Florida Orchids
I soon discovered that the united states and florida in particular was host to many orchid species as well.
Florida orchids. Welcome to the florida native orchids gallery. I think i found a native orchid. Over 20 years of field observations driving untold miles and cataloguing native orchid localities across the state have gone into the making of this website. At that point my fate was sealed.
Floridas ghost orchid is well known among plant lovers but its just one of the states ninety nine native orchid species. The florida butterfly orchid is the showiest of the natives producing small but. Graphics and web design. Florida wild orchid gallery.
We wish to bring our love of orchids to our loyal customers so that they may bring the same joy and beauty to your life as they do ours. Altamonte springs florida united states. Click here to inquire about identification. I found many orchid species growing right near my boyhood home and took to studying them in the wild.
We strive to raise and sell the most beautiful and healthy rare and native orchids grown in florida. Main page gallery of native orchids blog photo essays native orchids and florida law observing native orchids stock photograph use and licensing native orchid calendars and other merchandise speaking engagements about the author. Orchids typically prefer at least partial shade or filtered sunlight and should be protected from cold temperatures. Who we are native fl orchids is a family owned business of second generation orchid enthusiasts.
Many of these photographs are available as high resolution digital stock photographs as well as frameable high resolution art. This gallery is a labor of love for the orchids growing wild in the state of florida both native and naturalized. Floridas native orchids are protected by the following florida statute which is reprinted here without any attempt made to interpret it. Orchid image gallery including native florida orchids.
Membership newsletter culture notes and activity information. Most orchids need to be repotted every few years and many can be divided into smaller plants. Around my 15th birthday my parents bought me carl luers book the native orchids of florida. Floridas native and naturalized orchids an educational photographic site dedicated to our natural treasures native orchids and florida law.
This gallery is a labor of love for the orchids native to my home state florida which translated from spanish means land of flowers. This gallery is a labor of love for the orchids native to my home state florida which translated from spanish means land of flowers. Many orchids thrive in floridas heat and humidity like cattleya and phalaenopsis and can do well in the home and around the yard. Florida wild orchid gallery help.