SHOW US YOUR ORCHIDS/FLOWERS!

[Whimgrinder]

Fdk After Dark 'Black Pearl' FCC/AOS OMG:

The blooms are the round purple things, right?

 

[SubRosa]

The blooms are the round purple things, right?

Indeed,that is them.

 

[DragonsEye]

Fdk After Dark 'Black Pearl' FCC/AOS OMG:

The blooms are the round purple things, right?

Darn. I thought the round silver glittery thing was the bloom. heh Surprised yours is blooming this time of year.

Btw, LOVE your Pleurothallis dilemma, Whim!

 

[Whimgrinder]

Indeed,that is them.

Hah! I knew it couldn't possibly be the black things LOL!

 

[SubRosa]

Darn. I thought the round silver glittery thing was the bloom. heh Surprised yours is blooming this time of year.

Btw, LOVE your Pleurothallis dilemma, Whim!

It takes a pair of big shiny balls for an Fdk to bloom this late. Fortunately mine has a spare.....

 

[Whimgrinder]

Darn. I thought the round silver glittery thing was the bloom. heh Surprised yours is blooming this time of year.

Btw, LOVE your Pleurothallis dilemma, Whim!

Thanks. It is a pretty unique thing. I remember the first time I saw one and for a few moments I thought I was imagining things!

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RLC. Sachiko Tsugawa 'Volcano Royal'

 

[SFLguy]

This little guy is called Ionopsis utricularioides for its resemblance to Utricularia in size, shape, and color. It is native to Florida.

 

[SubRosa]

Thanks. It is a pretty unique thing. I remember the first time I saw one and for a few moments I thought I was imagining things!

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RLC. Sachiko Tsugawa 'Volcano Royal'

Beautiful color! Any fragrance to this one Paul?

 

[Whimgrinder]

Beautiful color! Any fragrance to this one Paul?

Yep - it has a very odd spicy scent that has a distinctly "warm" feel to it, like incense. The color was impossible to render correctly in a photo, but this is close. In reality its more of a deep garnet/purple.

 

[Whimgrinder]

First Orchid of 2016; lets start small and work our way up LOL!
This is Platystele stenostachya, by far the tiniest Orchid I grow (Thanks Kevin!). The bloom in this photo is approximately 1/16th of an inch tall. That's right - thats not a typo: 1/16th of an inch!

 

[Whimgrinder]

Lepanthopsis astrophora, another excellent miniature. Those blooms are about 1/4" tall each. It flowers ten months out of the year for me. Must have consistent humidity to perform, but is otherwise very adaptable.

 

[DragonsEye]

RLC. Sachiko Tsugawa 'Volcano Royal'

Not a big fan of floofs. However, the throat/lip of this one is quite extraordinary.

This little guy is called Ionopsis utricularioides.

Not one I see very often. Not sure why it seems "rare" in collections. Is it a strictly late autumn/early winter bloomer?

Lepanthopsis astrophora

Adorable lil devil! Have always liked this one but never tried it.

 

[SFLguy]

Not one I see very often. Not sure why it seems "rare" in collections. Is it a strictly late autumn/early winter bloomer?

Actually quite the opposite, it's a spring/summer bloomer, it was trying to adjust to my conditions and this "winter" didn't help at all haha

 

[fatboy]

One of my favourites that flowered a year or so ago; Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua.
A good size plant can have leaves that are 2 or 3 feet long and it grows upside down, hanging from the branches of a larger tree.

Cheers, Troy

 

[SubRosa]

One of my favourites that flowered a year or so ago; Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua.
A good size plant can have leaves that are 2 or 3 feet long and it grows upside down, hanging from the branches of a larger tree.

Cheers, Troy

Very nice! That's a new one for me. Sadly I wouldn't have the room for it to winter over........

 

[SubRosa]

Stenorrynchus speciosum, a terrestrial native to cooler areas of South America. I find it a very easy grower, just another houseplant. It likes Phalaenopsis light levels, and gets a period of less water during the winter. The plant is actually still just in bud. All the flash is actually just the bracts which encase the flowers:

 

[Whimgrinder]

One of my favourites that flowered a year or so ago; Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua.
A good size plant can have leaves that are 2 or 3 feet long and it grows upside down, hanging from the branches of a larger tree.

Cheers, Troy

That is fantastic, Troy! Gorgeous species

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Stenorrynchus speciosum, a terrestrial native to cooler areas of South America. I find it a very easy grower, just another houseplant. It likes Phalaenopsis light levels, and gets a period of less water during the winter. The plant is actually still just in bud. All the flash is actually just the bracts which encase the flowers:

The Poinsettia of terrestrial orchids! Very beautiful, of course.

 

[goods]

A few recent bloomers

 

[NemJones]

WOW goods. Those shocked me to the core, what are they?

 

[SubRosa]

Yeah, I need to know ALL about #3&4!