On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 05:54:47 -0400 in Ray wrote:
(..a spur off of the discussion on abpo about orchids growing on tree
ferns.)

Question for the group:

Considering all of the growing media variants out there, how many of those
materials actually support orchids in the wild?

Coconut husk No
Douglas Fir bark No
Cork Oak bark No
Charcoal No
Perlite No
Sphagnum Maybe some very wet growing terrestrials, but I don't know of
any
Osmunda (root system of the Osmunda cinnamomia fern)
Tree fern Yes! (sometimes)

Others?

Persimmon tree branches. Maybe, but the branches tend to be attached to
growing trees in the wild.


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Chris Dukes
Suspicion breeds confidence -- Brazil