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Shots taken on July 21, 2007.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Dendrobium
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Dendrobium [den-DROH-bee-um]
Shots taken on July 21, 2007.
Tolumnia
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Tolumnia miniature orchid ... equivalent Oncidium ...
Shots taken on July 21, 2007.
Vanilla Orchid
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Of all the orchids, the vanilla family is the only one that produces an agriculturally valuable crop.
The Vanilla Orchid [Vanilla planifolia] grows wild on the edges of tropical forests. The species name "planifolia" comes from Latin meaning "flat-leaved". It has thick, fleshy stems and small, greenish flowers which open early in the morning ready to be pollinated by hummingbirds and bees. The flowers have only a slight scent, with no element of the vanilla flavour or aroma.
There are usually about 20 flowers on a Vanilla Orchid plant's raceme and usually only one flower in a raceme opens in a day, with the entire flowering period of the raceme lasting an average of 24 days. The flower opens in the morning and closes in the afternoon, never to reopen. If it is not pollinated, it will shed the next day.
The optimum time for pollination is midmorning. Once pollinated, the ovaries swell and develop into fruits called ‘pods’ similar to long, thin runner beans. They contain thousands of tiny black seeds. The pods develop over 4 weeks; they are then harvested, dried and cured to produce the distinctive flavour we know and love.
Vanilla is one of the most popular flavours in the world. It was first used by the Aztec people, in its native Central America, to flavour cocoa.
Reference: Vanilla Orchid, click here ...
Shot taken on July 21, 2007.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
Phalaenopsis [Moth Orchid]
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Different types of Phalaenopsis blooming at the Orchid House ...
For more on Plalaenopsis, click here ...
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Miltassia
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Miltassia Miltonia and Brassia hybrids ...
Both shots taken on April 24, 2007.
Stanhopea wardii
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Stanhopea wardii ...
These are indigenous to Nicaragua, Colombia, and Venezuela ...
Monday, July 9, 2007
Spathoglottis Plicata
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Spathoglottis Plicata ... [Genus] spath-oh-GLOT-tiss [Species] ply-KAY-tuh ...
This species' native range extends from Sri Lanka to the Pacific Islands, where it blooms throughout the year. Over the last century, Spathoglottis plicata has become naturalized in tropical and semitropical areas of the U.S., such as in Hawaii and Florida, where it grows in the wild and is used for landscaping. S. plicata was among the first plants to recolonize the land around Mt. Krakatoa after this mighty volcano exploded in 1883 and decimated the Indonesian island of Krakatau.
Reference: Spathoglottis Plicata, click here ...
Shot taken on the June 25, 2007.
Golden Chain Orchid
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Dendrochilum Cobbianum ... or the "Golden Chain Orchid" ...
These re fragrant long spikes of glittering, golden yellow flowers ....
Read more ...
Dendrochilum Cobbianum, click here ...
Both shots taken on the June 25, 2007.
Odontoglossum
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Odontoglossum
Shot taken on the May 23, 2007.
Coelogyne Pandurata [Black Orchid]
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Coelogyne Pandurata [or Black Orchid] ... is a species of Orchid from Borneo and is much sought after by hybridizers for its truly black lip ...
Read more on ... Coelogyne Pandurata, click here ...
Shot taken on the May 23, 2007.
Cactus Orchid
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Cactus Orchid
Shot taken on the May 29, 2007.
Encyclias
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Encyclias ...
Previously, Encyclias were called Epidendrum ... But so were Cattleyas and Laelias and a host of other orchids that grew in the trees as epiphytes ... But the primary difference between the two genera ... Encyclias and Epidendrum ... has to do with the flower. The Epidendrum have their lip fused to the whole column. Encyclias are attached at the base of the lip and column but the lip floats free from the column itself. This is the first defining point for Encyclia. Some of the Encyclias have a short attachment to the column, which creates subspecies within the Encyclia family ...
Shot taken on the May 23, 2007.
Epidendrum [Star Orchid]
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Epidendrum ... These are commonly known as "Star Orchids" ...
It has more than 1,100 species and is knows as mega- genus It is epiphytic in nature and is native to the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the American continent ...
Shot taken on the April 24, 2007.
Brassia [Spider Orchid]
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Brassia commonly known as "Spider Orchid" ...
They have long slender sepals and warty lips ...
Shot taken on the April 24, 2007.
Oncidium [Dancing Lady]
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Oncidum [on-SID-ee-um] ... commonly known as "Dancing Lady" ...
Shot taken on the May 29, 2007.
Cattleya [Corsage Orchid]
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Cattleya [CATT-lee-ah] ... commonly known as "Corsage orchids" ...
A genus of orchid containing about 50 species ...
The genus was named in 1824 by John Lindley after William Cattley , who received and successfully cultivated specimens of Cattleya labiata that were used as packing material in a shipment of other orchids
These are native to South America ... Brazil, Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, Costa Rica ...
Cattleya is largely known for large showy flowers ... A typical flower has three narrow petals. Two are fringed and the third is the conspicuous lip with fringed margin and various markings and specks. At the base of the fringed margins are folded like a tube. Each flower stalk originated from a pseudobulb ... Number of flowers may vary from 1-2 to 10 ...
First shot taken on May 23, 2007 and second shot on April 24, 2007.
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