Re: Long weekend here, and...
Thanks, Jim. So I'm just impatient.
On Nov 23, 2005, at 4:19 PM, James R. Fisher wrote:
james singer wrote:
Been meaning to ask our orchid farmers--Scottie, Cathy, Jim--about
cattleya orchids. Are they epiphytes? I tied an "orchid rescue"
cattleya to the trunk of a ponytail palm about 18 months ago. It is
putting out new growth in two or three places but no roots that I can
detect.
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Yes indeed, Cattleya are epiphytes. In fact, it's the rare orchid that
isn't such (and so are said to be 'terrestrial'). There are some
outliers
which grow on rocks in patches of moss/detritus, such as Brazilian
Laelias.
-jrf
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Jim Fisher
Vienna, Virginia USA
38.9 N 77.2 W
USDA Zone 7
Max. 95 F [36 C], Min. 10 F [-12 C]
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Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
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Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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