

---Prem

[camille1585]

Oh no! How sad..... But that's how nature works. I'd rather have that happen than a poacher strip it off the tree.
And that was a really gorgeous photo you took of it.

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Oh no! How sad..... But that's how nature works. I'd rather have that happen than a poacher strip it off the tree.
And that was a really gorgeous photo you took of it.

[nenella]

Me too I agree! I hope you have the opportunity of returning and taking some more great pics!

[epiphyte0]

That's beautiful, I had no idea they were native to FL.