Carol: They are one of my favorites and I bet they are sure pretty growing on your property there in Hawaii! I like Phaius flavus too, different color than P. tankervilliae but very pretty. I can't remember where I took this photo of P. flavus:
~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!
I must admit that I've wished for that same thing (the fragrance) and also the thinner, younger thing. and I have to laugh because I distinctly remember my mother often making the following statement:
"Oh, if only I were 30 years younger and know what I know now!"
I just turned 65 a couple of weeks ago and I think it would be nice to be 35 again and know what I know now.
~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!
Name: Carol Noel Hawaii (near Hilo) (Zone 10b) Leap. The net will appear.
This clump of Phaius grows in light shade but there are others growing strong in full sun!!!
That orange flower is an Impatiens that appeared as a natural cross in a friends' yard. He calls it Confetti. It grows like a weed, literally...I cut it and throw it on the ground, no soil over it, and it roots. It grows up to 4 - 5 feet tall. I am using them as a 'ground cover' to choke out weeds.... Here are the two forms....
Name: Carol Santa Ana, ca Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.
Thanks, Carol! Everything I've read on Phaius says bright, indirect sun, but if they can take full Hawaiian sun, they should take ours! Love those Impatiens!
Name: Carol Noel Hawaii (near Hilo) (Zone 10b) Leap. The net will appear.
Driving down the hill I noticed a whole slew of Phaius growing beside the road in full sun...but as they do grow in a clearing...they would not have full sun ALL day long (surrounded by tall skinny trees that give filtered shade when the sun is behind them. Also a relative humidity higher than 50%...frequent rains. HTH.
Name: Elaine Sarasota, Fl The one constant in life is change
Oh, to have nun's orchids growing wild on my property!
My Phaius really like the filtered shade under my oak trees. P. tankervilliae are almost over, but Phaius microburst 'Octoberfest' is going strong. The crosses have bigger flowers, it seems.
Elaine
"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill
and I have to laugh because I distinctly remember my mother often making the following statement:
