Rhynchostylis Orchids

Vandachostylis Thai Sky

Vandachostylis Thai Sky (synonym:Vascostylis Thai Sky) is an epiphytic growing orchid hybrid, a crossing between the cultivars Vandachostylis Charlotte Oestreicher (seed parent) and Vandachostylis Tham Yuen Hae (pollen parent). The bright purple colored orchid hybrid has been developed and registered with the Royal Horticultural Society in the year 1992 by Suphachadiwong, an orchid breeder from Read More »

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Black Orchid Vandachostylis Colmarie Black Beauty

Since centuries orchid enthusiasts hunt for the black orchid and orchid nurserys around the world try to breed a black orchid hybrid. As far as we know, there is no real black orchid found or created until today. Vandachostylis Colmarie Black Beauty is a very dark violet or maroon coloured, epiphytic growing orchid hybrid, a Read More »

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Rhynchostylis coelestis

Rhynchostylis coelestis (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. ex Veitch 1891 is an epiphytic growing orchid species with blue or purple colored flowers, native to Thailand, where it`s called Khao Kae, Cambodia and Vietnam. As most Rhynchostylis orchids are highly fragrant with a scent reminescent of jasmine, hyacint and lilac, the smell of the Thai orchid Rhynchostylis Read More »

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Rhynchostylis gigantea f. harrisoniana

The white Rhynchostylis gigantea, often called Rhynchostylis gigantea f. harrisoniana (Hook.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss 2007 or Rhynchostylis gigantea var alba, is correctly named Rhynchostylis gigantea subsp. gigantea. As Rhynchostylis gigantea f. harrisoniana is accepted as a synonym, Rhynchostylis gigantea var alba is not accepted by the science of botany. The white, epiphytic growing Rhynchostylis gigantea, Read More »

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Rhynchostylis gigantea var. rubrum Sagarik

Rhynchostylis gigantea var. rubrum Sagarik is a dark amethyst purple colored variation of the beautiful Rhynchostylis gigantea, found in West Thailand and has been described by the Thai botanist and orchid researcher Prof. Rapee Sakarik (born 1922). Inflorescences of this epiphytic growing orchid species can reach a length up to about 40 cm and carry Read More »

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Rhynchostylis retusa (L.) Blume 1825

Rhynchostylis retusa (L.) Blume 1825, beacuase of its spectacular inflorescences commonly called Foxtail Orchid, is an epiphytic growing orchid species, endemic to the Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. In Thailand this Rhychostylis beauty is called Aiyaret or Hang Krarok. The inflorescences reach Read More »

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Rhynchostylis gigantea

The epiphytic growing Rhynchostylis gigantea (Lindl.) Ridl. 1896 orchid has been first described by the English botanist John Lindley as Vanda gigantea Lindl. 1833, which is the basionym. The beautiful and highly fragant Rhynchostylis gigantea, commonly called The Giant Rhynchostylis or Foxtail Orchid is endemic to Myanmar (formerly Burma), Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, …

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