I recently spoke at the Volusia County Orchid Society on August 19th, 2015. Thank you so much to the society for hosting me.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2015
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About Me
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Prem Subrahmanyam
- I am a software engineer based in the metro Orlando area. On weekends, you will often find me in the field with my family photographing Florida's native orchids. I also give lectures on these orchids at many orchid, garden, and native plant societies. I am also an avid fossil hunter.
Links to Cool Stuff
Blogs I Follow
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Fall Open House - Sorry for the late notice - I will have these, and more, available on Sunday October 29 at our Fall Open House. If you want a complete plant list, email me at huegelc55@aol.com....
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The year of Irma - After a long wet season, Waters have finally crested in the swamp. Hydrograph of this year's water stage (blue line) compared to last year's (red line)Make...
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Pumpkin Harvest - These two pumpkins have been orange for several weeks now. I had done some reading about when to harvest pumpkins earlier this summer when I knew that the ...3 days ago
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Wildflower Wednesday ~ Chapman's Blazing Star - Chapman’s Blazing Star is one of 16 species of Liatris listed in the Florida Atlas of Vascular Plants. It has a patchy distribution throughout the state in...
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An Insider's Guide To The Cedar Key Seafood Festival - It's that time of year again, the Cedar Key Seafood Festival is almost upon us. Mark your calendar for the weekend of October 21-22, 2017 and come on out ...
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Watercolor class starting October 2! - *My portable watercolor set-up.* *Need a little post-Hurricane-Irma art therapy? * We are all recovering, cleaning, pruning, and hauling debris after Hu...
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Stanhopea panamensis N.H. Williams & Whitten 1988, this plant came from a selfing of the clone "chocolate mint" - I have had this plant for many years. It is easy to cultivate in my climate and pests don't bother it. It has a very strong fragrance reminiscent of cho...
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Flower Friday: Butterfly orchid - *Butterfly orchid (Encyclia tampensis) * *Photo by Mary Keim* *Click on terms for botanical definitions. * Butterfly orchid is a slow-growing, epiphytic pe...
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Munter Mule Overhand (MMO) Knot - A caver posted to a caving forum a YouTube video about how to tie a Munter Mule Overhand (MMO) knot. This seems to be a pretty good knot to know and use ...
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2017 Grass Identification and Ecology Workshops to be Offered at The Morton Arboretum - For several years I have led a very popular and relatively inexpensive grass identification and ecology workshop at The Morton Arboretum. I will be leadin...
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They Say It's Winter - I'm certain all my Florida gardening friends remember that awful winter of 2010 when we experienced an out-of-the-ordinary winter. If you don't remember, ...
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Asteridea asteroides - Star-like Asteridea - Click image to enlarge *Asteridea asteroides - Star-like Asteridea* This exotic looking plant that you might think was a garden escapee, is in fact a...
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The End of Another Season - Our 2016 native orchid season was considerably abbreviated by a trip to Australia, so we saw only a limited number of the species we usually visit and di...
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Of Primulas (and a Violet) - The past few days of warmth and sun has really kick-started spring on Park Downs. The annual blue carpet of Hairy Violet (*Viola hirta*) has returned and i...
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Crested caracara seen on PI! - Today I was lucky enough to watch a crested caracara eating some dead fish along the side of an embankment. This species is one of my favorites! Unfortunat...
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Should I stay or should I go? - I haven’t been posting to this site for the past year even though I do have more flowers to add. There aren’t ever any comments to any of the posts, so I a...1 year ago
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Betting Odds On World Cup Soccer 2014 - World Cup Odds If you really like soccer, also know as "futbol", get all set to get pleasure from loads of action on Tv for the epic FIFA World Cup 2010 v...
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My blog featured in Orchids made easy - Ryan and Laura Levesque, authors of *Orchids Made Easy* - a book and website all about how to care for orchids, invited me for an interview for their web p...4 years ago
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Pholidota chinensis in bloom last month - I can't believe I haven't posted since November! Definitely overdue :) One of my newer orchis is a Pholidota chinensis, which I acquired February 2010 @ th...
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Brassavola cucullata - ghost-like flower. - Brassavola cucullata is a species that hails from Mexico and much of Central America. Like other flowers in the genus, this species has intensely night-fr...8 years ago
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The Florida National Scenic Trail - Many people are probably unaware that there is a 1,400 mile trail that traverses the length and breadth of the Sunshine State and was the brainchild of a ...
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