Is this an orchid?
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
3 months ago
Apologies in advance for the less than ideal quality of these photos. I noticed this plant growing at the edge of neighbor's yard as I pulled into our driveway tonight, pulled out my phone and quickly snapped them. There are no leaves at the base, the stalks just emerge from the ground, and look rather woody. It's about 10"-12" tall and flowers are small. I've never seen it before. Neighbor had new mulch and landscaping done some months back.
The leaves seen in this photo are not part of the plant.
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carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
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Comments (6)I cut the plants off the stalks, leaving what they were attached to and just sort of stuck them in little pots with orchid planing soil -which looks like is just bark and vermiculite. They were looking good but last night I think they were discovered by some slugs. I am soaking them and I'll put them back in their pots. Oh, and I fertilized them with some very weak fertilizer. I need to get the little wooden baskets. They're pretty fugly as is, between the chewed up leaves and their temp pots. I'll post pictures when they are looking a little better....See Morecarolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
2 months agocarolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoDefinitely crown orchid.
Destroyed and trashed. I was a bit surprised how easy it was to pull.
And unfortunately, out driving around a little while ago and noticed what looked like more growing in neglected roadside areas...fig_insanity Z7a E TN
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agocarolb_w_fl_coastal_9b thanked fig_insanity Z7a E TNcarolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
2 months ago
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