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Originally Posted by Ray
I recently acquired an Epi magnoliae (from Andy's) that he said was rescued from a magnolia tree 60 miles inland from the NC coast. Being as I'm on the coast, I thought it might be worth an experiment.
It's growing like mad in the summer heat... Time will tell.
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This is, I think, the farthest north for natural range of any epiphytic native orchid in the US. Of course we humans can grow all sorts of epiphytes, but have to intervene in cultivation with regard to temperature or water or both. This one seems to be able to manage both chill and seasonal dryness, accepts whatever Mother Nature provides.