Thread: Orchids of Thailand

Originally Posted by aging one

With this overcast and rainy weather my orchids are finally coming back nicely. I shall have to get some photos up. The cool winter really set them back.

I don't know about the winter being cool but certainly this bloody damp and rainy weather has made 'em take off...wifey puts 'em under shelter to protect the blooms...they all seem to extremely hardy though...we have one white beauty that has had the same bloom for nearly 5 months...amazing

nice flower....

Thailand is famous for its many beautiful orchids or Gluay MHAIA in Thai. It is surprising to many visitors that these tropical plants can be found flowers in winter in northern Thailand, when the weather is cool. January is an ideal month to see an amazing variety of shapes, sizes and vibrant colors of orchids from Thailand. Although the climate is so dry at this time of year, orchids use different ways to retain the moisture necessary for flowering. Some have spongy roots can absorb water from the fog in the morning, other bulbs to store the precious water of the rains of the previous year, while others shed their leaves, so that none of the moisture necessary for flowering in vain. Orchids grow naturally in the bark of trees and collect much of their food and water, rain water running down the trunks, and are classified as epiphytes, because this form of growth. In the wild, these orchids in bloom during the winter are a wonderful touch of color at a time when the woods are boring and monotonous, with many trees lost their leaves. Orchids bloom again in August, amid heavy rains, and then collect food and water rains in September to provide the energy to bloom again the following January.
There are over 1,000 species of orchids in Thailand, and these come in an amazing range and dazzling colors - all shades of the rainbow. Probably the most beautiful orchids in the north are many white, bright yellow Oncidium and the Brick - red orchids. The White Orchid is highly prized because of its extreme rarity in nature. Few have been discovered in nature, and it is only through the efforts of Thai orchid nurseries multiplies this beautiful flower can be seen. Many other varieties of orchids are easy to grow, and abundant in all seasons, thanks to the ability of numerous Thai horticulturists, who have developed their art in an export industry. Typical of these common orchids purple flower that is often presented to visitors, for example, for women traveling passengers Thai Airways international flights.

Anybody know where I can get vanilla orchids? I've asked around at many nurseries including the King's flower project near Kanchanaburi but no one knows where to get them.

There was a tread way back in 2008 asking the same.

https://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gard...g-vanilla.html (growing vanilla)