Plant ID requested

Kat2 · 12-27-2013, 08:11 PM

This just appeared in a friend's strawberry "patch". She's lived and gardened most of her life in central Florida but never encountered this before.

The flower is whiter in person; it looks like a white grape hyacinth bloom. There is no bulb but roots; the stem is soft and much like a portulaca. The leaves are very tough. Any clues?

Kat2 · 12-28-2013, 07:00 PM

Stumped you all? It's not like nobody read this thread so apparently I did. I have 3 small starts; I guess I'll pot them up when I get back to Jville and go from there.

chipboy44 · 12-29-2013, 12:35 AM

I am sorry that I do not know the name of this plant for you. But it is one of few native terrestrial orchids. Look very close at the petals and you will see that it is indeed an orchid. I live in Daytona Beach and you see them here and there all the time in the summer. Actually they are as far south as Miami, I have seen them there. I grew up in Jacksonville as a child and I remember pulling them in the woods on the way home from school.
Salute'
rick

chong · 12-29-2013, 02:06 AM

When I saw the picture in my email, I instinctively thought it was a type of orchid and Googled FL orchids and found these before I opened the Banana.org link:
White fringed orchid. (Platanthera blephariglottis v. conspicua) Information Page at Florida's Native and Naturalized Orchids
Snowy Orchid, Bog Torch (Platanthera nivea) Information Page at Florida's Native and Naturalized Orchids
Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers: A Guide to Common Wildflowers of the ... - Gil Nelson - Google Books

They appear to be close to the pictures in your post, which supports Rick's response.

Chong

Kat2 · 12-29-2013, 08:26 AM

Thanks! I'll pass this information to the owner. She's very interested in native varieties; she also raises orchids.

Dangermouse01 · 12-29-2013, 11:22 AM

I think I have the same mystery plant. I found it growing either in my yard or in a pot after I had re-potted something. Didn't know what it was so I gave it it's own pot until I could figure out whether it was a weed or something worth keeping. Mine just started blooming this last week.

DM

EDIT:
Response I received from another site about what mine are, "It is one of the Ladiestresses, ground orchids in the genus Spiranthes"

Kat2 · 12-29-2013, 01:10 PM

That's it! In my defense, I did not take the picture I posted but yours is spot on and crystal clear!

12-27-2013, 08:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
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12-28-2013, 07:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kat2 Location: Now nesting in Titusville, FL Zone: 10A or 9B ish. Like it matters? Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,153 BananaBucks : 308,965 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,921 Times Was Thanked 2,669 Times in 1,322 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 595 Times	Re: Plant ID requested Stumped you all? It's not like nobody read this thread so apparently I did. I have 3 small starts; I guess I'll pot them up when I get back to Jville and go from there. __________________

12-29-2013, 12:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
chipboy44 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Zone: 9 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 57 BananaBucks : 17,610 Feedback: -1 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 64 Times in 35 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: Plant ID requested I am sorry that I do not know the name of this plant for you. But it is one of few native terrestrial orchids. Look very close at the petals and you will see that it is indeed an orchid. I live in Daytona Beach and you see them here and there all the time in the summer. Actually they are as far south as Miami, I have seen them there. I grew up in Jacksonville as a child and I remember pulling them in the woods on the way home from school. Salute' rick

12-29-2013, 02:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
chong Senior Member chong's Photo Gallery Location: Seattle, WA Find me on the map! Zone: 8-9 Name: Chong Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,851 BananaBucks : 124,513 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,309 Times Was Thanked 1,702 Times in 759 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 991 Times	Re: Plant ID requested When I saw the picture in my email, I instinctively thought it was a type of orchid and Googled FL orchids and found these before I opened the Banana.org link: White fringed orchid. (Platanthera blephariglottis v. conspicua) Information Page at Florida's Native and Naturalized Orchids Snowy Orchid, Bog Torch (Platanthera nivea) Information Page at Florida's Native and Naturalized Orchids Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers: A Guide to Common Wildflowers of the ... - Gil Nelson - Google Books They appear to be close to the pictures in your post, which supports Rick's response. Chong

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Dangermouse01 Location: Palm Bay (NE), Florida Find me on the map! Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 285 BananaBucks : 59,129 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 60 Times Was Thanked 875 Times in 233 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: Plant ID requested I think I have the same mystery plant. I found it growing either in my yard or in a pot after I had re-potted something. Didn't know what it was so I gave it it's own pot until I could figure out whether it was a weed or something worth keeping. Mine just started blooming this last week. DM EDIT: Response I received from another site about what mine are, "It is one of the Ladiestresses, ground orchids in the genus Spiranthes" Last edited by Dangermouse01 : 12-29-2013 at 12:09 PM.

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