Thecostele alata (Roxb.) Parish & Rchb. f. 1874 primarily decribed by the Scottish botanist William Roxburgh as Cymbidium alatum, is a small epiphytic growing orchid species, native to Bangladesh, Myanmar (former Burma) Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The splendid Thecostele alata flowers are best viewed with a magnifying glass or a macro [read more...]
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Dendrobium kanburiense Seidenf. 1985, a small, epiphytic growing Thai orchid species, has been named and described by the Danish botanist Dr. Gunnar Seidenfaden after the province Kanchanaburi in West Thailand, in common parlance called Kanburi. The green Dendrobium kanburiense flowers reach a size of about 1 cm. Flowering period: Autumn - Spring. © Orchids Flowers.com [read more...]
2leep.comPaphiopedilum Honey is a terrestrially growing lady slipper orchid hybrid, a crossing from Paphiopedilum philippinense and Paphiopedilum primulinum var. alba. Paphiopedilum Honey is an easy-to-grow lady slipper orchid with multiple flowers, which reach a width up to about 20 cm. © The Foodist Image: Lady Slipper Orchid Paphiopedilum Honey
2leep.comBulbophyllum grandiflorum Blume 1849 is an epiphytic growing orchid species native to Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Even as this Bulbophyllum orchid get impressive big flowers, the plant can´t be recommended as an indoor plant, because the flowers exhale a disgusting smell like rotten flesh to attract insects. Flowers of Bulbophyllum grandiflorum [read more...]
2leep.comDendrobium albosanguineum Lindl. & Paxton 1851 is an epiphytic growing orchid species native to Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Thailand. The long-lasting flowers of Dendrobium albosanguineum get a size up to about 7 cm and are fragrant. Flowering period: February - March © Orchids Flowers.com Image: Dendrobium albosanguineum Lindl. & Paxton 1851
2leep.comBulbophyllum palawanense Garay, a close relative of Bulbophyllum lobbii, has been named after the island of Palawan in the Philippines by the American botanist Leslie Andrew Garay (born 1924), but is still not accepted by the science of botany. The stunning, fragrant Bulbophyllum palawanense flowers get a size of about 10 cm. Under favourable conditions [read more...]
2leep.comPsychopsis Mariposa is a splendid butterfly orchid hybrid, a breeding from seeds of Psychopsis Kalihi and the pollen of Psychopsis papilio. Psychopsis Mariposa has been registered in the international orchid register with the Royal Horticultural Society in the year 1972.The primary psychopsis hybrid blooms from winter to summer. The plant get a size of about [read more...]
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