I wish to thank our colleagues who generously shared their experience and knowledge about North American native orchids which they have grown :
1) Wayne [Roberts Flower Supply] : "Among the easiest is Cypripedium pubescens and kentuckiense...
Calopogon, many of the Platanthera and Goodyera pubescens are also good choices"
full post : http://orchidguide.com/pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/2005-April/001986.html
see also : http://orchidguide.com/pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/2005-April/002107.html
2) Prem [Subrahmanyam] : "The one orchid that I would most heartily recommend is Pogonia ophioglossoides"
complete post : http://orchidguide.com/pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/2005-April/002004.html
3) Wilford [Neptune]: "I have been growing several native North American terrestrials in pot culture
for the past 12 years: Calopogon tuberosus, both the pink and alba forms... Rose pogonia, both
colored and alba forms; Spiranthes cernua... Cyp parviflorum var parviflorum; Cyp parviflorum var pubescens; Cyp
kentuckiense, both the common pale yellow-gray color, and the bright yellow form; Cyp reginae..."
source : http://orchidguide.com/pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/2005-April/001988.html
see also : http://orchidguide.com/pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/2005-April/002010.html
4) Eric [Muehlbauer] :"My best long term success with an N. American terestrial has been with C.acaule...I have some C. pubescens that has been growing for about 15 years here in Queens. Next best for long lived is Calopogon tuberosus....which lasts for quite a few years"
post : http://orchidguide.com/pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/2005-April/002012.html
and : http://orchidguide.com/pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/2005-April/002110.html
5) Buzz [Baxter] : "Cypridedium pubescens and reginae growing on the edge of my back yard for about 10 years now... in Northern Illinois"
post : http://orchidguide.com/pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/2005-April/002016.html
6) Harvey [Brenneise] : "My success with various cypripediums has been mixed... I have found calceolis to be fairly adaptable... I've also had good success with reginae when I was living in Michigan... I have had no success with acaule at all."
post : http://orchidguide.com/pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/2005-April/002104.html
7) Charles [Ufford] : "cyp. pubescens... pubescens parviflorum..."
his post : http://orchidguide.com/pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/2005-April/002109.html
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Next weekend, I will have to opportunity to see some orchid species in situ, including Cypripedium acaule.
I will not collect any since several are available locally : produced from seeds in a laboratory and available from at least one nursery.
see : http://www.planteck.com/en/index.php
*********** Regards,
Viateur
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