Phalaenopsis sanderiana is a very nice species from the Philippines where it grows at sea level up to about 450 meters. It was discovered in 1882 by Roebelin who sent it off to Sander, the famous orchid collector who gave it its name. I never use supporting stakes for my orchids, unless absolutley necessary. I think it is much more beautiful to […]
This is a nice little cool growing Dracula from the cloud forests of Costa Rica and Panama where it grows at altitudes up to 1100 to 2100 meters. The flower measures approximately 5 cm so it is quite large in relation to the plant. It will produce about 2-3 flowers per inflorescence, […]
I have recently become quite fascinated with Lepanthes, a very interesting large genus with ith about 700 species of strange looking flowers with neat colorations. I chose caprimulgus as my first Lepanthes because I love the stripes, and seeing it in bloom for the first time is very exciting!! I just bought it from […]
I have had an incredibly busy start to the summer, my lovely sister is getting married tonight… congratulations!! But there is also a lot blooming in the orchid room, I just need to find the time to share it with you all! Well, here comes a first summer greeting at last. My Cattleya forbesii is treating me to four lovely flowers this season, […]
This is one of by absolute favorite Phalaenopsis species. It is a hot growing epiphyte/litofyphyte found accross Indo-China to western Malesia and Philippines where it grows at altitudes of 200 to 1000 meters. The common name is the deer antlered Phalaenopsis, and you can kind of see […]
This is a miniature epiphyte from Peru and Ecuador where it grows at elevations of 1500 to 1900 meters. It is a fast growing caespitose species, which means that it forms dense tufts. I grow it mounted on EpiWeb in the cool vivarium at medium light levels. The plant is definitely best displayed mounted, when potted it was really hard to see the flowers […]
So the fragrant saga continues… This is a lovely medium sized monopodial epiphyte from the Comoros where it grows on altitudes from 600 to 1000 meters. It smells kind of like Lilly of the Valley with a hint of jasmine in the mix too perhaps. The scent is quite strong in the evening.
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It has been an unusually fragrant spring this year. I usually do not select my orchids based on fragrance. Scented orchids are nice, and sure I appreciate the scent of the sweet Phalaenopsis bellina, or P. violacea as much as the next person, but I guess scent has always come second to beauty, wierdness, or color. But when it comes to Neofinetia I might have […]
This is a very nice warm growing Phalaenopsis species named after the island Flores in Indonesia where it was first discovered. It grows fairly close to sea level at about 150 to 500 meters on trees located in humid or wet areas. The flowers are small and cream colored with some very faint lines across the base of the lateral sepls. But what […]
This is one of my absolute favorite Neofinetia, bought from a friend back in March. The color of the spur is just amazing and I love the shape of the small flowers. I am not good at describing scents, but I can assure you that it smells absolutely divine. Perhaps a bit of jasmine and coconut mixed with a drop of […]