I'm not a kiwi but I am trying to grow a couple kiwi vines...not sure if that counts for much.
What's interesting about New Zealand is that some of the southernmost epiphytic orchids occur there. For example, Dendrobium cunninghamii grows as far south as Stewart Island which is located on the 47 degrees South latitude line. Just based on latitude that would be the US equivalent of an epiphytic orchid growing in Northern Maine. Unfortunately, it seems to get much colder in coastal Maine than it gets in Southern New Zealand.
Here's a list of all? of the epiphytic orchids that can be found in New Zealand (some might be synonyms)...
Adelopetalum tuberculatum (Bulbophyllum tuberculatum)
Bulbophyllum argyropus
Drymoanthus adversus
Drymoanthus flavus
Earina aestivalis
Earina autumnalis
Earina mucronata
Ichthyostomum pygmaeum (Bulbophyllum pygmaeum)
Winika cunninghamii (Dendrobium cunninghamii)
Souces...
Kew,
New Zealand (NZ) Native Orchids
Would love to see some pictures of those orchids in their native environment and hear about some of the coldest temperatures that they are exposed to.
