Species Orchid, Night-scented Orchid, Lady of the Night Orchid

I have found this plant to be not as tender as I was told. I have it in two locations in my yard, one I have never protected from the col...Read Mored. Two years ago we had a dip into the low 30's and it survived. Can't describe the fragrance but it is my favorite smell....only fragrant at night.

This epithytic orchid is found growing on the trees and bark in the cypress swamps, hammocks, bayheads, tree islands and thickets and swa...Read Moremps in the southern mainland counties of Florida. The flowers are very interesting in full boom, with their long, pointed, yellowish, protruding sepals behind the white flower with an orange center in the middle. The common name 'Night-scented Epidendrum', or Night-scented Orchid, is due to the scent it emits at night or in the evening. It is listed as endangered, sadly, by the state of Florida due to habitat destruction and overcollecting - it is highly valued by collectors because of it's flowers. It should not be collected or destroyed in any way, and collecting should be restricted. Also, habitat must be protected!

MORE FACTS - Found and/or reported from Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Collier, Hendry and Lee counties. One record is also from Okeechobee county. This orchid grows on many types of trees, including magnolias, pond apples, cabbage palms, pop ash, and other trees. It is native to the U.S. (Florida).

Endangered in Florida