In my opinion, this is one of the most beautiful coelogyne with strong contrasting colors. It is a medium sized, warm to hot growing Coelogyne found in Philippines. I am growing it together with Coelogyne speciosa in a basket hung on the branch of my Longan tree. This gives the plant good ventilation and the leaves above provide natural shade.
Very difficult to get a frontal shot of this flower. No choice but to hold it up.
Usitana is certainly an exceptional coelogyne. Another of its features is that it flowers sequentially so that each inflorence will end up having 5 or 6 flowers spread over many weeks. From my experience it is also a really easy to grow and reliable flowering plant. It is to be highly recommended to all but since it was only described in 2002 is still hard to get.
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