Saturday, July 17, 2010

Phalaenopsis violacea 'Blue'

Finally, a very nice blue violacea from Taiwan.  The shape of the flower as well as the lip is that of violacea rather than between violacea and bellina.

Phalaenopsis amboinensis 'Common'

A very good amboinensis 'Common' with dark, bold and strong markings.  I have been looking for a plant like this for a very long time.  The two flowers on the flower spike still show the same color and intensity so hopefully there is no color fading problem.  Most nurseries in singapore would label such plants as 'Not For Sale'.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Paph lowii and Paph haynaldianum

These two Paphs look so similar but there are differences between them.  One of the very distinct difference is that the flower stalk of haynaldianum is more hairy (hirsute).  There are other differences but i cannot manage to get a frontal picture of the Paph haynaldianum because the flower is pointing towards the back and i have difficulty accessing it.  I try not to take the pot out for photographing because there are just too many obstacles in the way and i many break something.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Coelogyne trinervis

This is the second time this orchid flower after i bought it.  It has very beautiful flowers with a masky scent. 

Coelogyne asperata

A very beautiful Coelogyne colected from the forests of Malaysia.  This is a huge coelogyne with long leaves on big pseudobulbs.  This plant came from Mr. Lim Song in Penang who collects a lot of native malaysian plants.