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10-04-2015, 02:09 PM
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Guess What Orchid I'm Planting Here!
I just did a little project since the rain has apparently stopped. I terraced in a native white pine tree on the NW facing slope in my back yard with a wall built of some found stone. The wall is a bit over 1' tall. I dug out behind the wall until I hit tree roots, and backfilled with a mix that started out 1 part peat, 1 part perlite, and 3 parts sand. With that I mixed two parts pine needles. For reference I live in SE PA.
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10-04-2015, 02:29 PM
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Pleiones? I read an article recently published by the aos about growing these in artificial bogs and this reminded me of it.
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10-04-2015, 02:36 PM
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Some Cyps are found naturally growing by pine trees but I seem to remember you pursuing something else.....
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10-04-2015, 02:54 PM
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Some sort of carnivorous plant???
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10-04-2015, 03:27 PM
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These definitely orchids, and native ones at that!
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10-04-2015, 03:39 PM
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I'm guessing Cypripedium acaule.
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10-04-2015, 04:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Orchid Whisperer
I'm guessing Cypripedium acaule.
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Bingo!
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10-06-2015, 09:56 PM
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That's going to be lovely in the spring. Good luck!
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11-11-2016, 05:30 PM
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Cyps were my guess too! Are they doing well?
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