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06-28-2012, 12:37 AM
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colombian orchids
i wanted to open this thread to show you some photos of the biggest treasure my country has.
i will be uploading any new picture in this same thread
Elleanthus glaucophyllus
some kind of Oncidium (really bad photo, sorry)
Epidendrum sp.
Sobralia sp.
Epi. fimbriatum (with my ugly, half eaten fingers, sorry again)
probably a Masdevallia
some kind of Pleurothallis
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06-28-2012, 10:47 AM
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Awesome. Almost makes me want to move. Almost.
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06-28-2012, 05:39 PM
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ooo! Fabulous!
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06-29-2012, 08:23 PM
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What a great place to find orchids! What part of Colombia are you finding these orchids in? Or are these pictures from random travels?
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06-30-2012, 12:19 AM
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these are from three different travels, all of them just a couple of hours (tops) away from medellin. and i'm going to another one tomorrow with a group from the local orchid society, so expect a lot (i hope) of new photos soon
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06-30-2012, 09:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tuvoc
Awesome. Almost makes me want to move. Almost.
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LOL. If you ever visited Colombia....or Ecuador,Peru etc it would take an entire platoon of marines to drag you back to The Empire.
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06-30-2012, 10:01 AM
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Great pictures!
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07-02-2012, 12:03 AM
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07-02-2012, 12:11 AM
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08-16-2012, 12:03 AM
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Wow, thank you for sharing. I want to visit so bad, as a child I never appreciated the flora or fauna of Colombia, just visited relatives.
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