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Flowering Orchid

Posted by junefarmgirl Indiana (My Page) on
Wed, May 13, 09 at 18:21

I have a house plant that my mother had started and got from her sister-in-law. It is a perennial, I think, because it dies down in the fall, and starts back up on its own in the spring. It is called a "flowering orchid," and each set of leaves grows opposite each other. It has many, many pinkish-purple blooms. (Click the link below to see a photo of it.) It grows to varying heights depending on how crowded the pot is--usually around six inches. I am terrified that maybe some year it won't come back, because I don't know where I could ever get one again. It is going on to the fourth generation in my family. Does anyone know anything about this plant?

Here is a link that might be useful: My flowering orchid plant


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RE: Flowering Orchid

Junefarmgirl, you don't have an email address set up so I can't reply to you that way. I honestly don't think that is an orchid, at least not any kind I've ever seen. If you go to the orchid forum on gardenweb, they might be able to help you.


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RE: Flowering Orchid

That is not a true orchid (Not in the orchid family). It's common name may be "flowering orchid", but my first reaction is that is a plant in the Acanthus family.

It almost looks like a ruellia or a thunbergia species.


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RE: Flowering Orchid

It looks like a sinningia to me. Google Logees and see if you can find it there.


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RE: Flowering Orchid

Thank you very much for your help. I did look at some of the suggested flowers, and they do seem to be very similar, although I didn't see any exactly like mine. You were a big help. Thank you!


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