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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Slug Killer on October 23, 2009, 05:39:17 PM

Title: Goodyera
Post by: Slug Killer on October 23, 2009, 05:39:17 PM

Hi, Was given this Goodyera five years ago and thought I'd lost it several times when it died back but it has eventually flowered for me. Problem is I can't remember what it was and know nothing about Goodyera at all. It has been outside until two weeks ago in my greenhouse but looked like it was struggling to flower so I brought it inside. Forgot to scale photos so just measured from bark mix as can be seen in the photo to the tip of the flower spike and its 26Cm's tall.

Title: Re: Goodyera
Post by: Slug Killer on October 24, 2009, 04:50:46 PM

Anyone? :(

Title: Re: Goodyera
Post by: Maggi Young on October 24, 2009, 05:21:23 PM

Great plant, David, but I have no idea what species it may be. There wasa gorgeous one shown at an English show ....  might be the same.... it was a Chinese species, I think.... I'll see if I can find the pic.... :-\

Title: Re: Goodyera
Post by: Maggi Young on October 24, 2009, 05:27:34 PM

 Found this thread on a search....
Rattlesnake Orchid  Goodyera pubescens
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4200.msg110214;topicseen#msg110214


 Below is Martin R's pic of the plant I remembered seeing in the Loughborough show pix.... it is only given as Goodyera sp. though.... no further ID!

Title: Re: Goodyera
Post by: Paul T on October 24, 2009, 11:42:02 PM

Dave,

That is amazingly cute and furry.  Beautiful plant, and great pics!!  No idea at all of names so can't help with that, but wanted to comment on the plant and pics.  8)

Title: Re: Goodyera
Post by: Slug Killer on October 26, 2009, 07:08:21 PM

Thanks Maggie for the help and Paul for your comments. Looks like its going to be called 'Goodyera SP' then :)

Title: Re: Goodyera
Post by: daveyp1970 on October 26, 2009, 08:23:49 PM

i found this site with a spike that looks very similar http://homepage3.nifty.com/plantsandjapan/page094.html
even if it isn't there are some nice plants there.

Title: Re: Goodyera
Post by: Frans IJsselstijn on October 28, 2009, 11:20:58 AM

It looks also very similar to Goodyera daibuzanensis

Frans