"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
Rhyncostylish gigantea also known the giant Rhyncostylish. Why the
giant? It is because this plant have the biggest size of flower and
plant in the family. Rhyncostylish
gigantea is native to Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia,
Vietnam, China, Borneo and Indonesia. But until today, i never
get/found, the plant originally from Malaysia forestðĪðĪðĪ This species can be found at 265m and above sea level, with this condition it is the best choice to have one in your garden.
It is monopodial, warm to hot growing epiphyte, which reaching 61 cm in
height, with a stout, 10 cm stem carrying imbricating at the base,
linear, very thick, channeled, acute lobed apically, up to 30 cm long
and 5-7.5 cm wide leaves.
Happiness is the natural flower of duty~Phillips Brooks
Rhyncostylish gigantea also known the giant Rhyncostylish. Why the
giant? It is because this plant have the biggest size of flower and
plant in the family. Rhyncostylish
gigantea is native to Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia,
Vietnam, China, Borneo and Indonesia. But until today, i never
get/found, the plant originally from Malaysia forestðĪðĪðĪ This species can be found at 265m and above sea level, with this condition it is the best choice to have one in your garden.
It is monopodial, warm to hot growing epiphyte, which reaching 61 cm in
height, with a stout, 10 cm stem carrying imbricating at the base,
linear, very thick, channeled, acute lobed apically, up to 30 cm long
and 5-7.5 cm wide leaves.
Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you~Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
The parentage is between Rlc Dorcille Little x Cattleya interglossa. The inflorescence can up to 4 flowers at once which the size ~4inch in diameter. Bi-folate plant and free flowering.
Be honest, be nice, be a flower not a weed~Aaron Neville
This
bulbophyllum under section Cirrhopetalum which is fringed-petaled.
Other name to this bulbophyllum is robust cirrhopetalum.
This species originated from New Guinea in raiforests on tree trunks at
elevations between 100 to 600 meters. It has a very large and single
leafted epiphyte. The leaf size can achieve up to 9 inch long some times
can more than that. This orchid bracteate inflorescence which has an
apical umbell of many long-lasting flowers sometimes more than 10
flowers. It held below the leaves.
This species requires a heavy
pot to contain the large and robust plant and should be given hot
temperatures, partial shade and high humidity as well as regular watering.
Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you~Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Not so
sure about the correct name of this laelia. From searching in internet
it given as X briegeri.. Maybe yes or maybe not...but the color seems
strongly carry from this blood and the color too, so intense yellow. Really appreciate if somebody can give the correct id. Thanks in advance
A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love~Max Muller
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
Commonly known as four-season orchid,
Others name are golden-thread orchid, spring orchid, burned-apex orchid
and rock orchid. And some orchidist called Cymbidium With The Sword
Shaped Leaves.
This orchid
normally found in Thailand, Myanmar, Japan, China, Vietnam , Laos, Hong
Kong to Sumatra and Java. But this plant is so special, because found
in Malaysia and OdD bought from Zee Mex Pemborong... Thanks for the
special specimenððð
This orchid grow well in evergreen broadleafed plateau forests in soils
dampened by mists and splash along steep watercourses or on mossy
limestone rocks as a lithophyte at elevations from sea level up to 1500
meters. This orchid grows in medium sized, hot to cool growing
terrestrial species with small pseudobulbs enveloped completely by
imbricating leaf-bearing sheaths each carrying 3 to 4, strap-shaped,
thin, acute, sometimes variegated leaves and blooms in the summer and
fall on a basal, erect, 12" [30 cm] long, racemose scape that has a few
to many (3 to 9), long-lasting, fragrant flowers.
Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction~E. O. Wilson
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.