Saturday, February 17, 2007

Coelogyne celebensis


Species from Sulawesi Island, This coelogyne is large sized, low elevation, hot growing epiphyte, occaisional terrestrial in rainforests and can bloom at anytime.


Flower Size : 3" [7.5 cm]

Dendrobium sulawesiense


Species from Sulawese Islands, Large hot pink flowers open flat. Bright orange anther cap provides a nice contrast.Tolerant of intermediate to warm temperatures, the species prefers high humidity and medium light levels. Bright orange anther cap provides a nice contrast. Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Flower size : 3 cm

Synonyms Dendrobium crepidiferum

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Phal. amboinensis yellow

On this morning Phal. amboinensis yellow blooming. This Phal is a small sized, hot growing, epiphytic species from Ambon Island, Sulawesi, Papua and New Guinea and Indonesia in low elevation, shady, humid forests with year round rainfall with to 4, elliptic to oblong-elliptic or oblanceolate leaves that blooms on a lateral, arching, 18" [45 cm] long, racemose or paniculate many flowered inflorescence with small bracts occuring in the late winter and early spring with longlasting flowers.

Flower size : 2 to 3 "

Synonyms Phalaenopsis hombronii Finet 1912; Phalaenopsis psilantha Schltr. 1911; Polychilos amboinensis (J.J. Sm.) Shim 1982