"MICHAEL Riley... waited 20 years to witness... The flowering of the bulbophyllum, or the red tongue orchid [species?].
... a red tongue orchid bought for the Mackay City Council's orchid house where he is the resident expert from a Townsville orchid grower... Mr Riley... "... it attracts flies," he said. "As soon as it's pollinated by flies, it dies off within three days." ... The plant at Orchid House was taken from a mother plant which Mr Riley estimated was 15 to 18 years old. ... The red tongue only grows in Far North Queensland and southern Papua New Guinea." URL : http://www.dailymercury.com.au/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3752699&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection= ************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
