Hi Petrushka,

I don’t think you have a Paph there. Look up, Oeceoclades maculata, and see if it matches the plant you have.

M

Wow, you are spot on! the leaves pattern is exactly like that and flower spike and it sets seeds readily and colonises easily in so FL.

birds might have seeded it into the hedge : we have lots of birds here.

It survives in north FL in Alachua county even !

but it does resemble Paph if not for multi-floral spike.

well, since i picked it up it won’t colonise our pool deck. apparently it is found at key Largo

and Bahia park in the Keys and is invasive.

just posting this in case somebody else is curious.

thanks again!

i'm not familiar with Oeceoclades maculata but do agree its not a Paph. Just read the description of Oeceoclades maculata, and would think it is an excellent candidate for the incinerator. I know that's pretty harsh talk for an orchid grower, but some plants, even orchids can get to be pretty hard to get along with.

Bill

It was on invasive list for So-central FL , but then they took it off. it is considered naturalised. It reseeds moderately and mostly in disturbed areas.

there are many very pretty plants that are invasive in FL. i am slowly learning about a few that i find on the sides of streets and roads in the very center of Miami.

people do grow it in th gardens still from what i read.