Re: ground orchid?

I just ordered a hardy orchid for our woodland garden. Rattlesnake
Plantain or Downy Rattlesnake Orchid, Goodyera pubescens. Has really
neat leaves.

http://www.ncwildflower.org/plants/orchids/Goodyera_pubescens.jpg

The site had a lot of orchids listed with pictures, if that would help:
http://www.ncwildflower.org/plants/orchids/orchids.html
--
Kitty 
neIN, Zone5

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> Ok- maybe it was 
> */Epipactis gigantea 
> /*/*Pleione formosana 
> *//*Orchis spectabilis,*/* 
> **/Habenaria blephariglottis 
> /*/*Spiranthes cernua odorata 
> 
> */*/and I found a nifty website that lists a bunch of terrestrial 
> orchids some of which grow in the mid-atlantic states (never knew 
> that). Now to figure out which ones will tolerate our heat and dry 
> summer air. 
> 
> http://www.worldplants.com/orchids.htm 
> 
> And another- http://www.thimblefarms.com/98orchidtf.html 
> 
> 
> So- not sure which one was discussed before- but looks like I have 
> homework to do to see what looks good now. I love the bletilla I have- 
> it is now a nice clump coming up. Can't wait to see the blooms. I have 
> both white and pink. 
> 
> Theresa 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> /* 
> Scottie Baugh wrote: 
> 
> >Jewell orchid is Ludisia, but I don't think it would take growing outdoors 
> >year round. We keep it in the greenhouse. We do grown cymbidiums outdoors 
> >year round -- they are in bloom now. Sure looked odd at Christmas 
> >surrounded by snow. 
> > 
> >Scottie 
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "james singer" 
> >To: 
> >Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 10:22 AM 
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] ground orchid? remodel update 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>I've got but a vague memory, and it doesn't seem to be budging. I think 
> >>I only grow three--Phaius, Spathoglotis, and whatever the jewel orchid 
> >>is, so it must not be one that I now have. 
> >> 
> >>On Sunday, February 27, 2005, at 10:41 AM, Theresa wrote: 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>>Yep- I've been hunting through that. Hey Jim- can you just list every 
> >>>ground orchid you can think of? I thought this was something you had 
> >>>grown in the past. It came up when we are discussing 
> >>>Bletilla...(Hoping 
> >>>to jog your memory as mine seems dysfunctional lately) 
> >>> 
> >>>Theresa 
> >>> 
> >>>Donna wrote: 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>>>Might want to check the hort archives for this list.... if you have 
> >>>>some 
> >>>>idea of when the message was posted. It is sortable, by author, as 
> >>>>well as 
> >>>>searchable. 
> >>>> 
> >>>>Donna 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>>>neither of these sounds quite right. It was something I could plant 
> >>>>>in 
> >>>>>the garden and would overwinter outside.... 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>Theresa 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>james singer wrote: 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>>Hmmm. Wonder what it was? Don't think it was either Phaius or 
> >>>>>>Spathoglotis--although they'd be worth a try. 
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> 
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> >>Island Jim 
> >>Southwest Florida 
> >>27.0 N, 82.4 W 
> >>Hardiness Zone 10 
> >>Heat Zone 10 
> >>Minimum 30 F [-1 C] 
> >>Maximum 100 F [38 C] 
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