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That is very well done for a plant that appears to be growing upside down. They are so hard to keep happy that way. ---Prem

Thank you, everyone, for the kind words! ---Prem

Sometimes known as Habenaria integra, this is a native of wet pinelands, roadsides, prairies, and fens from central Florida into New Jersey. You can read more about the trip to photograph these on my blog site: The Florida Native Orchid Blog Thanks for looking! ---Prem

Dido, I'm not surprised that you are still waiting to see yours bloom...my observation of wild colonies is that only about 10 percent of the plants seen in the winter time will bloom in the summer. You can read more about this species on my website...

Thank you, I meant to say 'Thank you' in my previous post, which I cannot now edit. ---Prem

Tank you for all the kind words, everyone. --- Prem

I had despaired photographing any ghost orchid flowers this year, having schedule difficulties preventing me from making the swamps during peak season. An unfortunate and yet fortunate car breakdown coming back from the COS symposium made it where we had to return to the Naples area yesterday...

I'm looking forward to seeing you folks there this weekend. ---Prem

July 24, 2011 8 am to 4 pm Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden In the Garden Room 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL For reservations call Erna Maxwell, 305-382-3055 Tickets: $45.00 for COS members $50.00 for non-COS members Price includes lectures, raffles, continental breakfast...

Feh...I despise golf courses...they are responsible for huge numbers of native orchid deaths in Florida as more and more swamp and hammock gets cleared so some tom-fool can yell 'fore!'. Not to mention the eutrophication and general poisoning of nearby waterways from all the fertilizers...

thankfully, most of these were on protected lands - one a state forest, the other a national forest. ---Prem

I've been interested in orchids since I was 13-14. I became interested in native orchids around 14-15. So, that gives me just over a quarter century being a native orchid enthusiast. The fact that we had woods surrounding our neighborhood helped foster this interest...I found eight species...

I have updated the Florida Native Orchid Blog with an entry covering a common, but interesting, native woodland orchid. It is quite widepsread, growing from Michigan all the way down to just north of Ocala, Florida. I remember when I first discovered these growing near a stream that I often...

I don't know how similar P. racemosa leaves are to other Ponthieva species...but at the very least, it should have a basal rosette of leaves. ---Prem

Eric, Here ya go! Their foliage is somewhat jewel-orchidish...very sparkly-glossy, albeit an even green color. ---Prem

Just did a trip yesterday to an area in central Florida that is host to these two species. I posted a new blog entry which contains even more photos than shown above: The Florida Native Orchid Blog ---Prem

Amazing! ---Prem

that was a nice presentation on that final blooming shot. ----prem

We have encountered very few bugs at Corkscrew Swamp, aside from some butterflies and skipper moths. Even the mosquitoes, which you would expect to find in droves, are almost non-existent. It's really weird that way. ---Prem

By the way, I just received a tweet that the Corkscrew Swamp Ghost Orchid is in flower again - four flowers! ---Prem