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Aspasia epidendroides. This species ranges from Guatemala to Panama. The flowers tend to face upwards (at least in my greenhouse). |
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Maxillaria variabilis x Maxillaria elatior. A cross of two Maxillaria found in nature growing on or near trees in the tropical forest.
M. variabilis is found from Mexico to Ecuador but M. elatior's native range is limited to Mexico to Costa Rica. |
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Maxillaria meleagris. A native of Mexico and Central America, this species has inconspicuous blooms close to the base hiding in it's own foliage. |
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Maxillaria tenuifolia 'JoAnn'. The name Maxillaria is derived from the Latin maxilla (jaw) which refers to the resemblance of the column and lip of the flower to the jaws of an insect. This species is found in Mexico and most of Central America. |
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Dichaea glauca. A native of Mexico to Costa Rica and the West Indies. A deciduous plant, it grows at low to medium elevations in wet forests |
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Galeandra batemanii. A native of Mexico to Costa Rica which grows in seasonally dry regions. The leaves are deciduous. Mostly found at low elevations near sea level. A prolific bloomer. |
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Lockhartia lunifera. This plant is native to much of tropical America. The
splayed sheathed stems give it an appearance more resembling a cactus. |
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Lockhartia lunifera. A close-up of flowers and buds. |
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Lycaste deppei x xytriophora. A deciduous plant which flowers as new foliage appears. This is an hybrid of two Central American natives. |
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Lycaste cochleata. A deciduous orchid which blooms as new foliage appears. A native of Mexico. |
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Nageliella purpurea. The entire plant with the long spikes bearing clusters of tiny flowers.
This orchid is native to Mexico and Central America and is found up to 1500 meters elevation growing on the horizontal moss-covered branches of trees. |
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Nageliella purpurea. A close-up of the flowers. |
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Oerstedella centradenia. A prolifically flowering miniature with canelike growth. Native to Costa Rica and Panama.
Grows like a weed. |
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Nageliella angustifolia. This narrow-leaved Nageliella is found growing as an epiphyte or occasionally as a terrestrial at elevations up to 2100 meters in Mexico and Central America. |
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Ornithocephalus bicornis. This tiny orchid grows attached to trees in Central America. Subsequent fan shaped growths overlap older growths. Flower spikes grow out from new and old growth. |
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Comparettia falcata. A small creeping plant native to the Andes, Central America, and the West Indies. |
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Calypso bulbosa. A single species genus, the Calypso is native to northern temperate regions around the world from North America through Europe and Asia to Japan. In the wild, Calypso grows in damp marshy areas near coniferous forests and requires an Alpine-cool climate. This particular plant was one of a number rescued when the Oregon Department of Transportation routed a bicycle path through their habitat. Now day-glo-clad yuppies can ride their mountain bikes to Starbucks where they can sit around and pontificate over saving the environment. |
