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Valor_X · 07-24-2021, 07:33 AM

AMAZING! They are literally growing on the moss & rocks.

Could they be Orinoco? Maybe

From experience Orinoco are EXTREMELY hardy and will try and grow in any condition. For example my mother digs up huge suckers to thin out her mats and one time she laid them flat on top the grass for about a week or more to wait for the "heavy trash" (tree waste) to come and to our surprise they were already sending new roots into the ground and sending out NEW shoots vertically even though they were completely dug up laying flat. I think this is why they can be found all over Florida. If you simply just dump them they will still try and grow - and likely succeed!

That being said these look a lot skinnier than mine (even though Orinoco are already skinny) and the leaves are also skinny as well. But it could simply be because of where they are growing.

Thanks for sharing Luis!

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