From Brazil

[Fátima Caires]

Hello

I arrived today in this forum and for me is a pleasure to be here.
My name is Fátima and I live in Brasil, São Paulo Estate. My english is not too good but I'll do my best to communicate with you and correct me if I write something wrong. I hope to help, to contribute what I know and to learn with you. Thanks to this opportunity.

I participate of an Orchid Society in my country, in some Brazilian Orchid Events and in 3 Brazilian Internet Forum where we change knowledge and plantas sometimes.

I grow orchids since 2003 and I have many species and some hybrids:

Species:
Cattleya aurantiaca, Cattleya amethystoglossa, Cattleya loddigesii, Cattleya intermedia, Laelia purpurata carnea, Laelia purpurata russeliana, Miltonia flavescens, Masdevallia infracta, Cattleya velutina, Cattleya schilleriana, Cattleya forbesii, Cattleya mossiae alba, Cattleya labiata, Oncidium pumilum, Gomesa crispa, Cattleya luddemaniana rubra, Laelia anceps tipo, Laelia anceps semi alba, Coelogyne pandurata, Coelogyne flaccida, Prostechea elegans, Prostechea vespa, Dendrobium loddigesii, Dendrobium nobile, Rodriguesia lanceolata (ex secunda), Maxillaria picta, Maxillaria ferdinandiana, Sophronitis cernua mineira, Sophronitis wittigiana, Constantia cypoensis, Maxillaria cerifera, Zygopetallun crinitum, Cattleya walkeriana, Cattleya nobilior ... and etc. etc. etc.

Hybrids:
Cattleya dolosa, Colmanara Wild Cat, C.Kenny Kuroda x B.digbiana, LC Fredna, LC Tyll Belle Fantasy, BLC Pastoral, Rodrettia fiesta (orange and yellow), BLC Golden Tang, and etc. etc. etc.

In my country, to cultivate orchids is not difficult because the climate is very appropriate for the species and hybrids that I have and I'm always looking for learn more and more.

By the way, I have some cactus that I aprecciate to cultivate but not many. I have more orchids than cactus.

Thanks. Lots of love

Fátima Caires
mfcaires@terra.com.br
São Paulo/SP
Brasil

[desertgal]

Hello Fatima and welcome to the forum. I had the privilege of spending a month in Brazil in 1993. My son was a missionary in the jungle city of Cruzeiro do Sul. It was a wonderful experience but I was disappointed when I did not see any orchids.

[Fátima Caires]

Hello, desertgal

Thanks to your attention for me.
You mentioned the city Cruzeiro do Sul, and I think that you refer about one located in the amazon region, in the Acre Stat, to border on Peru. Is it right?

All the enormous amazon region there are forests with great variebility of flora. The Acre isn't the most representative area to find orchids. I think that it's possible find micro or some terrestrial orchids.

In this region, I know that has Campylocentrum micranthum, Rodriguesia lanceolata, Sobralia sessilis, some Encyclia, Oncidium baueri, Onc.nanum, many and many little orchids like Octomeria, Pleurothallis, Notylia.

And the Acre is habitat of the beautiful Cattleya luteola and Acacallis cyanea - the blue orchid. They are find in regions of very difficult access, in the deep of the wet forests.

Well, thanks and it's a pleasure to be here.

Fátima Caires
mfcaires@terra.com.br
São Paulo/SP
Brasil

[desertgal]

Yes, that is the city. I spent a day traveling by small boat on the Jurara river but the foliage was so heavy right along the river that you couldn't see very far.
Neverless, it was the adventure of a lifetime.

[renata]

Olá, Fátima,

I'll write in english so everybody can understand......so glad to find another brasilian member here, I'm new in the Forum and still learning how this works...if you have any tips, please share ok?
Big Hug, Renata!

[solay]

Welcome. You seen to have much experience in growing orchids. Brazil is a beautiful place that I would like to visit one day. I'm glad you are on the forum so we can learn from you. When you get a chance can you post some pictures? We'd love to see them.