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The hunt to photograph Florida's native orchids and incidental related things.
Blogs I Follow
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Study Names Three New Species of Lupines in Florida - A newly published study of lupines in Florida names three new species, all of which are endemic. The rigorous, exhaustive study also raises the rank of o...
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Totality 2024 - A year ago we made reservations for a hotel in Copperas Cove to see the total solar eclipse as it made its way through Texas. When the 10 day forecast star...1 week ago
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Hairy Phlox - Phlox amoena - Hairy phlox (*Phlox amoena*) is an uncommon native phlox in Florida - vouchered sporadically in extreme north Florida: Escambia and Jefferson Counties...
2 weeks ago -
Dendrobium culture: Dendrobium cucullatum, getting the plant to produce really long canes - One of my favorite Dendrobium has been Dendrobium cucullatum, also known as Den pierardii, and Den aphyllum. This species does well in my climatic con...
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7 months ago -
New Agreement Between the USDA Forest Service and the NSS - The USDA-Forest Service closed to the public all the caves it managed when white nose syndrome (WNS) infected cave-dwelling bats in the Eastern United S...10 months ago
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Nature’s litter: not just stuff underfoot – the unseen value of detritus - * New and old Live Oak leaves in late spring.* It all started with oaks. Some time ago, I sketched a favorite tree and wrote about oaks as akeystone sp...
11 months ago -
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Two Platantheras Near Home - This year was an especially good year for wildflowers and orchids in our area due to a longer, cooler and wetter spring. The last while I found several ...
1 year ago -
Florida Nature Facts #145 – Drone Flies - While bees are the current darlings of the invertebrate world, drone flies deserve a lot of credit as well. Not only do these cousins to mosquitoes, hous...3 years ago
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Early October swamp - Banks overtopping ... And canals intersecting with strands. The regular summer onslaughtof summer showers is nearing its end,but could more tropical rai...
3 years ago -
Arable extension - In the past Canons Farm has been the subject of this infrequent blog on a number of occasions, I have a particular aversion to the agricutural concrete...
4 years ago -
My Woodsy Garden - I’m still here y’all! My new-to-me garden is almost 5 years old. Just popping in here with a quick video to give you a glimpse of how it’s grown. The view ...
4 years ago -
Seasonality of Fire Revisited - This is an update of a previous post regarding the seasonality of fire (click link below). It is an extensive summary of literature pertaining to the subje...
5 years ago -
Serapias bergonii - Όλυμπος 25/04/2009 Olimpos photo Zissis Antonopoulos Ζήσης Αντωνόπουλος Η Σεραπιάς του Μπεργκόν (Serapias bergonii, E. G. Camus 1908) είναι ορχιδέα της Ανα...
5 years ago -
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...
6 years ago -
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...
7 years ago -
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...
8 years ago -
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...8 years 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...
10 years ago -
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 ...10 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...
12 years ago -
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...14 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 ...
15 years ago -
