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Feb 16, 2016 11:32 AM CST
Name: Jean
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
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In reading on various sites, some said "orchid X" is typically terrestrial but in rainforest conditions may be epiphytic. This seems to be the exception, not the norm. A few were listed as strictly terrestrial and some were strictly epiphytes. The literature was fairly specific about which ones could grow under either situation.

I did notice that Janet's link to The Orchid Source has an ATP member posting in that link. @Ursula may be able to help here as from what I have noted, she has a fair amount of experience with orchids.

This is a pic of Aspidogyne fimbrillaris ,a terrestrial

https://www.flickr.com/photos/...

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