Replacing Florida's "Stolen" Orchids | National Geographic
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- Опубликовано: 25 дек 2024
- Wild orchids in South Florida were all but eliminated by humans turning them into disposable potted plants, beginning in the 1800s. A comeback is difficult because orchid seeds have only about a one-in-a-million chance of creating a new plant. But there's an effort to bring the wild orchid population back to its former glory.
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Why do they keep on showing Asian and South American orchids for overlay? Surely this video was created in concert with orchid specialists who would have told them about the context (re Florida orchids). Great conservation effort though. There is a similar effort happening in South African with Ansellia africana
Nice idea for a show, but they didn't show any native Florida orchid species on the show. There are still LOTS of native orchids growing everywhere, though many are destroyed to put up houses and apartments that people don't buy. They also make it sound like orchids are so fragile. When growing from seed in flask, almost all of the seedlings will survive and flourish, very few will be lost. Would love to help them with their project if they need an expert hand
the concept is great but the video is crap...phalaenopsis isnt florida native....where is the florida poster child Cyrtopodium punctatum or the ghost orchid Dendrophyllax lindenii or even the butterfly orchid Encyclia tampensis or even Tolumnia bahamensis...or the close to extinct Vanilla dilloniana...we would have loved to see true natives instead of generic meristems from thailand
God Bless the ones participating on this awesome act of humanity towards flora, any help for the conservation of our planet will impact and outcome on our human chances of survival for the long term, thousands of years more. It only depends on us.
Good for you, guys. I'm very thankful that there are people out there that care for our world. I wish I could help out.
Best of luck to the entire group... and I only wish tens of thousands South Floridians can join in helping to bring us back to what was originally an Orchid Kingdom... John (Loxahatchee).
Keep Florida green... and orchid colorful
Very cool project! The supermarket phalaenopsis as a Florida native was a tad odd but the kids are great!
Wonderful effort! I'm just a bit disappointed that they didn't show the flowers of the actual orchid species in question, but some random Phalaenopsis hybrids (this genus is native to eastern and southeast Asia to begin with).
Isn't that Martin Motes at :36? Good guy to have in on the project.
A Great Project Giving Nature a Helping Hand.
All schools need this in their Bio class.
This is one of the coolest project EVER. I would love to be in on something like this.
The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants [Peter D'Amato] gives an incredible history of plants that went extinct and why- carnivorous plants of course but the orchids are just as sacred. GOOD JOB PEOPLE- OUTSTANDING WORK
I want to see Phalaenopsis in the wild expecting to travel mostly to South east Asia but ended up in Florida😂 Anyway great idea you people have and hope to have more updates on it soon ❤
This is very inspiring!
Just try to take care of any orchids you buy,
If its finish their bloom cycle don't throw them away,
Just water nad fertilize them and they will bloom again,
Patience is the key,
My dad one planted a bunch of daffodils on public land. Once people saw them, then came and dug them all up.
I wanted to do this with tulips but they’re way too expensive to have people digging them all up. On top of the people I would also have to try and keep squirrels and raccoons away from the bulbs.
Thank you so much
Great project. I hope the native orchid species can also grow on some of the many non-native trees that are spreading rapidly throughout much of Florida as their preferred habitats that existed up until 200 years ago have been permanently altered.
Maybe they can work with the Singapore botanical gardens, they have a specialized orchid breeding programme that has lasted for decade and thus, have the expertise to produce the needed nutrient formulae unique to specific orchids.
I'm all for this wonderful project and would love to participate!
i had no idea
Great awareness program, certainly going in the right direction, however for 1 million orchids to thrive in the Florida forests, much more needs to be done. Healthy woodlands, enough pollinators and choosing the right orchid species are only but a fraction of all variables to consider. Best of luck!
I'm wondering why you showcased a complex hybrid phalenopsis? Surely you don't think lab made orchids were native to Florida.
I didnt understand why they showed Asian orchid species...but I suppose they think anyone who likes orchids will automatically think of phaleanopsis. But there are plenty of lovely native species. Maybe they were hesitant to show the native species in order to discourage collecting. The silver lining is some of the more sought after orchids are readily found in cultivation these days....you can even find the occasional ghost orchid for sale on ebay. It's the terrestrial orchids that are really endangered in Florida due to habitat destruction, and mosquito spraying programs....roadside stands of spiranthes orchids are increasingly rare. I remember when I was teenager I would see huge colonies of them along deserted undeveloped roads....or along I-75.
This made me sad and happy and then sad again.
Orchid they lie they steal
Good luck with the project; but I have a feeling that they would just get picked again.
It's probably easier now for companies to grow orchids for sale than for them to go into the woods in south Florida to harvest them.
weird that stolen is in quotes as if taking and redistributing isn't stealing
Respect
I'm glad to see this going on! I have to wonder though, how will propagating millions of seeds from just a handful of plants affect genetic diversity among the orchids? Wouldn't that cause inbreeding? Just wondering.
Doubtful, as each placing will fail for a lot of these seedlings, and a new pod will have to be provided the following year.
Take some of the little plants back where they are from when growing from seeds why can’t The grow grow keikis ?
Great
Is their a place in florida I can still see wild orchids thats a dream of mine to see orchids live wild
Orchids grow all over the US Ohio alone has 52 species.
Phalaenopsis cloned Orchids are originally from SEAsia not Florida Stupid editing of this film. Good subject but poorly illustrated
Oh Please! Our Mother Earth! I beseech thee! Allow your beautiful children to grow and flourish in your womb and on thy skin! Namaste! Namaste all humans who are helping! Bless these young people Father so the plants be fertile and multiply. My prayer goes out. Namaste! !!
wanna learn ...n study about orchids
is there an school that I can go with for this in California
Oh, so mother nature needs a favor? Well, maybe she should have thought of that when she was besetting us with droughts and floods and poison monkeys.
Nature started the fight for survival and now She wants to quit because She's losing? Well I say 'Hard Chesse!
Very deceptive video.
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Great