Lepanthes wendlandii

Lepanthes wendlandiiThis lovely little cool growing Lepanthes hails from the mountains of Panama and Costa Rica where it grows at elevations of 1800 to 3000 meters. Lepanthes wendlandii boasts rather large size flowers for the genus, mine measuring about 10 mm tall but I hear it can grow even larger. Each inflorescence produces many flowers in succession, as is customary with most species in this genus. […]

By |2017-10-13T11:25:47+02:00July 30th, 2011|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Lepanthes wendlandii

Brassavola nodosa

Brassavola nodosaThere is a lot blooming right now, and many of them are very pleasantly fragrant too, adding another dimension to the experience. First out in the fragrance series this summer is this wonderful Brassavola nodosa. It has a faint citrus scent that increases notably in strength at night. To be honest however, even though it is nice I do not grow this species for […]

By |2017-10-13T11:25:47+02:00July 24th, 2011|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , |1 Comment

Restrepia brachypus

Restrepia brachypusRestrepia is a genus I am getting to appreciate more and more. They seem quite content to bloom often and abundant and the shape and colors produced in the flowers are quite stunning! What is not to love? This fantastic colorful little gem came from Ecuagenera i May and it is blooming in the cool vivarium right now. The flowers measure about 6 cm tall […]

By |2017-10-13T11:25:47+02:00July 20th, 2011|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , |2 Comments

Cattleya intermedia var. orlata

Cattleya intermedia f. orlataWhat impeccable timing this lovely Cattleya has this year. She pulled out all the stops and produced a fantastic bloom just in time for vacations here in Sweden. She was in bud when we moved out to the summer place earlier in June, and how she is in full bloom. The flowers measure about 10 cm both tall and wide. […]

By |2017-10-13T11:25:47+02:00July 11th, 2011|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Cattleya intermedia var. orlata

Paphiopedilum sukhakulii

Paphiopedilum sukhakuliiThis is a fantastic little intermediate to warm growing species hails from northeastern Thailand where it grows at elevations from 250 up to 1000 meters. It is often found near streams in sandy humus-rich loam mixed with leaf in light to moderate shade. I grow it in my intermediate growing room in a mix of bark and lava rocks, medium bright and evenly […]

By |2017-10-13T11:25:47+02:00July 6th, 2011|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , |3 Comments

Lepanthes cloesii

Lepanthes cloesiiLepanthes cloesii is a miniature orchid, but a medium sized species within the Lepanthes genus. It is a cool growing epiphyte from Peru where it grows at elevations around 2800m. The plant measures about 8-10cm and the flowers is quite large for the genus at 2 cm tall. The successively several flowered, slender inflorescence reaches far beyond the broad and elliptical leaves which are distinctly purple […]

By |2017-10-13T11:25:47+02:00July 1st, 2011|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , |4 Comments
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