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Not sure if this is the proper thread but.... I'm travelling to Kauai in a few weeks and I discovered that I can bring orchids home without any red-tape. With internet shopping it's not quite as exciting, but (for those of you who are familiar with the area) is there anywhere orchid-related I should go or any particular plant I should look to buy?
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Don't know about nurseries, but if you go to the parking are for Waimea Canyon, you can see large numbers of a beautiful purple terrestrial orchids growing on the red earth. I don't know whether they have a particular bloom season. I found them in bloom on two different trips.
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I will definitely go check that out! I bet that's wonderful to see
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Don't know about nurseries, but if you go to the parking are for Waimea Canyon, you can see large numbers of a beautiful purple terrestrial orchids growing on the red earth. I don't know whether they have a particular bloom season. I found them in bloom on two different trips.
Spathoglottis plicata is like a weed over there! Same with Arundina graminifolia.
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Not sure if this is the proper thread but.... I'm travelling to Kauai in a few weeks and I discovered that I can bring orchids home without any red-tape. With internet shopping it's not quite as exciting, but (for those of you who are familiar with the area) is there anywhere orchid-related I should go or any particular plant I should look to buy?
You will need to have plants inspected at the airport at agricultural. I don't see you home state but there are states where you cannot take them.
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Okay thanks, I will look into this more then. I live in Pa.
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Okay thanks, I will look into this more then. I live in Pa.
PA is not restricted. Have a fun time. Of course, you really should come to Big Island!
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Not sure if this is the proper thread but.... I'm travelling to Kauai in a few weeks and I discovered that I can bring orchids home without any red-tape. With internet shopping it's not quite as exciting, but (for those of you who are familiar with the area) is there anywhere orchid-related I should go or any particular plant I should look to buy?
The Orchid Mall - Everything in Orchids might be of interest and you'll see Hawaiian growers.
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PA is not restricted. Have a fun time. Of course, you really should come to Big Island!
The big island will be the next trip, we're already planning on it!
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Spathoglottis plicata is like a weed over there! Same with Arundina graminifolia.
They are weeds there!

Spathoglottis plicata (Philippine ground orchid)

bamboo orchid, Arundina graminifolia (Orchidales: Orchidaceae)

But since neither tolerates cold weather, they don't seem to threaten the mainland, outside southern Florida and Texas.

The Spathoglottis plicata I recall seeing on Kauaii were much prettier than the photos I find on the Internet. Whoever brought this color strain had good taste.
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