Paphiopedilum exul X Pinocchio

This hybrid shows strong Paph. exul characteristics. This plant was bought recently with a flower spike carrying one flower.  That flower had since withered and dropped off.  This is the second flower on the same flower spike.  Paph exul produces single flower.  The successive flowering trait comes from the glaucophyllum and primulinum in Pinocchio.

Bulbophyllum auratum

This Bulbophyllum from Mr. Lim in Penang seem to be very free flowering. 

This was the flower spike on 13/02/2011

The flowers are fully developed this morning.

Bulbophyllum carunculatum

This is an orchid from the Philippines which produces flowers in succession on the same flower spike.  The scent is supposed to be unpleasant but because the plant is mounted high up i have not been subjected to it yet.  Would like to know exactly how unpleasant it is.

Phalaenosis Gelblieber (flava form)

This yellow form created by MH nursery uses amboinensis flava as one of the parents thus producing flowers with dark yellow bars on light yellow background.  This plant is also quite free-flowering.

Dendrobium anosmum var alba

After photographing the developing flower buds on Saturday, the white flowers finally opened yesterday filling the air with sweet raspberry-like perfume similar to Bulbophyllum lasiochilum (yellow variety).

Coelogyne rochussenii

The close-up of the emerging flower spikes of Coelogyne rochussenii.  WL and Song Orchids refer to this orchid as the "Christmas Orchid" because in Singapore the plant typically flowers around Christmas. It produces many long trailing flower spikes with strongly scented flowers.

Well grown specimens can produce hundreds of flowers.  Song Orchids is currently selling pots of these orchids with flowers.  My plants are a bit late-flowering this time.  The flowering seems to be in response to some environmental stimulus (most likely the recent cool nights).

Dendrobium anosmum var alba

My many canes of Dendrobium anosmums are flowering now as well.  This are the flower buds on the alba variety taken on Saturday morning.

Coming soon, Dendrobium farmeri and Coelogyne rochussenii

These two orchids should be blooming soon.  Dendrobium farmeri is already having a well developed flower spike while the mass of Coelogyne rochussenii is producing flower spikes that are about an inch long now.

Coelogyne fimbriata

Another of my very free flowering Coelogynes.  The entire mass of this orchid seems to be in a flowering frenzy after the weeks of rain just before Chinese New Year.  Oh yes before it is too late let me wish every visitor a very very Happy Chinese New Year.  So sorry i did not do that earlier cos i was in Penang for the Chinese new year. 

Two different Phalaenopsis violacea var sumatra

These plants all come from Song Orchids and shows the different colour variations among the same batch of plants.  All are beautiful and brightens the morning with their sweet perfume.

These pictues were taken yesterday morning. 

Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi Red

This is one of the many reds i bought in the hope of getting a very red flower.  It has bars instead of a consistent red.  This variety of cornu-cervi seems to be very free flowerg compared to some older batches of cornu-cervis introduced into Singapore 10-20 years ago. 

Coelogyne celebensis

One of my favourite plants, Coelogyne celebensis.  As surly as the sun will come out tomorrow, this plant will have at least a flower in bloom every week.  Managed to take a picture yesteray morning before the big black bee comes to eat it.  It must be delicious because the black bee eats every one of them and then the two big pollen sag will get stuck to the back of the bee.  It never eats the other flowers, not even the other Coelogynes. 

The pic below shows the beautiful pattern on the lip of the flower.

Bulbophyllum sp

This is a big mat of bulbophyllum bulbs from Thailand.  When i bought it a few bulbs were sprouting flower spikes.  None of them made it but recently some new flower spikes started to appear and these manage to develop fully.  The flowers are very small, about 2-3 mm acoss.  Will post the name when i find it.

Interesting whitish violacea

This is an interesting plant among a batch of Phalaenopsis violacea var coerulea (x sib) from WL.  The flower is almost white but has a pinkish tone (rose white) and the lip is lightly pinkish.  Really beautiful flower.  Since whites can come from bluish sibling cross i wonder how many of the violacea alba out there are truly descendants of wild collected violacea albas.

Phalaenopsis Valentinii Red

This plant of Phalaenopsis Valentinii Red has been flowering since i bought it.  This most recent flower was taken yesterday morning when the sun was out. I had to stretch my hands a bit to take the shot but it turned out ok.