{"id":209,"date":"2008-10-09T22:20:28","date_gmt":"2008-10-10T06:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/09\/south-african-orchid\/"},"modified":"2009-11-12T22:58:23","modified_gmt":"2009-11-13T06:58:23","slug":"south-african-orchid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/09\/south-african-orchid\/","title":{"rendered":"South African Orchid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you saw this unusual Stenoglottis orchid growing in its native home in South Africa, and it wasn&#8217;t in bloom, you would probably think it was an ugly weed. If you saw it in bloom, though, I&#8217;d bet you would be amazed at its masses of dainty purple polka-dotted flowers with fringed lips.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Stenoglottis flowers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/stenoglottis_longifolia_3_640px.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/stenoglottis_longifolia_3_640px.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Stenoglottis flowers\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Stenoglottis flower\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/stenoglottis_longifolia_5_640px.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/stenoglottis_longifolia_5_640px.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Stenoglottis flower\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stenoglottis longifolia grows as a terrestrial orchid, with deciduous leaves and underground tubers that go dormant in winter. While it&#8217;s growing, it requires regular water and fertilizer. Flower spikes start to grow in late summer, and continue to grow for a few months, opening tiny flowers along the way.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Stenoglottis flowers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/stenoglottis_longifolia_1_640px.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/stenoglottis_longifolia_1_640px.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Stenoglottis flowers\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Stenoglottis flower buds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/stenoglottis_longifolia_2_640px.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/stenoglottis_longifolia_2_640px.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Stenoglottis flower buds\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The thin, soft leaves don&#8217;t look like those of most other orchids. This picture shows a Stenoglottis orchid at the end of summer, with some leaf tips that turned brown during a heat wave, and flower spikes emerging from the base of the plant. The leaves completely die back in the winter to be replaced by fresh ones in the spring.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Stenoglottis leaves\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/stenoglottis_longifolia_leaves_640px.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/stenoglottis_longifolia_leaves_640px.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Stenoglottis leaves\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you saw this unusual Stenoglottis orchid growing in its native home in South Africa, and it wasn&#8217;t in bloom, you would probably think it was an ugly weed. If you saw it in bloom, though, I&#8217;d bet you would be amazed at its masses of dainty purple polka-dotted flowers with fringed lips. 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