http://www.orchids-flowers.com The Beauty of Orchids and Flowers Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:24:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/orange-trumpet-creeper-pyrostegia-venusta/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/orange-trumpet-creeper-pyrostegia-venusta/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:24:17 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=3125 Orange Trumpet Creeper (Pyrostegia venusta), a member of the Bignonia family (Bignoniaceae), is an impressive tropical vine native to South America, but nowadays a well-liked creeper in many tropical countries. The Orange Trumpet Creeper (Pyrostegia venusta) requires full sun and blooms mostly in winter in cascades of orange tubular flowers. The plant can climb up [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/orange-trumpet-creeper-pyrostegia-venusta/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/hoya-macgillivrayi-f-m-bailey-1914/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/hoya-macgillivrayi-f-m-bailey-1914/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:05:53 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=3226 Hoya macgillivrayi F. M. Bailey 1914 with its magnificent flowers has been named by Frederick Marshman Bailey (1882-1967), a British intelligence officer, in honour to the Australian Naturalist, Physician and Ornithologist William David Kerr Macgillivray (1867 – 1933). Hoya macgillivrayi is endemic to the Iron Range – McIlwraith Range area of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/hoya-macgillivrayi-f-m-bailey-1914/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/miniature-orchid-bulbophyllum-lasiochilum/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/miniature-orchid-bulbophyllum-lasiochilum/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:16:51 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=3216 Bulbophyllum lasiochilum Parish & Rchb.f 1874 is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species native to India, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand and Malaysia. The fragrant flowers with a strawberry scent attracting flies and it was not easy to take a picture of this strange flowers without flies. Bulbophyllum lasiochilum orchids require a hot and humid climate. Flowers [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/miniature-orchid-bulbophyllum-lasiochilum/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/bull-tongue-arrowhead-sagittaria-lancifolia/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/bull-tongue-arrowhead-sagittaria-lancifolia/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:04:19 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=3158 Sagittaria lancifolia L. 1759, commonly called Bull Tongue Arrowhead is a perennial plant belonging to the water plantains (Alismataceae). Because of its large potato-like bulbo-tuber Sagittaria lancifolia is also known as duck potato. The aquatic plant found in marshes and swamps is native to the south of the USA, but widely spread throughout tropical countries [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/bull-tongue-arrowhead-sagittaria-lancifolia/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/lady-slipper-orchid-paphiopedilum-godefroyae/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/lady-slipper-orchid-paphiopedilum-godefroyae/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:20:59 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=3199 Paphiopedilum godefroyae (God.-Leb.) Stein 1892 is a terrestrial or lithophytic growing lady slipper orchid species native to Thailand. Paphiopedilum godefroyae has been named in honour to the French horticulturist and botanical newspaper publisher Alexandre Godefroy-Lebeuf (1852 – 1903). Flowers of the Paphiopedilum godefroyae lady slipper orchid can last up to 2 month and reach a [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/lady-slipper-orchid-paphiopedilum-godefroyae/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/green-orchid-phalaenopsis-cornu-cervi-var-alba/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/green-orchid-phalaenopsis-cornu-cervi-var-alba/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:19:53 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=3189 The green Phalaenopsis orchid Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi var. alba is an albino variant of the Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi (Breda) Blume & Rchb.f.1860. We found that outstanding Phalaenopsis orchid in the orchid shop of our friends and supporters Phrao Orchids in Chiang Mai, North Thailand. The unusual looking and fragrant green orchid has been cultured by themselves. Phalaenopsis [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/green-orchid-phalaenopsis-cornu-cervi-var-alba/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/succulent-flower-pachyphytum-compactum/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/succulent-flower-pachyphytum-compactum/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:15:43 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=3171 Pachyphytum compactum Rose 1911 with its colorful flowers is a succulent plant belonging to the orpine family (Crassulaceae). Pachyphytum compactum is native to the mexican federal states Hidalgo and Querétaro and grows on shady cliffs in altitudes of 2000 meters. Primarily this orpine plant has been described by the American botanist Joseph Nelson Rose in [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/succulent-flower-pachyphytum-compactum/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/cymbidium-aloifolium/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/cymbidium-aloifolium/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:50:22 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=3160 Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw. 1799 is a terrestrial or lithophytic growing orchid species, widely distributed in Asian countries. Cymbidium aloifolium orchids are native to South China, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. The large sized orchid sprouts inflorescences with a length up to 75 cm, which can [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/cymbidium-aloifolium/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/miniature-orchid-chiloschista-ramifera/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/miniature-orchid-chiloschista-ramifera/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:58:39 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=3130 Chiloschista ramifera Seidenf. 1988 is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species native to the humid forests of Thailand. The branched inflorescence of Chiloschista ramifera reach a length up to about 30 cm and carry up to about 20 fragrant flowers. The beautiful, but small flowers get a size of just 1 cm. Flowering period: Spring [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/miniature-orchid-chiloschista-ramifera/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/camellia-sasanqua/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/camellia-sasanqua/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:17:03 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=3093 Camellia sasanqua Thunb., commonly called Christmas Camellia, is an evergreen shrub belonging to the Theaceae family. The most well-known representative of the Camellia genus is for sure the tea plant (Camellia sinensis). The beautiful red Camellia sasanqua is native to the coastal forests of southern Japan and has been cultivated in Japan, where the plant [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/camellia-sasanqua/feed/ 0