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botanyboy1
United States
Приєднався 8 бер 2007
I'm an American expat living in Japan with a serious addiction to all things green, especially orchids and ferns. I also lean towards spiritual and contemplative directions. I think these all will come clear as you watch the vids.
Please do visit my blog at: botanyboy.org/ This channel and the Botany Boy blog mirror each other, but both contain original content too.
Photographic Equipment (current):
Panasonic G7 with 14-140mm zoom
Lumix G 20mm f1.7 II ASPH lens
Zoom H4n recorder
Sure LensHopperVP83F shotgun mic
Glide cam XR-1000 steady cam
Crappy old Velbon tripod
Editing Equipment/Software (current):
27 inch iMac with Retina K5 display (late 2015)
Drobo 5Dt Raid with 20TB working storage
Final Cut Pro X (10.2.3)
Please do visit my blog at: botanyboy.org/ This channel and the Botany Boy blog mirror each other, but both contain original content too.
Photographic Equipment (current):
Panasonic G7 with 14-140mm zoom
Lumix G 20mm f1.7 II ASPH lens
Zoom H4n recorder
Sure LensHopperVP83F shotgun mic
Glide cam XR-1000 steady cam
Crappy old Velbon tripod
Editing Equipment/Software (current):
27 inch iMac with Retina K5 display (late 2015)
Drobo 5Dt Raid with 20TB working storage
Final Cut Pro X (10.2.3)
Neo Season Begins!
The Japanese wind orchids are about to flower! In this short you can see my plants and the different root tip colors just before flowering season.
#short #Neofinetia
#short #Neofinetia
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Hardy Ground Orchids: a Calanthe Orchid Show in Japan
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For years I have been going to a Calanthe orchid show each April. Due to the corona virus the show was canceled last year, but as luck would have it, it was not only held this year, it was on display in my local area. These hardy ground orchids have been grown in Japan for hundreds of years, but their popularity exploded in the 1960s and 1970s, resulting in the near demise of wild populations. ...
Tree trimming and early spring flowers in the garden
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Every year I have to do serious tree trimming in the garden - right about the same time that all the early spring flowers are just coming into bloom. In this video you will see the transition from winter into spring in my Japanese garden. See me trimming my crepe myrtle and sasanqua camellia trees, as well as having a look around the garden after last winter’s wrath. You’ll also see many early ...
Winter Weather in the Garden - Cold Protection for Plants Outdoors
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Winter weather lasts for only a few weeks in my garden, but I still need to use cold protection for some of my outdoor plants. Since I grow some subtropical plants such as tree ferns, orchids, and staghorn ferns in the open garden I have to protect them from cold spells we get here in southern Japan from time to time. In this video you’ll see me wrapping tree ferns in plastic tents which have w...
Fall Gardening in my Japanese Garden, Preparing for Winter
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Fall gardening in my Japanese garden is a time for preparing tropical plants such as the slipper orchids (Paphiopedilum) and cycad collection for the coming winter months. This involves preparing an indoor greenhouse to accommodate them all, and getting the plants themselves spruced up for the long winter rest. Meanwhile the outdoor garden needs cleaning, mostly of falling leaves. The fall flow...
Fall garden maintenance and Garden Tour at Botany Boy’s House
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Fall is the time of year when am a bit overwhelmed with garden maintenance - everything is so bug-bit that I feel like giving up! Come along for this garden tour at my southern Japan yard and see what I’ve been up to this fall. You’ll see a lot of plants such as stag horn ferns, tree ferns, Japanese native orchids, surprise lilies, monkey puzzle trees, and more! If you watch all of it, you'll g...
Wind Orchid Show at Botany Boy’s House
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July is the primary flowering season for the wind orchid, Vanda (AKA Neofinetia) falcata. In this video I hold an fuukiran orchid show at my house here in southern Japan. I usually visit shows held by local enthusiasts, but given the problem with the corona virus, all public shows have been canceled. I show you a variety of fuukiran types and talk about the various aspects that makes each type ...
Yuri - Japanese Lilies in nature ユリの花
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Every summer Japan is graced with colorful lily flowers, known as Yuri in the Japanese language. There are around a dozen species found here in nature, as well as a number of naturally occurring varieties. Some are well known, such as the tiger lily, Lilium lancifolium and the Easter lily, Lilium longifolium, while others are more obscure, such as the demure Lilium callosum. In this video you w...
Summer Gardening in the Monsoon Season, more repotting orchids and summer flowers
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Summer gardening can be a challenge, especially in warm, rainy weather. Each June the monsoon season starts in southern Japan and continues on for the next 5 - 7 weeks. It rains about 70% of the time, usually not too hard, but sometimes rains can be torrential. In this video watch as I tackle yet more repotting, clean up my Neofinetia falcata collection for the flowering season and tackle getti...
Japanese Wind Orchids, and Friends, in the Wilds of Japan
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With over 200 species of orchid native to the Japanese archipelago, this is a land brimming with possibilities of seeing them in the wild. Indeed, within a mere 30 minute walk from my front door I have seen no less than 16 different species growing, including the famous Japanese wind orchid, Neofinetia falcata. If you travel an hour away by foot, there are another half dozen more to be seen. So...
Ghosts of Japan's Forests, Ghost Forests of Japan
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In this video I climb a local mountain in search of four "ghost orchids" of Japan - plants that lack significant amounts of chlorophyll and rely on soil fungi for their carbohydrate nutrition. In the process I also wander into forests that have gone through cycles of change that to this point they have been able to endure. The situation today is different though, and some of these changes may b...
Japanese Lily Flower Garden - Beautiful Flowers
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The Shinen Flower Garden in Fukuoka City, Japan is home to beautiful flowers year round. In June the lilies and hydrangeas are in full bloom, all within the setting of a traditional Japanese flower garden. Here you can see many types of hybrid asiatic lily flower in bloom, numbering into the hundreds. This time of year is the monsoon though, so if you are traveling Japan you may very well have ...
Walking Podcast, Botany Boy Hiking Japan
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OK, so this isn’t really a podcast, but in it I do go for a walk and talk about my channel and blog, Botany Boy. I start at the base of a valley of one of the last unblemished watersheds in the Fukuoka City area. And as I climb I talk about the importance of plants throughout my lifetime, and how I came to start up Botany Boy. I also reveal why I chose that name. Come along to get a view into m...
Gardening in Japan, Japanese Orchids, Bonsai Tree Pruning and Rambler Roses
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My gardening in Japan therapeutic series continues with this episode, featuring more orchid repotting, bonsai tree pruning, and the ongoing battle of controlling pests. As spring wanes, and the monsoon season looms, the last of the spring flowers are doing their thing - rambler roses are popping, early hydrangea are lighting up and many orchids, including Dendrobiums, are flowering like mad. It...
Plant Diseases, Aphids, and Leaf Spots - is this Horticultural Therapy?
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Spring is peaking, the flowers are blooming, and all the issues of keeping a garden growing happily are spiking as well - aphids on the roses, orchids with leaf spot, orchids needing replanting and peonies to dead-head. I wonder to myself, “is this really horticultural therapy?” In this video you get to see my garden at its best… and worst. Gardens are lovely places, but they also need constant...
Old Growth Forest Walk in Japan, Botany Boy Does Q&A
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Old Growth Forest Walk in Japan, Botany Boy Does Q&A
Botany Boy Takes a Nature Hike: Mountains, Flowers and Forests
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Botany Boy Takes a Nature Hike: Mountains, Flowers and Forests
Fairy Slipper Orchid, Calypso bulbosa
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Fairy Slipper Orchid, Calypso bulbosa
Horticultural Therapy: Round 3, A slipper Orchid Basket Case
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Horticultural Therapy: Round 3, A slipper Orchid Basket Case
Garden Therapy Part Deux: Moving a Tree Fern
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Garden Therapy Part Deux: Moving a Tree Fern
Therapeutic Garden: In the Garden in the Time of Coronavirus
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Therapeutic Garden: In the Garden in the Time of Coronavirus
Vlog to My Subscribers - BOTANY BOY LIVES!
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Vlog to My Subscribers - BOTANY BOY LIVES!
Samurai Orchid Show And Hunting For Orchids In The Wild: Cycling Japan Road Trip
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Samurai Orchid Show And Hunting For Orchids In The Wild: Cycling Japan Road Trip
In Search of a Saprophyte Orchid in Fukuoka, Japan - Wild Orchid Hunt
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In Search of a Saprophyte Orchid in Fukuoka, Japan - Wild Orchid Hunt
Hanami, Japanese Sakura Flower Festival at Night
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Hanami, Japanese Sakura Flower Festival at Night
Growing orchids - hanging orchids on mounts
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Growing orchids - hanging orchids on mounts
Foraging edible wild plants, Japanese cuisine, tempura fried Aralia shoots
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Foraging edible wild plants, Japanese cuisine, tempura fried Aralia shoots
Bletilla striata, Orchid fertilizer, and Botany Boy Answers Q&A
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Bletilla striata, Orchid fertilizer, and Botany Boy Answers Q&A
Japanese Orchids, Azalea bushes, and What Is In the Future
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Japanese Orchids, Azalea bushes, and What Is In the Future
Sago palm tree forests, Cycas revoluta, of the Amami Islands, Japan
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Sago palm tree forests, Cycas revoluta, of the Amami Islands, Japan
I know the video has been posted for a long time. I wonder if it could grow in central Bosnia. Where to get seedlings? How to plant?
Le agradezco mucho si es en español latino x favor ..mil bendiciones ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Cypripedium flavum, 黃花杓蘭,
1:33 Calanthe delavayi, 少花蝦節蘭,
Cypripedium farreri, 華西杓蘭,
2:03 Cypripedium shanxiense, 山西杓蘭, Native to : China North-Central, China South-Central, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Primorye, Qinghai, Sakhalin,
to anyone reading, hydrogen peroxie helps get rid of the algae on the terra cotta
Ive watched your vidoes so much.. theres something so calming about your voice and the way you narrate.
2024 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I have Pteris wallichiana in my garden in the Netherlands, it's a beautiful, easy growing fern that requires no special care or winter protection here.
Amazing video, it was very lovely to learn about history while focusing on just the beauty of the flowers.
Enjoyed watching this video my friend Really awesome views Thank you Stay connected
Flower Garden beautiful.. 💐🥰🌷😘🌺🌹😁
I love how the Ichimonji's petals are supported with paper discs. It just goes to show how 'imperfect' plants can still be loved and appreciated with a little help.
Спасибо потресающий японский сад
Ma un importante scorta di damigiane di vino 🍷 in vista di un conflitto ? No perché tu senza il “ ciuccio “ non riesci nemmeno ad alzarti dal letto 🛌… dovresti provvedere già da ora prima che diventi una rarità a prezzi molto salati
Hi, what is the name of the mountain and the name of the town you call "home" that adopted the flower as its symbol please ?
Thank you
So nice to see them thriving! I always assumed they went extinct in the wild in Japan because of urbanization. Not all Chinese species all fragrant, only from specific southern regions.
I am sad to report these plants are all but gone from this location now. The problem is not urbanization, but the over population of deer. Many say that C. goeringii from Japan are not fragrant, but that has not been my experience. Hopefully this species will be able to rebound in the future. Locally these are dark days for most orchid species in my area.
@@botanyboy1 so sorry to hear that…is there a plan to control the deer population?
@@sunshine467sun Not locally, or at least I've not seen or heard any evidence of it. In some parts of Japan populations are being culled. Maybe they will be here too at some point.
اشكركم جميل في حياتي 😮😮😮😊❤
직접 보면 더 멋지겠죠? 화원에서 구입해 키우고 있는데 매력있습니다.(제가 키우는 것과는 당연히 비교 불가겠지만... )
Leela dhar
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फूलों का बगीचा
6:01 😮
Это просто чудо😊благодарю сердечно!!❤😊🎉
It is okay for the tips to turn tan.brown, striped on the tips. Mine is a "Tiger Stripe" sago.
Yes, the yellow tips eventually turn brown. This is completely normal since the yellowing of the tips is due to weak tissue that goes through a slow "death process", thus giving the yellow color. Lots of folks hate this look, but in my opinion if they are grown well, they can be very lovely. I simply cut the previous year's fronds off once the new flush comes. The weak tissue is a genetic condition in this form, not because of poor culture.
Wall paper
Beautiful 😍
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Берегите эту красоту. Спасибо за видео.
Hi. I am Korean. I enjoyed the content . Thank you. I would appreciate it if you could take a look at my orchids too. ❤
We so miss you and your incredible videos.
Whitch species of pine tree have you mentionned ?
So beautiful ❤️
Hello sir , I m in my last year of botany hons and I would like to continue my higher studies in japan with botany majors , can you tell me what to pursue or like to do nd is japan good for it in botany field ?
Forex of sagp palm !!!!!❤❤❤
How can I get Orchids from Japan? I’m in Florida. Thank you 🙏
Beautiful flowers... Perfect for a rock garden.
Thank you, I was wondering about the showing.
好多我们中国特有种
Thank you for sharing with us what most of us, for various reasons, may never experience. It refreshes the heart and mind! God bless..
Miss your videos! I sincerely hope you are fine and well.
I'm fine and still living in Japan. I am just not in the position to make videos at this point. I may continue in the future, but not at the level I was producing before. Thanks for your concern!
Wow....yaar❤️🥰
Izin save, mksh
I am guessing that these peonies were grown in a controlled environment to get them to bloom during this time of year. They are probably in pots, and are put into holes in the ground, pot and all when they are ready to bloom. I cannot see them having leaves like that in January.
Definitely. There are cold flowering forms ("Kanbotan"), but these are greenhouse grown plants that remarkably withstand the fairly cold winter temperatures of southern Japan just long enough to put on a lovely display. Sometimes they even endure light snowfalls, hence the straw structures around them.
5:08 what is that orchid?
Maxillaria parviflora. Unfortunately it is not quite hardy here. It sailed through the winter in this video, but next year it was nearly killed by a cold event. I managed to salvage the plant and it flowered again this year. This past winter was even worse. I lost my tree ferns. It is just a little too cold here for many things.
@@botanyboy1 ah, I heard there was cold snap in Japan. So cold that many fish died which supposed to live in south. Those Neo survived last year? Or did you take then in?
@@orchidsbythelake There were only 2 days that caused the damage, 1/25 and 1/26, if memory serves. Temperatures dropped rapidly to around 25 F, possibly lower, over the first afternoon and stayed below freezing for nearly two days. Lots of damage to any tender plants, but not all remarkably. All native species were completely unaffected, including the neos, epiphytic ferns, etc. My staghorn collection also got nailed, but none outright died. One native that didn't make it was Cyathea spinulosa, but is not native to this area, and I've found it more cold sensitive than even the Australian C. cooperi.
@@botanyboy1 does the fuuran can survive in cold winter,
Not truly cold winters. They can survive freezing temperatures to at least -5 Celsius, but not everyday.
Just bought one to add to my 3 other cycads indigenous to my country.
So nice rose
Kalimera eimai apo tin ellada pos mporo na exo me antikatavoli
sorry, I meant to say I enjoyed watching😌🙏💖And how are you orchids this year?
I enjoyed watchdog😌🙏💖How are your orchids this year?
Thank you Botany Boy, for showing us this anusual life, during this hard period. I'm growing my orchids and lysimachias, and pyrrosias in Paris, thinking about you. One Day, you should tell us more about your work, and your personal life. And thank you for all these marvelous plants !