MORE RARE TROPICAL PLANTS: November 2020

WHY I DO THIS BLOG ON RARE PLANTS

This blog is a labor of love. Because of my love for unusual, tropical plants and the ways to make them prosper, I searched high and low for information and data on the more obscure denizens of the plant Kingdom my information database grew and I realized that Much of the Data on Obscure Species was Unavailable or written in a cold scientific manner. In Addition, many things in garden books will not tell you of the potentially bad aspects of plant species because they were compiled by people who did not actually grow the plants themselves.Finally,as a gardener of unusual plants, I and others searched relentlessly for species, pictures, seeds, and descriptions of plants that are Unusual and easy to maintain yet many of which are never seen outside of a botanical garden.

I talked to people and found that many of my friends and associates wanted cuttings (and had as much success with them as I did) It occurred to me that there are a great deal of people out there that relish unusual and odd plants but the mainstream Plant distributors only carry "Safe" plants, Yet the dealers who deal in unusual make a killing in the plant business. How are People supposed to know about these Floral finds unless they are exposed to them.

According to the report “State of the worlds plants”by researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the United Kingdom, there are about 391,000 species of vascular plants currently known to science. Of these, about 369,000 species (or 94 percent) are flowering plants.

By scanning through several plant databases, including the the Plant List, the International Plant Names Index and the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, the team found that 391,000 vascular plants are currently known to science. Moreover, about 2,000 new plant species are discovered or described every year. Many of these newly described are already on The endangered list

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Orchid basics

The Key things to remember about orchid care in general .

In order to keep alive and re-bloom it.

Will it be indoors or outdoors?

Each species has different light requirements and water requirements.

Orchids in a potting medium must

have the medium dry out between waterings.

Most Orchids without Water storage must be watered a minimum of once a week.As a rule of thumb, drought-tolerant orchids, such as cattleyas, oncidiums and dendrobiums only need to be watered once a week. Other species should be watered every 4-5 days.

Almost all epiphyte species do best when mounted on wood...It’s how they grow in nature… And once established… They require less or no watering and very little fertilizer.

Explaining light requirements -Most orchids need strong filtered light. Not necessarily direct sun. Although they will acclimate to it.

have a very sunny yard, so I put most of my not-full-sun plants in containers under the eaves. They want and need filtered light ..strong light. And many will not re-bloom unless they are affected by seasonal light change.

If you have orchids that like higher light — the Dendrobiums, Vandas, oncidiums and Cattleyas — put them in the pool cage or under an oak tree. If you have a successful staghorn fern, it's in a spot that's great for most orchids.

Many can take some morning sun and afternoon shade.

Your plant will tell you if it’s getting too much (or too little) light. Leaves tend to become greener when light is too low, but they may turn yellow or bleached-looking when light is too bright. If you notice black or brown patches, the plant is likely sunburned and should be moved to an area with lower light.

They really should only be fertilized when they’re actively growing.

Hybrids or inter generic orchids will have the same light and water requirements of the parent plant or plants.

Upcoming Research for presentations

Video of selections of unique Tropical vines And why they are special. Video of noteworthy Florida native plants and unique facts about them. Video of butterfly house and plants Educating how why and where to plant a butterfly garden. Unusual tropical trees that are Suitable ,unusual and useful to be used as specimen plantings. The right plant for the right place makes for a righteous landscape. Video of fern Selection and how to grow them Individual focusing on plant family and the best species The top 10 species names …unique characteristics… And how to grow and propagate them Heliconia,Ginger Bromeliads ,epiphytes Bamboo and more