Hello my freezing friends! I need some help identifying and learning to care for a certain plant. Kiawah doesn't really have the power to charge the power-hungry lap top to look at plants on the internet right now, so could you please help me?
Here is some info about The Unknown Plant (insert dramatic music here ...Dun, dun, dun...)
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| The Unknown Plant |
Here is some info about The Unknown Plant (insert dramatic music here ...Dun, dun, dun...)
-I found it at Cracker Boy Boat Works in Ft. Pierce Florida (near the ocean).
-The flowers look orchid-ish
-The top looks like asparagus
-I found the bulb without any growth on it (no roots or greenery) except for the brown leaves at the top of the bulb
-It wasn't under a tree
-It was in a sandy, rocky environment when I found it
-It grew a foot in a month!
-Most of the time it grew in the shade
-It has been in a cup (the bulb hasn't been getting much sunlight) with a damp bottom
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| dead leaves near top of bulb |
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| tiny pink flowers |
Hopefully this is enough info to help me identify this plant!
Dun, dun, dun....
Thank you,
Riley poo
Hi Riley! I have no clue what kind of plant that is.
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our snow is gone from all the rain we got.
Siobhan
Hi cutie! Oh, fun post--you reeled me in like a mahi-mahi. I LOVE a research challenge! Looks like maybe it's a Eulophia orchid?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulophia
Scroll all the way down through the blog below, and you will see your EXACT plant (I think), and this person was looking for an i.d., too! (Look in the comments.) http://sefloridagardenevolvement.blogspot.com/2011/04/sago-palm-orchids-and-unknown-plants.html?showComment=1390083251470#c8803205296081104748
Good luck and TELL US when you find out!
I've been all over the place and can't figure out the species. E. keithii????
DeleteI shared your post with an old friend whose wife is the manager at the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge in Florida. They do think it is a wild orchid, but pointed out that many alien plants are deposited by visiting watercraft on the coast and it could be from anywhere in the world--which makes it trickier to narrow down! Take care of it--it seems special! (Until it takes over the V berth and strangles you all...)
DeleteWhew! I can sleep now. I emailed an orchid specialist in Florida, who replied that it is Eulophia graminea. http://1888orchids.blogspot.com/2008/07/eulophia-graminea-orchids-of-asia-found.html What do I win???
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