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The “Chocolate” Orchid

What can I say about this one. Over 10 years ago I decided to go to an orchid festival at the Morakami Museum in Boca Raton. Not because I had a real interest in orchids but because I had a handful of young adults that I wanted to figure out…

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Brassavola Little Stars

I picked this orchid up from the local Home Depot for less than 20 dollars. This species’ leaf properties are unique. They are like plump stabs of grass, unlike the huge flat leafed phalaenopsis and the beanstalk spindle shaped dendrobium. The actual genus of this orchid is called Brassavola and…

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