tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post889214945342344410..comments2024-03-09T08:19:02.368-05:00Comments on Southeast Florida Garden Evolvement: Mystery plant found during the front yard clean upAmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744078497819915126noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-35193625343748210942019-11-09T11:05:37.560-05:002019-11-09T11:05:37.560-05:00That is an African Spotted Orchid (Oeceoclades mac...That is an African Spotted Orchid (Oeceoclades maculata).Cosmoses xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761521421650709169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-9568041131189063302011-11-01T22:25:35.228-04:002011-11-01T22:25:35.228-04:00How lucky you are to find such a nice treasure. A...How lucky you are to find such a nice treasure. An orchid growing wild in your yard. Your landscape is lovely and reading your blog post this evening made me feel warm. It is 30 degrees here in the central states. <br /><br />I would pot the orchid and keep some for myself and give others as Christmas gifts to the gardeners on my gift list.Susan Ghttp://yardandgardensecrets.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-84572716653334117652010-03-27T06:54:17.875-04:002010-03-27T06:54:17.875-04:00First seeing the picture I thought an orchid of so...First seeing the picture I thought an orchid of some kind and thought how lucky you were to find those. Seeing the responses that you got lets me know I was right, and told me you are blessed with little slipper orchids. They look really healthy too.<br /><br />Enjoy and I look forward to pictures of the blooms.<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-83740612213970443832010-01-19T21:34:15.824-05:002010-01-19T21:34:15.824-05:00Love those mystery plants -- especially when you c...Love those mystery plants -- especially when you can ID them. Susan, didn't you get a rain lily? Gorgeous! It makes weeding difficult, but restraint gratifying.<br /> Meems, I think the agapanthus you gave me is one of my few survivors. Pink firespike looks like toast, but I'm betting it's a comeback kid. Am I right?Penny Carnathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043964566371049303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-75365657783692809322010-01-19T13:12:21.842-05:002010-01-19T13:12:21.842-05:00Wow! What a find! An orchid growing naturally in y...Wow! What a find! An orchid growing naturally in your garden! I'm VERY impressed! And your garden is beautiful!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123627573356760362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-47358911215630932432010-01-19T13:06:10.055-05:002010-01-19T13:06:10.055-05:00You are a zone south of me and yet still had freez...You are a zone south of me and yet still had freeze damage. I thought zone 10 was immune to that. You have a lot that is still beautiful though! What a great plant to find in your garden! I'm going to look closer under MY bushes. Maybe I'll have a mystery plant too :)NanaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425496284594894548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-55307101864882470082010-01-19T10:02:47.113-05:002010-01-19T10:02:47.113-05:00How lucky you are to have a wild orchid growing in...How lucky you are to have a wild orchid growing in your front yard...I'm jealous! That is very exciting. Your garden looks like it escaped a lot of cold damage. My ixoras are toasty brown for now but they do make a pretty speedy recovery.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106128705768954876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-28463379729922697722010-01-17T21:38:19.761-05:002010-01-17T21:38:19.761-05:00Meems and Floridagirl: Yes, the frontyard area I ...Meems and Floridagirl: Yes, the frontyard area I shown in the picture does have a good plant base for me to start my own. However, the backyard is another story. I only have some palms and hedge bushes when we moved in. That is most of my work go toward. I will post another posting soon (hopefully this week) to reveal that part of "garden" :)Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744078497819915126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-6336926319512491762010-01-17T21:31:25.425-05:002010-01-17T21:31:25.425-05:00Floridagirl:
Thanks for identifying this myster...Floridagirl: <br /><br />Thanks for identifying this mystery plant! Wow, you definetly know your stuff like "The rainforest Gardener" pointed out :) IT IS A Lucky find! Any more experience to share in terms of care of this plant? I will also do more research on the internet myself. THANKS AGAIN!<br /><br />The rainforest gardener: <br />Thanks for confirming floridagirl's find! Now I am excited, but also feel a little pressure because I am not a very good orchid grower :)Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744078497819915126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-51508946834094539152010-01-17T21:17:10.810-05:002010-01-17T21:17:10.810-05:00Floridagirl knows her stuff as those are definitel...Floridagirl knows her stuff as those are definitely Lady Slipper orchids in the Paphiopedilum genus! What a find! Make sure to take good care of them, as they are kinda pricey.Steve Asbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-52009300182754398442010-01-17T20:43:30.088-05:002010-01-17T20:43:30.088-05:00I'm no plant expert, but I'm a novice orch...I'm no plant expert, but I'm a novice orchid collector (at it a few years, but limited by $$). Anyway, the whole structure of this plant reminds me of an orchid...maybe some type of lady slipper. ???? Lucky find! And you are so lucky to have inherited such a beautiful, mature landscape/garden! Our lot consisted of grass, an oak tree, a magnolia, and a couple of palms when we bought it.Floridagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357453320897720393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-22104131767859578102010-01-17T16:54:32.214-05:002010-01-17T16:54:32.214-05:00Hi Ami,
I wish I could help you out with the littl...Hi Ami,<br />I wish I could help you out with the little treasure you found. But I do not recognize it. From the looks of it I'd say it is some sort of rhizome and NOT a weed. It can't hurt to pot it up and see what happens... you know it has to be a survivor to make it underneath all the debris and plant material on top of it.<br /><br />So nice of you to share the pretty photos from your summer garden... it sure looks like you have some good plants to start out with. It will be really fun for you to grow with your new garden.<br /><br />Thank you for the link... my agapanthus plants are standing on their own after all the horrid weather... I LOVE, LOVE them!Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.com