This blog is an eclectic mix of orchid culture, tropical fish keeping and Amazon parrot behavior. It also has stories just about anything I find interesting. Este blog es una mezcla eclectica del cultivo de las orquideas, el cuidado de los peces tropicales y el comportamiento de las cotorras Amazona. Tambien tiene historias de todo lo que encuentro interesante.
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Dendrobium sutiknoi P.O'Byrne 2005
I photographed this plant at the 2018 Puerto Rico orchid society orchid show. This Dendrobium is a big plant. The flowers are impressively large for an antilope Dendrobium,
Monday, August 27, 2018
Coelogyne pulverula Teijsm. & Binn. 1862, a specimen plant
This orchid was seen the 2018 Puerto Rico Orchid society show. It is a large and healthy plant with long inflorescences and beautifully colored flowers. It is labeled Coelogyne dayana "pipping rock". Coelogyne dayana is a synonym of Coelogyne pulverula.
Thursday, August 9, 2018
After the storm: A view of a patch of forest in El Yunque rainforest, before and after hurricane Maria.
This is a view from the Iguaca Aviary, of a patch of forest
in El Yunque rainforest, before hurricane Maria.
The same place, after Maria.