miamicuse Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 Went to FTBG last weekend during it's orchid festival. Just want to share some photos, some of them of palms and some of other plants. Rainbow Eucalyptus Chambeyronia macrocarpa may be hookeri? orchid mounted on palm trunk What is the plant in the red circle? Two more pictures below of the leaves. more pictures to follow... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamicuse Posted March 15 Author Report Share Posted March 15 (edited) I saw some clustered palms (may be Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) with the top truncated, and orchids are mounted on them. I was under the impression that palm trunk when cut like this will rot away fairly quickly, how long will they stay upright for the orchids? Tacca integrifolia more pictures to come... Edited March 15 by miamicuse 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamicuse Posted March 15 Author Report Share Posted March 15 The star of the show, ghost orchid in bloom. vanilla orchid creeping up 25 feet up on a palm and blooming what kind of palms is this? Huge leaves! anyone know what kind of vines these are in the picture below? Hemithrinax ekmaniana 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas_Sancona Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 28 minutes ago, miamicuse said: The star of the show, ghost orchid in bloom. vanilla orchid creeping up 25 feet up on a palm and blooming what kind of palms is this? Huge leaves! anyone know what kind of vines these are in the picture below? Hemithrinax ekmaniana Vine w/ the blue flowers is Petrea volubilis, Sandpaper Vine / Queen's Wreath 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmarum Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 50 minutes ago, miamicuse said: ... what kind of palms is this? Huge leaves! ... Arenga undulatifolia. A wonderful member of the genus and a fun palm to grow in S. Florida... if you have the room for it. Those leaves get massive even in a container. Specimens seem to care less that they are in pots. Great timing getting a photo of the Ghost Orchid in bloom. Ryan 4 1 South Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnorell Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 In agreement with Nathan and I have seen them many times in person so can confirm...the vines pictured there in the Fairchild arbor are indeed Petrea volubilis and its cultivar 'alba.' A lot of great vines on that long walk! 2 Michael Norell Rancho Mirage, California | 33°44' N 116°25' W | 293 ft | z10a | avg Jan 44/70F | Jul 78/108F avg | Weather Station KCARANCH310 previously Big Pine Key, Florida | 24°40' N 81°21' W | 4.5 ft. | z12a | Calcareous substrate | avg annual min. approx 52F | avg Jan 65/75F | Jul 83/90 | extreme min approx 41F previously Natchez, Mississippi | 31°33' N 91°24' W | 220 ft.| z9a | Downtown/river-adjacent | Loess substrate | avg annual min. 23F | Jan 43/61F | Jul 73/93F | extreme min 2.5F (1899) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnorell Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 The plant in the red circle is certainly Torch Ginger, Etlingera elatior/Phaeomeria magnifica (et al. synonyms), whichever name you prefer. (I hate to give up the old Phaeomeria magnifica moniker because I think it is one of the all-time great botanical names, and so fitting for this magnificent plant.) 1 Michael Norell Rancho Mirage, California | 33°44' N 116°25' W | 293 ft | z10a | avg Jan 44/70F | Jul 78/108F avg | Weather Station KCARANCH310 previously Big Pine Key, Florida | 24°40' N 81°21' W | 4.5 ft. | z12a | Calcareous substrate | avg annual min. approx 52F | avg Jan 65/75F | Jul 83/90 | extreme min approx 41F previously Natchez, Mississippi | 31°33' N 91°24' W | 220 ft.| z9a | Downtown/river-adjacent | Loess substrate | avg annual min. 23F | Jan 43/61F | Jul 73/93F | extreme min 2.5F (1899) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamicuse Posted March 15 Author Report Share Posted March 15 16 hours ago, miamicuse said: How about this one I meant to ask it's ID as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmarum Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 33 minutes ago, miamicuse said: How about this one I meant to ask it's ID as well. It is one of the palm mimic Carludovica species, but not sure if its the common C. palmata (Panama Hat Plant) or not. If there was no sign for it, there might be a thin aluminum tag buried down near the base. Ryan 2 South Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamicuse Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 (edited) 8 hours ago, Palmarum said: It is one of the palm mimic Carludovica species, but not sure if its the common C. palmata (Panama Hat Plant) or not. If there was no sign for it, there might be a thin aluminum tag buried down near the base. Ryan I didn't see a tag. May be it was buried under the mulch or lost. I just assumed it's a palm now I have to go Google Carludovica LOL. OK after some searches I think this one looks very close to what I saw. ...and I found it right here on PalmTalk with the title Carludovica Jungle Drums but it seems it was referenced as a Asplundia martiana. also here: Edited March 16 by miamicuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas_Sancona Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 1 hour ago, miamicuse said: I didn't see a tag. May be it was buried under the mulch or lost. I just assumed it's a palm now I have to go Google Carludovica LOL. OK after some searches I think this one looks very close to what I saw. ...and I found it right here on PalmTalk with the title Carludovica Jungle Drums but it seems it was referenced as a Asplundia martiana. also here: Look through this: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120241-Carludovica Only 4 species in the Genus, so it should be easy to find if a Carludovica sp.. Sister Genus, Asplundia, here: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/141252-Asplundia has many more species. List of Genus in the Cyclanthus Family: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/71489-Cyclanthaceae 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamicuse Posted March 18 Author Report Share Posted March 18 On 3/16/2023 at 2:38 AM, Silas_Sancona said: Look through this: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120241-Carludovica Only 4 species in the Genus, so it should be easy to find if a Carludovica sp.. Sister Genus, Asplundia, here: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/141252-Asplundia has many more species. List of Genus in the Cyclanthus Family: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/71489-Cyclanthaceae Thank you Nathan, will be checking out those references! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamicuse Posted March 18 Author Report Share Posted March 18 a few more pictures taken that day of the orchids and some succulents. Love the rostrata. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 Lovely shots of an outstanding garden! Thanks for the tour. 1 Kim Cyr Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow All characters in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Adair Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 I love this garden! I wish I had been there, especially to see the ghost orchid blooms. Thanks so much for all the great photos! The American Orchid Society has its headquarters at FTG AND AOS supports the IPS with a lovely half page (free) ad in its high quality monthly magazine. Another reason to like and support AOS and FTG! Cindy Adair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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