Cattleya Love Knot

19/06/2013

Cattleya Love Knot

Cattleya Love Knot (formerly: Laeliocattleya (LC) Love Knot) is an epiphytic growing, primary orchid hybrid, a crossing between Cattleya sincorana (seed parent) and Cattleya walkeriana (pollen parent). Cattleya Love Knot has been registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by J. Miura in the year 1984. The highly fragrant flowers get a size of about 10 Read More »

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Dendrobium cerinum Rchb. f. 1879

17/06/2013

Dendrobium cerinum

Dendrobium cerinum Rchb. f. 1879 is a middle-sized, epiphytic growing orchid species, native to South East Asia from Thailand throughout the Malay Peninsula to the Philippines. The greenish-yellow, waxy flowers get a size of about 3 cm in diameter. Flowering period: Spring – Summer. Dendrobium cerinum orchids are protected by CITES Appendix II (trade controlled Read More »

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Renanthera Kalsom Red Dragon

16/06/2013

Renanthera Kalsom

Renanthera Kalsom Red Dragon is an epiphytic growing, primary orchid hybrid, a crossing between Renanthera philippinensis (seed parent) and Renanthera storiei (pollen parent). The large-sized, tropical orchid hybrid, reaching highs up to 1,50 – 2 meters, has been registered with the Royal Horticultural Society under the name Renanthera Kalsom by S.Y.Alsagoff in 1977. The long-lasting Read More »

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Terrestrial Orchid Habenaria carnea

15/06/2013

Habenaria carnea

Habenaria carnea N.E. Br. 1891 is a terrestrial orchid species native to South Thailand and the Malay Peninsula. Flowers get a width of about 2 cm and a length of about 4 cm. The erect inflorescences carry up to 10 – 15 flowers. Whilst the lip is pure white, sepals and petals are slightly salmon-pink Read More »

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Yellow Samurai Orchid (Neofinetia falcata Kibana Fuuran)

14/06/2013

Yellow Samurai Orchid (Neofinetia falcata Kibana Fuuran)

Neofinetia falcata (Thunb.) Hu 1925, commonly called Samurai Orchid or Wind Orchid, is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species native to Japan and Korea. The beautiful, small orchid is considered as the first orchid cultivated as a house plant in Japan since the 16. century. In Japan the cute Samurai orchid is called Fuuran or Read More »

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