Paphiopedilum haynaldianum

This is a warm to hot growing Paph from the Philippines and is one of very few Paphs suitable for Singapore.  However, it is not common to see this plant being sold in our nurseries.  I got this plant many years ago accidentally because it was mistakenly labelled as a philippinense.

Above: The flower spike appeared about a month ago after the plant recovered from some fungal attack.

 

The flower finally opened yesterday morning and stretched out completely today.



Dendrobium signatum

This is a seasonal flower from Thailand.  The leaves will drop from the long cane which remains quite leafless until some environmental trigger causes it to produce flower buds at the swollen nodes.  The flowers are beautiful so it is worth the long wait.  It flowers about twice a year.