天上掉下来的礼物

This is a gift from above.  Yes it looks a bit beaten, as though stepped on by someone.  Hope it can survive and flower so i can know what it is.

Coelogyne celebensis

Coelogyne celebensis, also known as the 'Coconut Orchid' or 'Anggerik kelapa' in Sulawesi where it comes from.  The bud is hiding something beautiful behind the leaf that gives it its native name.

Phalaenopsis lamelligera

A new flower bud on this Phal. lamelligera is about to open. 

Habenaria lindleyana

This plant of Habenaria lindleyana went into hibernation mode after flowering, fruiting and then withering.  Recently it sprouted again, pretty much near the same spot behind the cluster of Lemon Grass.  There is also a very young plant which sprouted nearby after i spread the seeds nearby.  So far only this small little one survived but i am quite doubtful that it will make it to maturity because most of last year's seedlings didn't make it.  Anyway i am not too worried because Habenarias have underground root tubers with which to store food supply just like sweet potatoes so as long as i don't disturb the soil, the same plant will keep sprouting year after year.

Bulbophyllum at Mount Kinabalu Resort and Spa

This is the reception desk of the Hotel.

This is the resort

This is the spa

This is the pine tree in front of the hotel (after the car park) with a very new colony of Bulbophyllum.  The plant is growing at about a height of 2 storeys.

The next tree has another colony of orchid but it is too high for me to figure out the genus.

Coelogyne species

This clump of Coelogyne species produced another flower spike shortly after the first one withered.  This flower spike is on the other side of the plant.  the flowers and flower bracts are also creamy white in color and till now i am still unable to identify it.  The flower is the same form as trinervis and flaccida but it has no markings. The leaf in front belongs to Bulbophyllum lindleyanum.  its own leaf is very plicated as shown in the pic below and the pseudobulb is more than twice the size of my other Coel. trinervis plant.  Also the flower spike is produced from the base and does not come from the centre of freshly developed new shoot like in the case of trinervis. 

Phalaenopsis amboinensis 'Common'

I bought this from Song Orchids some time ago.  It captured my attention because the flower is big and the cinnamon-colored bars are quite dense.

Bulbophyllum medusae

This plant came from Mr Lim Song's nursery in Penang.  A fine specimen of Bulbophyllum medusae with very long petals.

This is as close as my camera could get.

Paphiopedilum spicerianum

This is a nice Paph. spicerianum which i bought from Song Orchid many months back.  It decided to flower recently which goes to show how easy it is to grow this paph in Singapore.

Phalaenopsis bellina and Phalaenopsis violacea

This is a very big and round Phal. bellina from MH nursery.  The flower gets bigger as the plant grows in size.

This is a Phalaenopsis violacea 'sumatra'.  Bought it recently because it has very even color distribution compared to the rest of the lot. The flower is a bit distorted because it was tucked below a leaf.  Hopefully the next flower will look better but the most important thing is that the petals don't curl backwards. 

This is a Phal.violacea alba bought from Penang last year.  According to Mr. Lim this plant was collected form the wild. It sure has all the malayan violacea features and scent too.

Coelogyne fimbriata

My colony of Coelogyne fimbriata is flowering again probably because of the increased rainfall recently.  This is an extremely easy orchid to grow and because it flowers all the time, it adds a bit of life and color to an otherwise dull mass of green leaves around the coconut pole.

Coelogyne species

I bought a few bulbs of this Coelogyne species last year and mounted it on a large fern bark.  It flowered recently and produced many cream colored flowers.  The plant has plump pseudobulbs that are about 4 inches long carrying two plicate leaves about 1.5 feet long.  The flowers arise from the base of the pseudobulbs.  I have not been successful in matching it with pictures of Coelogyne flowers online.  It looks like a Coelogyne flaccida without the colors.