06-22-2007, 06:49 AM
Tanks Mitzi for the breakdown on the orchids found throughout the puna area....i find the bamboo orchids and philippine ground orchid predominant in orchidland (how appropriate), but not the nun's cap...it must be found in more wetter and dense foliaged areas, not the typical exposed topography of most of lower puna ...wouldn't mind having alot of the nun's cap growing rampant in my lot, although i'm stuck with the more sunny/exposed land for the time being. i Find that you can grow a variety of orchids here with maybe more filtered light and in trees, rocks or graveled areas that can drain well.
noel
noel