Some Australian Vandaceous species

[OrchidLover1982]

Here are some local australian native Vandaceous species for those interested Hope you like them.

Peristeranthus hillii (rare)



Northern Tangle Root Orchid (Plectorrhiza brevilabris)





Sarcochilus ceciliae



peace and happy growing friends

[tuvoc]

Great photos. I love seeing orchids 'au natural'.

Kim

[OrchidLover1982]

thanks, Sarcochilus ceciliae is naturally epilithic (grows on rocks) but as you can see it is quite happy to grow on a tree as well when planted that way. They can be hard to grow in a pot if you don't understand their needs. They don't like potting mix (their roots rot this way in most mixes as they are surface rooted). I find they do best mounted or tied to a rock and place the rock in a clay pot and with time the roots attach themselves.

[smweaver]

Very, very nice. I especially like that last one. Thanks for posting these wonderful pictures.

[OrchidLover1982]

here is a closer shot of the flowers on that last one. Some of the flowers have been pollinated and are starting to wither away.

[epiphyte78]

Really great photos of those orchids in their native habitat. In what part of Australia were those photos taken?

I recently mounted a Sarcochilus ceciliae in the fork of a tree in my backyard here in Southern California and I'm waiting to see how it does.

[OrchidLover1982]

I live in the South East of the state of Queensland just north of the capital city Brisbane.

Sarcochilus ceciliae does not grow in trees in the wild (it's a lithophyte), but i have occasionally seen it growing on the base of trees near rocks. This one i have planted on a tree in my garden and they do well like this. Its roots spread over the surface of the tree.

It naturally grows on rocks with its roots spreading accross the surface of the rocks sometimes under a layer of moss. Most often near a creek or stream with a some shade and humidity but i have also seen it out in the open on exposed rocks in full sun some distance from water.

I will try and get some photos of Sarcochilus ceciliae in situ if i can in the near future.

[Djarum Black]

Beautiful!

[pheli]

Thanks for sharing these images. I’ve never seen the former two before, but they do look quite some little vanda-like species here.
I’ve never been to Queensland, but it is said that there is also the home of Phal. Amabilis, a widespread species found in the Pacific Asia. Could the wild plants be seen here? It must be joyful to spot them blooming in the habitat.

[Tindomul]

Great photos!