Hello everyone

[blackorchid]

Hello everyone, I am so happy to have found this site. I am realatively new to growing orchids and often have questions. Its so good to know I will be able to ask for advice when I need it..

[fred]

hi blackorchid
welcome to the orchidgeeks forum
I hope that you enjoy your stay here with us
you will fine heaps of knowledge within the forum and also with the forum members
we have a great bunch of geeks here that will help you with your questions
It would also be a good idea if you could update your profile with your location so the right advice can be given to you.

happy chatting

[pikevi]

Welcome to the forum, blackorchid.

We are glad that you found this site too.

Enjoy!

[prisana]

Welcome, blackorchid. Glad you've joined us.

[Tobi]

Hi and welcome Blackorchid. what type of orchids are you growing?

[Buttercup]

Welcome black orchid. You will love this site! That's an interesting name, are there actually any black orchids?

[Vivienne]

Hello and welcome to OrchidGeeks blackorchid. What types of orchids are you growing? Where are you located?

[arleneg]

Hi blackorchid. Welcome to the forum!

Buttercup -- There are some nearly black colored orchids. I can't remember the names at the moment. There's a Maxillaria that produces almost black blooms.

[charleyismydog]

Blackorchid, welcome! We'd love to know what kind of orchids you have.

[Buttercup]

Arlene, very cool. I did a web search and it looks like this is one of them cymbidium canaliculatun var sparkesii. I couldn't find a pic though.

[blackorchid]

I have aselection of orchids, including cymbidiums, phalaenopsis, dendrobiums, epidendrums, mazdevallias and a few others.

[Anton]

Dracula Orchids are black also, and very impressive.

[kmarch]

Coelogyne pandurata (aka the black orchid) has a green flower with ornate black filligree markings on the lip. And I do mean black, black, not dark maroon or brown.

[BillC]

Kevin, saw this and thought of you. Pic. courtesy of Orchids Online

[Anton]

I am getting a flask of pandurata from Bali in September.

[BillC]

Now that is a name to conjure up some dreamy thoughts. Just imagine drifting along a padang in a prau paddled by two-no, why be mean, three delightful balinese ladies and being fed Ikan bilis with half shells of coconut filled with borak to drink!!
Sorry Anton, doing it again. Easily carried away these days ( maybe I should be ). Hope your Bali flask turns out to be full of quality plants.

Bill

[fred]

Bali is known for good plants Bill

now i am getting carried away

[Tess1]

Hello blackorchid, welcome, I was going to say that draculas come in black, but anton beat me to it.
Oh Kmarch, now I am going to desparately need coelogyne pandurata! Where, where?

[kmarch]

Actually I misspoke in my earlier post. Arleneg is correct that the orchids we call "black" are usually dark marroon/brown. There are no truly black pigmentations in orchids so even the black in Coelogyne pandurata which looks black to our eye is actually a dense concentration of multiple pigments.

There are a few Maxillarias that have "black" flowers, one is the dark form of Max variabilis. There are some super dark Paph hybrids too like Paph Larry Bird.

[Sea_Sun88]

Welcome Blackorchid

[MariahK]

I saw one today that was very close to black, it was actually a noid at trager joe's and was sucha deep purple that it looked black until the light hit it! I almost brought it home, but some of it's leaves were suspicious looking, so I got a phal for my bathroom!