Monday, February 11, 2008

Bulbophyllum limbatum

Pictures of Bulbophyllum limbatum. The plant has compressed conical pseudobulbs that look a bit like 'xiao long bao'.







The flowers are reddish brown in colour on a long spike.







The conical pseudobulbs.





The pseudobulbs are spaced about 3 inches away from each other.



The original tree trunk that the plant was clinging to when it was collected.






Bulbophyllum gracillimum flowering



At first a clump of tiny buds form at the end of the inflorescence.



The individual buds opens up and the petals elongates.








The flower buds finally open fully.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Paphiopedilum concolor


This plant was bought from WL nursery many years back and consistently gives good quality flowers. The plant hasn't been treated well recently so the flowers are not very rounded.


The view of the whole plant.

Paphiopedilum philippinense flowered again