Friday, February 16, 2018

Dendrobium peguanum

Another tiny flower species(< 1cm) of dendrobium. Deciduous and flower in late fall.need a dry period.
? Fragrance
This was given to me by a friend whom returned fr KK



Wow. Some can hav so many flowers.maybe next year I will be in luck




White and blood-red Dendrobium

Dendro albosaguineum. This is found in high altitude. Some will give a nice fragrance.The problem with this species is the cane can v rather long n pendulous and many will bend on its weight.




????rhyncostylis gigantea or retusa

This is supposed to be a long inflorescene..but mine only 2-3 flowers. Found this in a thrown away pile of orchids, took it home n tied on a brance...surprisingly, it flowered.

Looks like " fox-tail". Or maybe other species.maybe next year with more flowers, i can identify better

After much research, finally identified it..thisbis Vandopsis gigantea. Flowering period Feb...and flower seems to last more than 1 mth.lets hope next year will see more

Bulbophyllum morphologlorum

This bulbo i saw it in botanic garden.always have problem differentiating this fr bulbo. orientale or peninsulare or the extinct bulbo singaporeanum

Nevertheless still looks good.


Thursday, February 8, 2018

Dendrobium palpebrae - "eyelash" dendrobium

1st time flowered for me. Hanging bunch of 1 dozen pretty orchids. Some reported an apple fragrance ...err couldnt smell any for mine
Woke up one morning...and wow....

Its call palpebrae as if you look closer, at the lips, there are " eye lashes" which was thought to " massage" the bees during pollination



My only grumble with this species is the flowers are very short live...gone im 3-4 days..haiz