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Old 04-02-2010, 04:44 PM
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I'm a newbie so please forgive me any mistakes!

I have a 60 gallon terrarium that I am in the process of turning into an orchidarium.

I need some advice onhow to proceed! So far I have a roll of coco-fibre mat for the backing of the terr. and I have a small fountian pump that I want to have a waterfall and small pond area in the terrarium. Anyone know if this would be detrimental to the orchids to have a flowing water source and a fairly wet environment? Risk of disease?
I also have a FANTASTIC source for orchids. Too good, since I lloked at their plant list and have no idea how to choose. I'm looking at paphiopediums since some are native in my area. Any suggestions on species that would do well in such a wet terr?

Thanks for any help!
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You might try checking out the Terrarium gardening section of this board. lots of good information there.
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Old 04-03-2010, 06:27 AM
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I agree with Izzie, and I've moved your thread over to that section in the hope you will get some more answers.

I don't know anything about Terrariums myself but lots of our members grow that way and there should be someone with some info pop up soon.
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Paphs are native to your area? Did some escape from cultivation?

Where do you live? Are you an American living in Asia presently or are you an immigrant from Asia who has come to the US?

Paphiopedilum spp. are native to Asia.

Do you mean Paphs are native to your homeland in Asia?

Cypripedium spp. can be found native to North America, Far Eastern Europe, and East Asia.

Are you talking about Cyps?

Unless...

...You live in Florida, where Oeceoclades maculata can be confused for a Paph because of it's mottled leaves. If it is Oeceoclades maculata, then it's not technically native to the US, it's a naturalized plant to the US. It's native origins are from Africa and Madagascar. Oeceoclades maculata has actually become a pan-tropical weed, (another pan-tropical weed is Spathoglottis plicata, whose native origins are from tropical Asia).

Oeceoclades are closely related to Eulophia and are in the Cymbidium Alliance.

Oeceoclades maculata:

http://www.orchidspecies.com/oecmaculata.htm

As for orchids that grow along wet places. There are a lot.

There are a few terrestrial orchids that grow along streams or near streambanks.

One famous group of orchids are the temperate stream-side growing "evergreen" Disas (Disa aurata, Disa cardinalis, Disa tripetaloides, Disa uniflora). They're from South Africa.

Another group of wet growers are Stenoglottis spp., also from South Africa.

Then there are the epiphytical (epiphytes = plants that grow on trees) tropical cloud forest inhabitants of Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean islands. Namely, the orchids from the Pleurothallid Alliance, which include genera such as Pleurothallis, Masdevallia, Dracula, Scaphosepalum, Barbosella, Trisetella, Porroglossum, Lepanthes, Lepanthopsis, Trichosalpinx, etc.

There are also tropical lithophytes (lithophytes = plants that grow on rocks) such as Phragmipedium spp. and Sarcoglottis.

Nervilia spp. are also found along streams. The problem with this group of plants is that they go dormant.

There are also the bog plants native to the US, Calopogon tuberosus being one of them. Pogonia ophioglossoides is another. But, again, these go dormant.
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Philip- there are actually three Paphs that are native to the Rockies near me. I'll look up the names. They dont' look like your typical orchid.
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:X Just reread, I thought you had implied that Paph. aren't native...anywhere...which is absurd now that I think about it.

Don't mind me!
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Philip- there are actually three Paphs that are native to the Rockies near me. I'll look up the names. They dont' look like your typical orchid.
Whoa (Keanu Reeves moment)....

I didn't know that. That's crazy!
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:X Don't mind me. I had a brainfart. They're limnorchis.

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I'm gonna create a thread for you before I hijack any more. See genus...discussion...thingies.
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