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Vanilla orchid

Vanilla insignis

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Comments (7)
Jonathan Guyot
Yes it's very rare to see Vanilla flowers... according to a biologist friend this plant never blooms for 8 years
EdwardNathanReulbachJr.
I had this growing in my house in Las Vegas, it's quite a lovely plant to grow. Never got any Vanilla beans though, there is a very small window to pollinate the flowers ......
Jonathan Guyot
Gracias, yo vivo por Felipe Carrillo Puerto y a veces me tocar ir a trabajar en Puerto Morelos. Mucho gusto conocerle
Gerardo Aizpuru
Gracias Carbon bienvenido al Projecto yo vivo en el area de Playa del Carmen y trabajo en Puerto Morelos.
Jonathan Guyot
Gracias Gerardo, puedo devolver el cumplido, me parece muy interesante las fotos que toma usted
Gerardo Aizpuru
You have nice shots Carbon can you tell us some about this ?

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