Today’s orchid pictures are of one cattleya intergeneric hybrid (a Stellamizutaara), and three species. The flowers on the species only last two or three days, but flowers in general don’t seem to last as long in the dog days of summer as they do at other times of year. We have Stlma. Kelly ‘Lea’, Eurychone […]
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August Orchid Pr0n
Posted in orchid, orchids, tagged Eurychone rothschildiana, orchid, Orchidaceae, orchids, stanhopea, Stanhopea panamense, Stelis, Stelis bidentata, Stlma. Kelly 'Lea' on August 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
‘Chid Pr0n
Posted in orchid, orchids, tagged laeliocattleytonia, orchid, orchids, stanhopea on August 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Haven’t posted any of this in a long time. I’ve got others on the way, but these two are blooming right now. Stanhopea oculata is a species that has approximately 3″ wide blooms that only last a few days, but smell intensely of vanilla. I bought it last year from Oak Hill Gardens. The other […]
OT: New Orchid Stash
Posted in garden porn, gardening, orchid, orchids, tagged orchids on May 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Sorry . . . nothing on the Nickster front. He must be on extended “hitatus.” I did get in an order of orchids from Hawaii this morning. Details, plus a couple of pictures, are on my The Orchid Place Blog. I haven’t gotten around to compiling and uploading any 2010 orchid or garden galleries yet, […]
OT: Orchid Show Take
Posted in orchids, tagged orchids on March 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
All the fun NP-related stuff was happening over at ETT’s this past week, and I still have nothing to add. But, there’s a major annual orchid show this weekend over in Kennett Square at Longwood Gardens, which used to be one of the many duPont estates.
Moar Orkids
Posted in orchid, orchids, tagged orchid, orchids on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve added four pictures of Stanhopea panamense to my Orchids 2009 gallery. If you like flower porn, you can find them here. They’re the last four thumbnails; click on any of the thumbnails to see them in full size. This puppy smells similar to Stanhopea oculata (i.e. vanilla coca-cola), but more intense, and a little […]