tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66709671753091731982024-02-19T08:44:14.223+07:00Orchids | Orchid FlowersWe have the best resources for orchids. Check it out for yourself. Best orchids site, right here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger478125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-28130001148352424432015-11-03T02:56:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:33.767+07:00Masdevallia strobeliiMasdevallia strobelii is small species from Ecuador in the section Saltatrices, with the typical hair-lined tubular flowers of that section. It is intensely fragrant, blooms prolifically, has brightly colored flowers and is easy to grow, everything that could be asked. Mine is grown in a plastic net pot in live sphagnum.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-61004111992739596062015-10-27T04:02:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:33.792+07:00Trisetella hoeijeriTrisetella hoeijeri is a tiny species from Ecuador that was once classified as Masdevallia. Most of the Trisetellas have small reddish-brown flowers with short tails, but this one, obviously, is different. The plant is a few centimeters tall and the flowers are 4 cm from tip to tip. The plant should be grown mounted and cool with plenty of water. For some reason my plantUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-79657565050026010342015-10-21T03:30:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:33.811+07:00Dendrobium cuthbertsoniiI have so many different plant of this species, that I don't remember whether or not I posted this one recently, and haven't bothered to check. This, again, is Dendrobium cuthbertsonii, one of the most desirable of all miniature orchids. It is from New Guinea and from the Oxyglossum section of the genus Dendrobium. The plants vary slightly in size but at most are only a few Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-12442854321970983082015-10-16T04:37:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:33.853+07:00Restrepia cupreaHere is another Restrepia from Colombia, Restrepia cuprea. The growths are approximately 15 cm long with a 6 cm heart-shaped leaf on a stem that is wrapped in flattened bracts. The flowers appear out of the topmost bracts from the joint of leaf and stem and each growth flowers successively over a long period of time. The flowers are bearly 6 cm tall. They have the typical Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-59025680579199814312015-10-11T00:10:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:33.870+07:00Masdevallia constricta 'Kailyn'Masdevallia constricta with its tubular flowers belongs to the Saltatrices group of Masdevallias and is a spectacular species with flowers that are larger than the plant. The flowers are 13 cm from tip to tip and are lined with glandular hairs. This plant has flowers that are somewhat larger than normal and has been awarded by the American Orchid Society. The species is from Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-13410184200890147002015-10-08T01:39:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:33.913+07:00Reichantha striatellaA small species that blooms faithfully and prolifically every fall for me is Reichantha or Masdevallia striatella from Ecuador. The small, though attractive, flowers are 1.5 cm and are held on more or less upright spikes just above the foliage. The plant is 8 cm and is easy to grow. Mine is in a plastic net pot in sphagnum moss and is watered nearly every day with an occasional Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-82164887402965679582015-10-03T04:09:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:33.932+07:00Restrepia sanguinea 'Walter'This plant was awarded by the American Orchid Society as Restrepia sanguinea but I've been told it's actually Restrepia guttulata. If it is the latter species it is from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. The plant is about 10 cm tall and the flowers are 5 cm from tip to tip. My plant is grown in a plastic net pot in sphagnum moss and is very easy to grow.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-59164008929338560902015-09-29T01:55:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:33.974+07:00Masdevallia herraduraeMasdevallia herradurae or Acinopetala herradurae is a small, floriferous species from Colombia and Ecuador. The plant is under 10 cm and the flowers are 2-3 cm. When the plant is in bloom the flowers look like a clouds of dark insects hovering around the plant. My plant is grown in a plastic net pot in live sphagnum.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-71750400179920249712015-09-23T04:31:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:33.993+07:00Dendrobium cuthbertsonii bicolorHere is another clone of Dendrobium cuthbertsonii, this a bicolor. Though the flowers are not as large as some of the more modern selected clones, this has very clear color and a very well defined between the two colors of the flowers. Like others of this species the plant is very small, less than 3 cm, with flowers that dwarf the plant and last for months. The species is from Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-6045904924059390802015-09-17T01:40:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.035+07:00Paphiopedilum helenaeThis species is one of the smallest of the Paphiopedilums and a fairly recent discovery (1996). Paphiopedilum helenae is from Vietnam and the plant is only 12 cm across with 5 cm flowers. I've seen different examples of the species and there is considerable variation in flower color and shape, but I have not seen any that were not charming. Interestingly, this species does Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-58511714446299329442015-09-10T01:52:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.053+07:00Lepanthes ingridianaLepanthes ingridiana is a rare species from Ecuador whose flowers are some of the largest in the genus. The plant itself is also quite large for the genus, 15-20 cm tall. It bears a single 6 cm leaf on an upright stem with the typical bracts of a Lepanthes and flowers that would be 8 cm long if laid flat. The plants are native to Ecuador and Columbia and come from higher Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-71648414437634880242015-09-08T11:43:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.096+07:00Lepanthes calodictyonLepanthes calodictyon is a tiny plant but very desirable especially for its foliage, though the tiny flowers are also very intricate and colorful. It is from Colombia and Ecuador and the plant is about 5 cm tall with leaves 3 cm in diameter and flowers that are only 8 mm. The species name refers to the net-patterned leaves. I have trouble growing this with my cool-growing Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-36728909021298736982015-09-02T00:04:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.113+07:00Dendrobium hellwigianumI have two different plants of Dendrobium hellwigianum, one of them a darker pink and with less of a bluish cast to the flowers. The species seems easy enough to grow when given cool temperatures and high light. In this case the plant is 10 cm tall and the individual flowers between 3 and 4 cm and usually produced in pairs at the top of the pseudobulb and between the narrow channeled Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-31102358115044801632015-08-25T22:39:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.156+07:00Dendrobium cuthbertsoniiThis is far from my best Dendrobium cuthbertsonii. The flowers are small and the flower segments are not always very flat, nor is the color as bright as I would like, but the plant always blooms profusely and so I keep it. The species is from New Guinea, is cool growing, as has been noted before, and likes high light. In fact, under very high light it will also tolerate warmer Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-40629985020024824922015-08-21T02:57:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.174+07:00Dresslerella caesariataDresslerella is a small genus of plants characterized by hairy leaves, inflorescences and flowers, i.e., everything is covered with hairs. This plant is pendant with 15 cm leaves and short stems and the 3 cm flowers come at the juncture of leave and stem. Dresslerella caesariata is from Ecuador, is cool growing and needs to be mounted because of its growth habit. I grow mine Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-64290644703421424172015-08-17T22:03:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.217+07:00Masdevallia naeviaMasdevallia naevia is from Ecuador and belongs to a group of Masdevallias that have rather large, spidery flowers, section Caudatae. The name "naevia" refers to the purple spot at the base of the dorsal sepal and means "birthmark." The plant is 10 cm tall and the flowers are also 10 cm held well above the foliage. This is not my favorite plant since both plant and flowers seem Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-85918285350843611592015-08-12T03:04:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.233+07:00Barbosella cogniauxianaThis species is a micro-miniature. It grows as a mat of oval leaves that are only 1.5cm, with flower spikes of 5 cm and single 3 cm flowers. The plant is temperature tolerant and easy to grow and can produce a mass of flowers that almost completely hide the plant itself. It is best grown mounted and mine is on a small piece of branch, where it tends to ramble. It is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-58854627704741040422015-08-06T02:49:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.275+07:00Masdevallia veitchiana 'Betty'Masdevallia veitchiana is sometimes called the "Queen of Masdevallias" for quite obvious reasons. The species is from Peru and is often referred to there as "Gallo-gallo" since is resembles a rooster's crest. It is a smaller species. My plant is only 15 cm tall with 11 cm flowers on fairly short spikes that hold the flowers a few inches above the plant. The darker markingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-53748399367440612642015-08-02T06:56:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.291+07:00Dendrobium cuthbertsoniiIt seems that's all I'm posting is Dendrobium cuthbertsonii and its hybrids, but they are all in bloom now and not much else is. This plant is one of my better examples of the species with very large flowers that open well and good color. The species, as those who are familiar with it know, comes in a rainbow of colors and has flowers that last six months or more. The plant is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-47189807700699723972015-07-28T08:59:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.334+07:00Dendrobium Gina Perlite 'Crystal White'Dendrobium Gina Perlite is a hybrid of Dendrobium cuthbertsonii and Dendrobium prasinum. It has, more or less, the growth habit of Dendrobium cuthbertsonii, though the leaves do not have the pebbled surface of that species and the growths are generally a little fatter and larger. Its flowers certainly look like the flowers of Dendrobium cuthbersonii. The pale yellow flowers are Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-50808153592231577552015-07-21T23:56:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.353+07:00Promenaea stapellioidesPromenaea stapellioides is a miniature, cool-temperature species from Brazil. In fact, all the species in this genus are from Brazil. The species name refers to a genus of succulents whose flowers these are supposed to resemble. The plant is 8 cm tall with 4 cm flowers that are semi-pendant. My plant is grown in live sphagnum moss in a plastic net pot.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-70760533299306041282015-07-16T00:23:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.396+07:00Dendrobium oreodoxa x cuthbertsoniiI purchased this hybrid several years ago and as far as I know it is still unnamed. It is a hybrid of the micro-miniature Dendrobium cuthbertsonii from section Oxyglossum and the much larger cane-type Dendrobium oreodoxa from section Calyptrochilus, both species from New Guinea. The hybrid seems little influenced by the Dendrobium oreodoxa parent. Both plant and flowers look Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-91441031548671579432015-07-12T00:14:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.414+07:00Paphiopedilum China DragonPaphiopedilum China Dragon is a hybrid of Paphiopedilum Nisqually and Paphiopedilum China Song, and has four species in its background, Paphiopedilums acmodontum, appletonianum, bullenianum, and a double dose of sukhakulii. It has variegated foliage and blooms faithfully for me every spring. It is quite a small plant as Paphiopedilums go and the flowers are not large either, but I've Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-65801106565431188882015-07-09T05:10:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.457+07:00Homalopetalum pumilioHomalopetalum pumilio is amicro-minature plant, the tiny pseudobulbs and leaves (in this case) 2 cm tall with a flower that 3-4 cm in size. It is related to Cattleya and is found from Mexico through Central America into northern South America, Mexico Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Peru. It's flowers are a translucent whitish-green or in another Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670967175309173198.post-21978209978723393782015-07-02T07:11:00.000+07:002015-11-03T21:44:34.474+07:00Bulbophyllum odontopetalumBulbophyllum odontopetalum is a micro-miniature species from New Guinea. Its flowers, which look like a tiny Dracula flower, are only 2 cm and are produced on 3 cm growths, a tiny pseudobulb and single leaf. The flowers spikes are wiry and 4 cm. Mine is mounted on cork and seems to prefer cool temperatures and higher light.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0