Searching for Native Orchids in the Florida Everglades: WE FOUND ORCHID BLOOMS + RARE WILDLIFE!

[@naturenel]

Bryan this was so good! Only thing I wish is that it was longer. I felt like I was watching a Discovery Channel special. Very good editing and narrative. I think you should do more videos like this. It was thoroughly entertaining and educational. Thanks for covering the beauty of the Everglades. 💚

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you so much for the kind words, Nelson! I really enjoyed making the video! I definitely have ideas to improve videos like this in the future but I really liked creating this! And the Everglades was the absolute best place to start! I can’t wait to return and hopefully find even more gorgeous orchids!

[@onetwocue]

Nel whatever happened to Blancas channel?

[@charliekill88]

Wow this video was beautiful! The vegetation of Florida has splendor like no other state.

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you so much for watching! I am so glad you liked it! And its true, Florida is spectacular! :)

[@KayentaRojo]

The only other state that’s on par with biodiversity and interesting plant life is Arizona!

[@OrchidsByBryan]

@ Arizona is stunning too! We are lucky to have such biodiversity all across the United States!

[@cameroonkendrick6312]

Florida is one of the only places on Earth where plants and animals from temperate forests mix with tropical ones, most places have deserts or mountains in the way. In some places in central Florida you can see orchids and mistletoe growing on the same tree. That’s why I love it so much.

[@OrchidsByBryan]

I love it too! Florida is such a gem and the flora and fauna makes this place even more special! We are lucky to have such a unique environment and ecosystem in Florida! :)

[@charliekill88]

@@OrchidsByBryanI wanna move to Florida so bad

[@cameroonkendrick6312]

@@charliekill88what do you like about Florida so much?

[@PestratorProductions]

This is such an amazing video man! My wife and I study FL native orchids. It was so nice to see them in your video.

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you so much! And so exciting to hear that you study these wonderful species! We need people like you and your wife! :) thank you for watching the video!

[@ChristophersJungle]

Amazing to see the native orchids! Thanks for the real life orchid exploration video! Great job!

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the video! More to come! :)

[@rosebowen8924]

Blessings Bryan, something different, thanks for sharing.

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you for watching! I had a lot of fun on this adventure!

[@chantalrochon3566]

Thank you Brian for sharing this eye candy of video❤😊❤😊

[@OrchidsByBryan]

You are so welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed the video! :)

[@Le.annimal]

Hi Bryan, just came across your channel and so glad I did! Really love the content and your really nice vibe… ✨THANK YOU✨

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m glad you enjoyed the videos and vibe! :) Happy New Year!

[@Le.annimal]

@ Happy New Year to you too. May it be a really good year! ❤️✨

[@rosebowen8924]

Season greetings 🙏 ❤️

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Happy Holidays, Rose! :) Hope you have a great holiday and Happy New Year!

[@yudieracosta7292]

Hey Bryan, you did a wonderful job in this video. What a great way to show the viewers the beauty of wild life in South Florida. I enjoyed it so much. Thank you!!! ✨️

[@OrchidsByBryan]

You are so welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed the video! It was wonderful creating this video and highlighting the beauty of south Florida! :)

[@shirleyholt898]

I enjoyed this wonderful video. Thanks. 🤗👏🎄

[@OrchidsByBryan]

You are welcome! Thank you for watching!! :)

[@lethargicken7451]

This was an adventure. I do my own swamp walks in the general area as well, looking for orchids. I have found plenty of Tampensis and Vanillas but I have never encountered Epidendrum nocturnum, Cyrtopodium punctatum, or the mule eared Trichocentrum orchid. It’s cool to know that they are still out there surviving.

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Wow, I would love to join you on a swamp walk in the Everglades one day! It’s been on my bucket list! There are many other native orchids in the area that I would love to see! Thank you so much for watching and I’m happy you enjoyed the video!

[@jamesgibbs7933]

Good one Brian. Thanks.

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you! I’m so glad you liked it!

[@botanyboy5454]

Hello there! I go on youtube and randomly look through videos. Yours popped up and the episode was interesting so that I decided to subscribe and see what you've published so far. Thank You for a good episode!

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you so much for watching and I’m so glad you stumbled upon my channel! I hope you enjoyed the content!! :)

[@marisolbenitez1339]

Beautiful

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you so much!!

[@spencerbass7142]

Great video, love Florida!

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you so much! I’m so glad you liked it!

[@NURS3898]

Thanks that was amazing to see them here in the US.

[@OrchidsByBryan]

You’re welcome! I really enjoyed sharing this experience with everyone! I’m thrilled at the positive responses! :) thank you for watching!

[@karengeorge5959]

Bryan. Such a great video. I love Everglades park and I never saw a wild orchid. Even the invasive species was so pretty. Love the alligators too. Thank you so much for the beautiful video😊

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you so much, Karen! I am so glad you enjoyed the video!! ;)

[@ddurfee397]

Thank you!! Because of your video, i was able to identify 2 of the wild orchids that my husband had rescued and brought home to me. He owns a tree service and is constantly finding wild orchids in felled trees, especially after a rigorous hurricane season. So thrilled to save these beautiful little guys - Epidendrum rigidum and Encyclia tampenis!

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Wow that is amazing! I’m so glad that you were able to identify and recover these beautiful plants! Thank you so much for sharing this with me! :)

[@ddurfee397]

@OrchidsByBryan btw, my husband is finding these little beauties in the southeastern corner of Pasco County, a bit more north than the Everglades. That fact only gives me hope of their survival in the wild. 🤞

[@gabrieldnchf2822]

@@ddurfee397the epidendrum you have is epidendrum conopseum, rigidum is a tropical orchid found only in South Florida not pasco county

[@TheKarenRob]

love!!

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you!!!

[@gr8handsftl]

Nice. I know a lot of locations in the everglades and mangroves that have native orchids. Brassia caudata, Vanilla dennisoniana, Vanilla barbellata, Cyrtipodium punctatum... They're great to see in the wild

[@OrchidsByBryan]

That’s awesome! I would love to do more exploring and see all of these orchids you mentioned! :) thanks so much for watching!!

[@barblucas2539]

Thanks for taking us with you i really enjoyed it looking forward to more

[@OrchidsByBryan]

I had so much fun filming this adventure! Thank you for watching and I can’t wait to bring more videos like this in the future!

[@lisascenic]

Thank you for this beautiful, fascinating video!

[@OrchidsByBryan]

I am so glad you enjoyed it!

[@donnatobey4565]

Great video!

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you so much!!

[@johnpick8336]

Thank you for posting.

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@dalehenry5802]

Great video

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you!!

[@BloomingGoodOrchids]

Awesome video🎉🎉🎉🎉thank you 😊

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you for watching! :)

[@laurentmichel4006]

Very nice ❤

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you!!

[@scott1637]

Great video keep it up

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you so much!!

[@rookhoatzin]

I worked in the arctic. Not a plant growing more than a couple inches above the ground in many places. But there were willow trees spread across the ground that were probably a hundred years old. And there were orchids, I identified 3 unique orchids. Harsh winters but 24 hours of sunlight in the short but intense summer. It is amazing what is out there if one takes the time... I would love to visit Florida....

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Wow! That is amazing! It’s so wonderful to think that orchids grow on nearly every continent in the world! And all so unique and different! :) that must’ve been an amazing experience!

[@rookhoatzin]

Your enthusiasm is what compelled me to comment. Most of the people I worked with on the slope were there for the money and saw little but a bleak wasteland around them. There were uncountable flowers in the summer, colorful, tiny, delicate looking but so hardy and thats just the one part of a thriving ecosystem that gets down to as cold as -50F for 9 months of darkness a year then explodes with life as the sun comes back. Much the same generally can be said about Florida or anywhere really, if you look and try to understand its mostly amazing. Live in the moment. Thanks for your reply.

[@OrchidsByBryan]

@ wow, that’s so awesome! I really appreciate your comment! :) I love these plants and it makes me happy to bring people together in conversation like this! :) it’s true, there’s beauty everywhere you look! This is why I love micro miniature orchids, their flowers are small and unassuming but so beautiful! It makes me appreciate them more! :) thank you so much for sharing this story and experience! I hope others read it too! :) Happy Holidays!

[@annavoeggia816]

Great video! Amazing footage. Thanks for sharing 😊.

[@OrchidsByBryan]

You are very welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

[@DG-yh4hq]

thank you

[@OrchidsByBryan]

You’re very welcome! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video!

[@dillongunn7567]

Keep it safe

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Absolutely! 🙌

[@ingridcoke1360]

Season's Greetings from Jamaica everyone!💖✨🎄🇯🇲

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Happy holidays to you too, Ingrid! Hope you have a happy new year and happy holidays! :)

[@Ecologyontherun]

Come to Georgia in spring! I’ll show you our native orchids

[@OrchidsByBryan]

@@Ecologyontherun that would be amazing! I would love to stop by Georgia to see the orchids!!

[@freedem41]

Missing and most remarkable is the ghost orchid. The plant is little more than green worm like roots hiding in the bark with no leaves, but the flower is huge and spectacular. Where we found them there were so many even those not blooming at the moment could be easily noticed.

[@OrchidsByBryan]

It’s true! I intentionally wanted to highlight the other wonderful and endangered orchids in South Florida! I hope to do a video about the Ghost Orchid in the near future! :) the ghost orchid is absolutely stunning!

[@EvergladesAdventures]

Your pretty lucky with your Otter sighting. I have only seen 2 in 15 years, and 1 was in the canal behind my house. The other was near Noble Hammock (on road to flamingo). Between controlling some python populations somewhat and restoring water levels, they have comeback a bit in last few years.

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Yes! The otter was a HUGE reward to our adventure! A very curious little fella that startled me more than an alligator! Haha :)

[@SVKLOrchids]

Very cool! I’ll probably do something like this in the future. Did y’all have a guide or just know someone who is familiar with the area?

[@OrchidsByBryan]

We used a guide for the kayaking portion of our adventure! Aquaterra Adventures! They were great!

[@SVKLOrchids]

@ Good to know, thanks!

[@markvaldes2937]

Such a great video! Any tips for finding the eulophia Alta?

[@OrchidsByBryan]

I found them under short palm trees in partial shade or full shade! They like hydric hammocks (palm or fern forests) in Florida! National Park and National Preserve staff are very helpful in finding recent sightings especially in the Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp! But it takes some exploring and “treasure hunting”! But so rewarding when you do come across the flowers!!! :)

[@markvaldes2937]

@ very cool! Thanks for the tip on asking staff, I’ve been a few times and never even thought of that.

[@TravelingDude420]

Do you have a recommendation of where to purchase orchids native to South Florida?

[@OrchidsByBryan]

You can support the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's Million Orchid Project by purchasing some native orchids to grow near your home! Here is the link: orders.fairchildgarden.org/collections/orchids?_gl=1*15wc4jz*_gcl_au*MTQ1MzM0OTQzNS4xNzM1MTg2MDM4

[@Joe-nj3bb]

Is this the first video for orchids in the wild? 🤔 I only know about Cypripediums in the Northeast. 7:07 It would have been nice to see all of the blooms for the tampensis but that's during summer. Maybe Nelson can go back for the footage. 😁

[@OrchidsByBryan]

It is! I plan to do more in the future with the overwhelmingly positive response to this video! I was thrilled! I plan to do more video like this in the spring time in the Northeast and maybe even some other areas of the USA! :) thank you so much for watching, Joe!!!

[@jackfntwist]

Nice video. Too bad you point the camera into the sun on a lot of the orchids.

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you! I’ll make sure to keep that in mind for future videos.

[@jackfntwist]

It's "Gulf" of Mexico, not "Golf" of Mexico. :)

[@DanielF-ty3sb]

Watch 1/3 of your 13K views be from poachers.

[@OrchidsByBryan]

I sure hope not! Haha

[@kathymacomber5115]

Wonderful video

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you so much!

[@Aprlmoore]

Great video!

[@OrchidsByBryan]

Thank you!!