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I did see P. pumila in Big Pine Key. I have a post with pics. Other epiphytes there include orchids like Encyclia tampensis. Epidendrum magnoliae is another- but it grows in north Florida along the coastal plain to North Carolina! Who knew? A cold hardy epiphytic orchid in the southeast!

You're right about that! Cuba is closer to Key West than Key West is to Miami.

It looks promising!

It's possible! That sort of thing happens to orchids all the time. Every book I have seen cataloging orchids of the everglades shows different orchid sightings of Caribbean and South American Species. Many of these are isolate and may not have lasted long enough to populate the area. Then again...

Thanks, It took a while to fix, but I think they are correct now.

I went back to Big Pine Key this year. My friend's first reaction was that it looked like a barren wasteland with the bone white limestone contrasting with the scorched pine trunks. [/URL][/IMG] Despite the hostile appearance, there were plenty of interesting flowers including Pinguicula...

This is taken from Floridata: "Early Florida botanists confused this species [obtusifolia] with spatulate peperomia (Peperomia magnoliifolia), which usually grows as an epiphyte high in the branches of live oak trees in upland tropical hardwood forests. (Under a magnifying glass, that species...

I agree, Pepperomia obtusifolia is most likely, but P. magnolifolia is very similar and quite common in cultivation. I've never been able to distinguish between the two.

I have several species of Rhexia and Xyris, but a lily would be awesome to have. I do have some Zephyranthes (I love the name and the flower; its like a white Amaryllis). Spiranthes verna are native to the bog, and I am growing a Calopogon. A lot across the street has wild Platanthera flava, but...

It's nice to hear from someone in GA! You are welcome to use any of my photos. One bog garden I have is just a peat filled pool buried in a raised garden. The garden is planted with veggies and other wildflowers, so the pitcher plants can sprout amongst any garden plant you wish to plant nearby...

Here’s an update on the bog: The plants have been growing well. They got plenty to eat during lovebug season (Mid-September). This coincides with leucophylla making its largest pitchers. A lot of other flowers, especially asters, like to flower during this time as well. In November while...

It looks like Tillandsia stricta, a common one in cultivation. Well this and your reducta have a nice home. Keep us updated!

Catopsis is the only epiphytic carnivore (maybe) in North America. I have also seen Pinguicula pumila in the Florida Keys growing lithophyticly on limestone. Neither are common in cultivation. Common epiphytes and lithophytes in cultivation include the Mexican Pings and Nepenthes, especially...

Thanks! They are amazing plants to see.

Many people are surprised to learn about the orchids and epiphytes that are native to the Southeastern US, especially Florida. So here is a thread dedicated to some of those plants. Ecyclia tampensis: Florida Butterfly Orchid; one of my favorites, found all over south FL, even as far north as...