So nice to see the yellow flowers of Ipê Amarelo framing many of your shots! That must have been a nice but exhausting trip! A privilege! Thank you for sharing!
I love to learn about where the orchids are from and how they grow. This was such a great informative video! So happy to see some healthy population of wild orchids thank for sharing 🤗
so amazing to see how they are just baked in the sun during the dry season. Would be so interesting to see the same habitats in the wet season. Thanks for sharing your trip.
I was thinking the same thing! A trip down there during the wet season would be amazing....but I have to imagine many of those roads are totally impassable when doused in water.
Can't thank you enough for this video, Stephen. There's nothing more exciting or fulfilling than getting to see these rare beauties in their natural habitat. The kind of RH, heat & dryness that they have to survive is appalling - they are literally toasted by the bare sun in such harsh conditions. Appreciate the fantastic information that you shared without giving out too much details. The demonstration of the satellite terrain was especially very insightful in understanding how these species grow in nature. It was a pleasant surprise to know that they have a special bond with Tabebuia - a tree that I'm especially fond of. I love the pink (rosea) one more but the yellow one seems to be the one prevalent there. All in all, very happy to witness all of that. I'm sure more videos are coming soon :)
@@epiphyte8646 I don't know, unfortunately! There are a lot of species out there. We did see them growing on both yellow and white flowered tabebuia, though I understand there are multiple species that fit that desription.
Amazing video Stephen. I have some cattleya nobilior amaliae on my orchid place here in Goiânia, Goiás state, Brazil. Thank you for sharing your trip! And I have some catasetum that I myself did the cross between 2 species and also registered it! It resulted in an awesome blooming.
The observation about the right fungus needing to be present for orchid germination to take place is similar to my own. For years I couldn't get Sobralia seeds to germinate in my garden, till I inoculated the trees with fugus from live Sobralia roots. Now I have tons of them.
thanks so much for sharing, i really love seeing epiphytes growing in dry forests. any ideas about which host tree species (phorophytes) the nobiliors were growing on? one commenter mentioned tabebuia while another said Ipê-amarelo (handroanthus albus).
WOW! Thats absolutely amazing! Let me just say we spoil our plants compared to what they actually live in, in the wild! I have never seen "amaliae" but oh wow im in l🩷ve now! What an amazing trip Stephen 😊 definitely do a collab so we can see more pictures please! What an amazing adventure you went on! Thanks for sharing! Ill never get to see it with my own eyes! Love living vicariously through yours! 😂
@@hillbillyorchids Ha! I’ll definitely do a follow up video with Francisco to chat more about it! I don’t know if any other TH-cam folks are growing amaliae, so it may be a collab with just myself lol
it is always interesting to see the orchids growing in situ a compared to how the plants look in cultivation. It woud be interesting to see the same plants 4-6 months from now when the trees are leafed out and the rains are falling. Do those existing leaves go back to green would only the new growths be fully green? Guess you will have to go back and find out for us.🤣
I was thinking the same thing! A trip down there during the wet season would be amazing....but I have to imagine many of those roads are totally impassable when doused in water. And it is my understanding that those trees full leaf out during the wet season.
I was so looking forward to this !!!! Thank you so much for sharing your trip with us. Winter is really dry over there but still hot. The poor Amaliaes look really dry and I suppose they can resist only because they have extensíve root sistems that get the night dew. Coming the rain season they will certainly get fully hydrated. But dry as a bone were the trees, I was not aware that they had so very few leaves. Do you know if they get leafy when rainy summer comes? ❤❤❤❤
Thanks for making this awesome video so we can see them without having to go that far! Quick question - is amaliae considered a subsp or more like a color pattern? Does it have any difference from the rest of the nobilior other than being more pink? Does it come from much drier habitats too? Thanks again!
@@thegardeningbotanist Amaliea currently considered a variety, but the plants grown in different conditions (you’re right that amaliae is drier), they smell different, the colors are very consistently different, and their ranges don’t overlap. It wouldn’t surprise me to read about them being reclassified as separate species one day. Unfortunately, nobilior just doesn’t receive the taxonomic attention that it probably should!
@@SVKLOrchids Thanks Stephen! Now I wonder what they smell like! I've never smelled an actual nobilior before, not to mention an amaliae! Which one smells stronger? Do they smell similar to walkeriana? Also, do you by any chance know if Miranda will offer more nobilior/amaliae soon? I remember seeing them on his website but nothing is listed at the moment. Just in case you might know. Thanks again!
@@thegardeningbotanist Nobilior actually smell quite a bit different than walkeriana and walkeriana is definitely more powerful. Interestingly, nobilior actually smell different than one another, unlike walkeriana which are mostly the same!
Have you been keeping up with the fires in South America? A great tragedy is unfolding. Severe drought is really driving home the problems with our climate changing. The loss of habitat is so sad. And yes many orchids (that are left and not poached) are endangered.
@@TheDanEdwards Yes, I couldn’t believe how many fires are raging there all the time! The non orchids are really suffering too, including the Vellosia.
@@MattbyNature I might try acclimating mine by placing in direct sun when the new growths starts to appear knowing full well the existing leaves will burn off.
This is a piece of advice, and you really should edit your video. Please don't show the exact locations of the orchids in situ, this is a basic rule for any in situ orchid explorer in Brazil, Colombia, and elsewhere. You may mention the State or the national park but never go as far as to mention the exact village or area on GPS, Google Maps etc. Unfortunately, orchid poaching is too common and for this reason, revealing exact locations is an absolute no-go on social media.
So nice to see the yellow flowers of Ipê Amarelo framing many of your shots! That must have been a nice but exhausting trip! A privilege! Thank you for sharing!
@@Naturamorpho It was definitely exhausting but fun!!
Wow, what an adventure you had. Thanks for sharing this informative video and trip. Looking forward to the next episode.
@@NURS3898 Thank you! I’ll have the next video out this weekend
Wonderful video and cannot wait to see more. Thanks!
@@michaeldornan7737 Thank you! Definitely more to come!
I love to learn about where the orchids are from and how they grow. This was such a great informative video! So happy to see some healthy population of wild orchids thank for sharing 🤗
@@BlueJays_Orchids Yes, learning about the habitat definitely helps us grow better plants!
Thank you so much for the video . Brazil looks like an amazing place for orchids. I enjoyed watching. 🥰🤗
@@shirleyholt898 It really is an amazing place!
so amazing to see how they are just baked in the sun during the dry season. Would be so interesting to see the same habitats in the wet season. Thanks for sharing your trip.
I was thinking the same thing! A trip down there during the wet season would be amazing....but I have to imagine many of those roads are totally impassable when doused in water.
What a great trip!
I'm looking forward to the next few installments.
It's a shame that poaching is still a concern.
Yes, it's unfortunate. But the wild collected amaliae crazy of yesteryear appears to have subsided, which is good news!
Can't thank you enough for this video, Stephen. There's nothing more exciting or fulfilling than getting to see these rare beauties in their natural habitat. The kind of RH, heat & dryness that they have to survive is appalling - they are literally toasted by the bare sun in such harsh conditions. Appreciate the fantastic information that you shared without giving out too much details. The demonstration of the satellite terrain was especially very insightful in understanding how these species grow in nature. It was a pleasant surprise to know that they have a special bond with Tabebuia - a tree that I'm especially fond of. I love the pink (rosea) one more but the yellow one seems to be the one prevalent there. All in all, very happy to witness all of that. I'm sure more videos are coming soon :)
My favorite as well! I hope you can visit them one day!
@@SVKLOrchids Yeah! Of course :)
would you happen to know which species of tabebuia the nobiliors were growng on?
@@epiphyte8646 I don't know, unfortunately! There are a lot of species out there. We did see them growing on both yellow and white flowered tabebuia, though I understand there are multiple species that fit that desription.
So glad to see you're doing videos of the trip. Can't wait to see more!
@@aswinthrop Thank you! I’ll try to get the next video out next Saturday!
Amazing video Stephen. I have some cattleya nobilior amaliae on my orchid place here in Goiânia, Goiás state, Brazil. Thank you for sharing your trip!
And I have some catasetum that I myself did the cross between 2 species and also registered it! It resulted in an awesome blooming.
@@euzebiojose9047 I’m very jealous you get to live there! What is the name of the Catasetum cross you made?
Hi Stephen😌🙌I'm grateful to see and hear about cattleya nobilior amaliae. I'm looking forward to the next video!
Thank you! The rupiculous Laelia habitat is similarly dry, but on mountain tops!
The observation about the right fungus needing to be present for orchid germination to take place is similar to my own. For years I couldn't get Sobralia seeds to germinate in my garden, till I inoculated the trees with fugus from live Sobralia roots. Now I have tons of them.
@@siggyincr7447 Good thinking! It’s interesting that the two trees are touching but the fungus is different…possibly!
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I'm happy to do so! 😃
thanks so much for sharing, i really love seeing epiphytes growing in dry forests. any ideas about which host tree species (phorophytes) the nobiliors were growing on? one commenter mentioned tabebuia while another said Ipê-amarelo (handroanthus albus).
@@epiphyte8646 That’s the only species group we know! We couldn’t figure out the others. But they grow like wildfire on oak collected here in Texas.
WOW! Thats absolutely amazing! Let me just say we spoil our plants compared to what they actually live in, in the wild! I have never seen "amaliae" but oh wow im in l🩷ve now! What an amazing trip Stephen 😊 definitely do a collab so we can see more pictures please! What an amazing adventure you went on! Thanks for sharing! Ill never get to see it with my own eyes! Love living vicariously through yours! 😂
@@hillbillyorchids Ha! I’ll definitely do a follow up video with Francisco to chat more about it! I don’t know if any other TH-cam folks are growing amaliae, so it may be a collab with just myself lol
@@SVKLOrchids I'm on the hunt now! So maybe one day I can! 😂
@@hillbillyorchids Heck ya!! Try H&R Nurseries.
@SVKLOrchids I will! Thanks! 😊
Glad you had a joyful trip !
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Thank you for sharing such useful information. These plants survive and in our hands they are too fattened.
@@Светланаиееджунгли I think you’re right that some stress on our plans can be beneficial!
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It was really cool! You'll have to chat with Francisco about it the next time you see him.
@@SVKLOrchids it's a dream come true, trip like that. I'd TH-cam every single second of it😍
Chris took amazing photos. I wish that catasetum had flowers too not just that big seed pod.
I would love to have known the ID of the Catasetums!
it is always interesting to see the orchids growing in situ a compared to how the plants look in cultivation. It woud be interesting to see the same plants 4-6 months from now when the trees are leafed out and the rains are falling. Do those existing leaves go back to green would only the new growths be fully green? Guess you will have to go back and find out for us.🤣
I was thinking the same thing! A trip down there during the wet season would be amazing....but I have to imagine many of those roads are totally impassable when doused in water. And it is my understanding that those trees full leaf out during the wet season.
I was so looking forward to this !!!! Thank you so much for sharing your trip with us. Winter is really dry over there but still hot. The poor Amaliaes look really dry and I suppose they can resist only because they have extensíve root sistems that get the night dew. Coming the rain season they will certainly get fully hydrated. But dry as a bone were the trees, I was not aware that they had so very few leaves. Do you know if they get leafy when rainy summer comes? ❤❤❤❤
@@FernandaNascimentoOrchids Yes, they get much more shade when the leaves on the trees come back during the rainy season!
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I absolutely LOVED ❤the oncidium!! I have developed a thing for the rat tails 😂.
@@kathleenhoughton6129 I was surprised to see how small the rat tails in the wild are compared to the cultured ones!
@SVKLOrchids So lucky to go on a wonderful trip! And yes the C. Amalie are georgous!!
@@kathleenhoughton6129 Thank you! 🙏
What a great adventure. Any way you could do a Skype presentation? I bet orchid groups would love to see this
I'm already booked for 3 Louisiana orchid society lectures for November! I need to get that PPT started...
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Thanks for making this awesome video so we can see them without having to go that far! Quick question - is amaliae considered a subsp or more like a color pattern? Does it have any difference from the rest of the nobilior other than being more pink? Does it come from much drier habitats too?
Thanks again!
@@thegardeningbotanist Amaliea currently considered a variety, but the plants grown in different conditions (you’re right that amaliae is drier), they smell different, the colors are very consistently different, and their ranges don’t overlap. It wouldn’t surprise me to read about them being reclassified as separate species one day. Unfortunately, nobilior just doesn’t receive the taxonomic attention that it probably should!
@@SVKLOrchids Thanks Stephen! Now I wonder what they smell like! I've never smelled an actual nobilior before, not to mention an amaliae! Which one smells stronger? Do they smell similar to walkeriana?
Also, do you by any chance know if Miranda will offer more nobilior/amaliae soon? I remember seeing them on his website but nothing is listed at the moment. Just in case you might know.
Thanks again!
@@thegardeningbotanist Nobilior actually smell quite a bit different than walkeriana and walkeriana is definitely more powerful. Interestingly, nobilior actually smell different than one another, unlike walkeriana which are mostly the same!
@@SVKLOrchids how interesting! Thanks Stephen!!!
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Have you been keeping up with the fires in South America? A great tragedy is unfolding. Severe drought is really driving home the problems with our climate changing. The loss of habitat is so sad. And yes many orchids (that are left and not poached) are endangered.
@@TheDanEdwards Yes, I couldn’t believe how many fires are raging there all the time! The non orchids are really suffering too, including the Vellosia.
Ok I’m off to put my Cattleya in full direct sun with no water 😂
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I did this last year by accident and mine hated it
@@MattbyNature Ya, they really need to be born and raised in the sun to do well!
@@MattbyNature I might try acclimating mine by placing in direct sun when the new growths starts to appear knowing full well the existing leaves will burn off.
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This is a piece of advice, and you really should edit your video. Please don't show the exact locations of the orchids in situ, this is a basic rule for any in situ orchid explorer in Brazil, Colombia, and elsewhere. You may mention the State or the national park but never go as far as to mention the exact village or area on GPS, Google Maps etc. Unfortunately, orchid poaching is too common and for this reason, revealing exact locations is an absolute no-go on social media.
@@mulle310 I go into great detail about this exact topic and no one is finding these plants based on the information I’ve given. Not a single person.
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