Sacoila argentina

[izio116]

Hello,

This is a terrestrial orchid native to Argentina and Bolivia I think.
It may be mistaken with Sacoila lanceolata, that grows in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and may be Paraguay; and the difference is that lanceolata has pink/salmon flowers, and argentina has light yellow flowers.

I collected those plants in a field of mine, and they are really easy to find. I really like growing terrestrial orchids.

It is growing in a plastic pot, with a substrate composed by sphagnum moss, common earth, some organic materials like leaves, and a little bit of black stones for the drainage.
(I will try to learn to translate better all kind of materials I use for growing my plants, so I can explain myself better and you can understand me)

Hope you like it.

Hugs!

The links below the images is for the largest view.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/...174d9fd6_o.jpg


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[Shirley]

Very pretty, Izio. They look quite tall. How long do the flowers last and are they fragrant? Thank you!