"I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow" David Hobson
This orchid endemic to Bahia , specifically the southern and
southeastern regions of the state. The species is generally found in the
Atlantic Forest range above 400 meters in altitude . Behaves epiphyte ,
it reaches about 20 cm , leaves smooth, rigid and elliptical and
flowers ranging from light green to dark green with spots brown and lip
of color purple .
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair~Khalil Gibran
This cattleya is called the Queen of the Brazilian savannah because the
heartland of this magnificent species is the Brazil central plateau and
surrounding area. This species is relatively small. It grows epiphytes
or a lithophytes and sometimes in full sun.It differs from most species
of Cattleya by having inflorescence which arise from the rhizome
instead of from the apex of the pseudo-bulb.
If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive~Eleonora Duse
This orchid endemic to southern Bahia, Brazil and found at West coastal zone. This orchid is
uni or bifoliate species. Happily grown near swampy margins with
shade, high humidity and high rainfall that blooms on a terminal, short,
few flowered inflorescence subtended by a basal sheath.
Nature's beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude~Louie Schwartzber
This orchid endemic to
Bahia , specifically the southern and southeastern regions of the state.
The species is generally found in the Atlantic Forest range above 400
meters in altitude . Behaves epiphyte , it reaches about 20 cm , leaves
smooth, rigid and elliptical and flowers ranging from light green to
dark green with spots brown and lip of color purple .
Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature~Gerard De Nerval
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air~ Thomas Gray
This post I dedicate and welcome to my Orchid Friend -Najwafrom Malaysia to my Orchid de Dangau. Thanks Najwa for being my 78th friend here. I really appreciate your support
Here are orchids bloom at OdD this week. Not many, because of the rainy seasons, make the flower buds rot, just few can survive ;-(
Sievekingia marsupialis - side view
Sievekingia marsupialis - side view
Sievekingia marsupialis - bottom view
Paraphalaenopsis unknown
Paraphalaenopsis unknown
Rhyncostylis Mary Motes 'Blue'
Trichocentrum/ Lophiaris hybrid unknown
Phalaenopsis hybrid unknown
Cattleya forbesii
Lc. Ploenpit Crown
Lc (Burana Beauty x Hawaiian starlet)
Blc Memeoria Vida Lee
Bl. Morning Glory
This post I dedicate and welcome to my Orchid Friend -Orchid Club Sekolah Rendah Taman Siti Khadijah S16from Selangor, Malaysia with their blogTaman Anggerik Siti Khadijah S16to my Orchid de Dangau. Thanks Orchid Club Sekolah Rendah Taman Siti Khadijah S16for being my 76th friend here. I really appreciate your support.
The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life. ~Jean Giraudoux
Orchid de Dangau Dangau = Pondok in Malay language, but this word usually only used in Northern part of Peninsular Malaysia. Dangau = Pondok = Hut (English language)
Orchid de Dangau = Orchid @ Hut
Here, i'm sharing my interest of this amazing creature and my activity @ my Pondok Orchid.
I will post orchid tips and caring information base on my experience ( >20 years) in this hobby. Some of the plants here, i willing to sell if somebody interested with, just ask me!
As addition, i will update the Orchid Shows information around my area.
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