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Orchid Season came

Orchid season is starting in the Santa Lucía reserve. All over our forest lots and lots of orchid flowers can be admired now. Many of them are difficult to spot because they tend to grow epiphytally somewhere up trees.

Fortunately we have a little orchid garden near the lodge. December's monitoring there showed 13 species in bloom (November: 10). Xylobium cf. leontoglossum (see picture) had the highest flower count. We expect to see more species flowering in January - which is usually peak season.


Empieza la temporada de orquídeas en la reserva de Santa Lucía. En todo nuestro bosque muchas y muchas flores de orquídeas se pueden admirar. Muchas de ellas son difíciles de detectar porque tienden a crecer epifitalmente en algún lugar de los árboles.

Afortunadamente tenemos un pequeño jardín de orquídeas cerca de la lodge. El monitoreo de diciembre mostró 13 especies en flor (Noviembre: 10). Xylobium cf. Leontoglossum (ver foto) tenía el mayor conteo de flores. Esperamos ver más especies floreciendo en enero - que suele ser temporada pico.


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