Phalaenopsis Seletar Tiger

A very beautful orchid created by Mr Law MH.  It is very free flowering, just like one of its parents, Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi 'Dark Star'.  It will also produce keikis from old flower spikes and sometimes the keikis themselves start to flower while hanging in the air.

The flower bud on the right side of the picture opened on 23/01 and looks very beautiful too.

Habenaria lindleyana

This is a native orchid of Thailand which i grow in a big ceramic pot together with some lemon grass.  The plant will wither away after flowering but it has underground tubers which wil produce another plant.  Cannot remember how long was the hibernation period but i think it was less than two months. 

Also, i think the recent pictures are better than those i took earlier partly due o the right lighting condition and partly due to the better lens used.

Two small little plants managed to survive this time after i sprinkled the seeds around the plant.  One of them is completely covered by the leaf of the mother plant but it seem to do better than the one exposed to the sun.

Some Recent Flowerings

Paphiopedilum Philippinense

This is one of my most free flowering philippinense and it usually flowers after a few days of cool weather.

Coelogyne celebensis

Another of my all time favourites. This Coelogyne has one of the biggest flowers in the family.

Bulbophyllum sp?

This Bulbophyllum was recently purchased from Mr. Lim Song but i have no idea what is its name.  Will update the name when i get it from him on my next visit. Interesting thing about the flower is that the petals seems to secrete a slimy mucus and i only came to  realise it when i saw two flies stuck to the petals and when i tried to brush them off with my finger the sticky mucus formed trailing threads behind the dead flies. Will try to verify again on next flowering.

Dendrobium fimbriatum

This is an extremely beautiful Dendrobium found in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.  Bought it from WL nursery many years back.  It flowered lst year but i think i did not manage to get good pictures of it.  Beutiful orange-yellow flower with a deep maroon patch.

Nice violacea

This plant belongs to MH nursery.  It is a very nice Phal. violacea with strong, even color.

Coelogyne mayeriana

I bought this plant from WL nursery about six months ago and it flowered recently.  The plant has pseudobulbs which are almost half a foot apart so it is not really suitable for confined spaces.  It would be most happy if allowed to climb up a tree branch.

Phalaenopsis Valentinii 'Red'

This is an extremely red form of Phalaenopsis Valentinii (Phal.cornu-cervi x Phal. violacea).  The color of the flower is of a deep bright red when it first opens.  Extremely pretty.