Ancient Energy Orchids

Orchid Culture & Photographs from the collection of A'na & Paul Sa'tara

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Ancient Energy Orchids

Cooler growing Australian, Pacific, and Asian orchids, with a few friends from the western hemisphere

We especially love Dendrobiums and Dockrillia
And Paphiopedilum species too

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The Orchid Collection of A’na & Paul Sa’tara

connecting with the essence of orchids

What is AEO?

We are drawn to the deep origins of orchids.

The complexity, beauty, and essence of their source is what comes through to us in our growing efforts.  AEO is a way of experiencing and seeing orchids. In my eyes, how you perceive your orchids is how you grow them.

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Orchid Portraits

Connecting the flower with the plant: unique images of orchid species and hybrids

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AEO Culture Notes

Solutions, reflections, and innovations to improve growing conditions

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Our Growing Areas

Ideas for effective, attractive, and abundant growing spaces

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Offering you … Orchid Wisdom

We would like to share our love and connection to orchids with you, and if possible, improve the growing and well-being of your orchids.  This collection of photographs and articles about orchid culture offers our experience … and the wisdom of the orchids themselves.

A few of our favorite orchid culture notes

 

The Indoor Sun: Growing orchids under high intensity white-light LEDs

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Dendrobium jonesii: a new life in hydroton for an Australian species

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The “moss mount” for orchids: improving moisture and root growth

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Orchid Portraits: Photography of A’na Sa’tara

Cymbidium banaense

Featured image: Cymbidium banaense

The vision t0 create orchid portraits emerged from my appreciation for the “whole orchid.”  So many photographs of orchids focus only on the flower.  But orchids are not flowers: they are entire plants and living beings.  These images are an invitation to connect more deeply with the many dimensions of orchids.

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