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Unknown Azalea
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Leo in N E Illinois
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This is Ophrys tenthrendinifera for @Leo in N E Illinois
View attachment 180628 View attachment 180629 I apologize for my non existing photographing skills
Love the Ophrys, lovely flowers, really do remind one of a bee.
I wish these were more commonly available in North America, import regulations makes it hard to get them. Do you find them easy or difficult to grow?
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It is a flowering peach. I don't remember the name anymore but I know @thumblessprimate1 does.
Here is another photo of it.
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Peppermint, buddy.
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Hello Leo,
I am not an experienced orchid grower and my collection consists only of 10-12 plants.
Considering the above, I dare say Ophrys are easy.
I keep them dry into their pot during summer. Only mist the substrate 2-3 times.
Upon fall coming I mist them more and start watering when green appears.
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Okay, so Ophrys grow autumn thru spring, and are summer dormant. Good to know. I will keep my eye out for them, when they become available in the USA. I did raise Pterostylis, an Australian terrestrial orchid, sometimes called a greenhood. They too needed a dry dormancy during the summer, did their growing and blooming over the winter. I lost them, because I forgot and kept them too wet one summer. Oh well. Live and Learn.
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Unknown Pink, just starting to show.
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This one is about to explode. It is called Girard" Fuchsia, has dark purple flowers.
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Girard's Rose
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Trident flowers.
I can't wait to see that one in full bloom. I LOVE purple.
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I love that smell! Second only to Mongolia fiscatti
Lol, now I'll have to look for one of those.
RobertB
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Amazed at how nice some of our succulent flowers are..
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A few more, the cooler weather has really helped with the azaleas this year.
This is almost there
In case you are wondering what they look like, here is the flower. I have another, but I pruned it too late so there are not that many flowers on it. I wish that the camera would capture the vivid purple that this one has.
I call this one Miss Scralett. I think it is Girard's Scarlett.
This is almost there
In case you are wondering what they look like, here is the flower. I have another, but I pruned it too late so there are not that many flowers on it. I wish that the camera would capture the vivid purple that this one has.
I call this one Miss Scralett. I think it is Girard's Scarlett.
Beautiful as always. Do you know what the purple on is? It is spectacular. (coming from a purple fanatic)
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I do not, was told that it was called "fuchsia" when I got it at the flea market. The only azalea that I can find online called fuchsia is Girard's Fuchsia but the flowers don't match. I have some cuttings struck, I hope they take.
