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Originally Posted by brookn  I saw a reference to this being a perennial the other day, any clue? |
Perennial eh? Well Hmmm...maybe I have a Michigan-centric understanding of the word perennial but I would be of the opinion that the word perennial does not apply to most orchids. I've always understood perennial to mean that it will "come back" year after year without reseeding or replanting. In Michigan it was things like Delphinium which would completely die off in autumn but regrow in spring. I don't know if the word means the exact same thing in more temperate zones. I don't even know if it is a scientific term or a horticultural term. Even by the Michigan definition though I suppose there are some orchids that could be considered perennial, some terrestrials for instance like Bletilla. My Australian Pterostylus completely die off spending about 4 months looking like nothing more than a pot of dirt. I now think I have over-thought the thing and it's probably just a misapplication of the word perennial.