Paph godefroyaes and fma leucochilum - Sept 2012

  Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum 512-1:

Petals and sepals  light creamy yellow colour.  Well marked tessellation on the dorsal and petals heavily spotted with burgundy blotches.

 

Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum 157-5:

Petals and sepals creamy yellow colour. Dorsal and petals heavily spotted with dark purple tessellation and spots.

Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum 5105-3:

Petals and sepals creamy yellow colour. Dorsal and petals heavily spotted  across with burgundy spots.

 

Paph godefroyae 5120-4:

Petals and sepals creamy yellow colour. Dorsal and petals heavily spotted with burgundy spots. Pouch with light purple spots.

 

 

Wild About Orchids - 19th Australian Orchid Council Conference and Show - Perth.

“Wild about Orchids” was the theme for the 19^th AOC. The event was held at Crown Perth (formerly Burswood Entertainment Complex), a first class centre with all the facilities that once could wish for in the vibrant city of Perth. The timing of the show also coincides with the start of spring and welcoming the arrival of wild flowers.

The main ballrooms and associated foyer areas were brightened with the display of orchids, floral art, Ikebana and photos for the 19^th AOC (Australian Orchid Council) Conference and Show.

The event is held every three years and it is rotated among the various states of Australia. The national exhibition showcases colorful orchids as well as gardening equipment and growing materials.  The exciting event was boosted with outstanding speakers to excite both the new and the most experienced growers.

The Grand Champion of the Show was awarded to Lycaste Abou Sunset Abou.  This hybrid was registered in 2008. This plant also won the Best Miscellaneous hybrid and Champion hybrid categories. Two flowers on 2 inflorescences beautifully displayed on a plant of 8 pseudo bulbs, three with foliage, grown in a 15-cm pot; sepals heavily and evenly overlaid wine; petals darker wine, evenly overlapped and the lip very dark wine.

A display of all the Blue Ribbon winners.

Lycaste Abou Sunset Abou. - The Grand Champion of the Show. This plant also won the Best Miscellaneous hybrid and Champion hybrid categories

Cymbidium cowiannum.

Best Cymbidium Species.

Angraecum vetchii.

Dendrobium Genting Melodys 

 -Best Dendrobium bybrid.

Dendrobium lindleyi.

Best Dendrobium Species.

Dendrobium Jona Than's 

Best Australian Native Hybrid.

Dtps 'Lightning Flash". 

Best Phal hybrid.

 

Phal amabilis.

Best Phal Species.

Encyclia cochleata

Epicyclia Renae Marques "Flame Thrower' - 

Reserved Grand Champion.

Oncidium obryzatum.

Best Oncidinae Species

Best Paph hybrid.

Paph venustum.

Best Paph Species.

Paph Fanaticum - 

Best Species Seedling.

Dendrobium speciosum ' Solid Gold'. 

Best Native Species.

Dendrobium Wonga Don Sullivan. 

Best Specimen Plant of the Show.

Bulbophyllums "in-situ"

These two Bulbophyllums and a Dendrobium that were found flowering in one of our public parks. They were placed on the trees by the National Parks Board as a form of reintroducing some of the species that once commonly grew here. The three flowering plants are Bulb vaginatum, Bulb medusae and Den leonis. I gathered that these were placed there about a year ago. and here they are happily flowering away. They must be happy with their new homes.

 

 Dendrobium leonis.

 Bulbophyllum medusae

 Bulbophyllum vaginatum.

Bulbophyllum medusae and vaginatum growing side by side with Cymbidium finlaysonianum on the face of a tree trunk.

 

Bulbophyllum cremenatum - Pigeon Orchid

Dendrobium crumenatum:

The common name for this orchid is "Pigeon Orchid". It is probably one of the most common orchids species in South East Asia.
I used to see them when I was a  child and it disappeared for sometimes due to urbanization. Thanks to our National Park in reintroducing them  to where they should be. Nowadays you can find them in the large trees along the roads across the Island. Some clumps are as large 4 to 5 feet across.
The recent cool spell causes a drop in temperature has prompted them to bloom across the Island. What a sight behold to see these hanging flowers from forks of the trees. The  plant produces many fragrant flowers but sadly to say they do not last. Typically it is between 1 to 2 days.

 A solitary plant that was found outside my house. This plant is likely to be a wild plant.

 Commonly found growing together with the Bird's Nest fern.

 Curtains of flowers hanging down from the fork of the tree branches.

A close up photo of the flower.

OSSEA Sept Table Display Plants

Miltoniopsis Red Tide.

Dendrobium bracteosum.

 Arundina Singapore Botanic Gardens

Arundina (caespitosa x graminfolia)

Cycnoches Kevin Clarke.

Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua

Dendrobium Jane Warne.

Dendrobium (dearei x schuetzei)

 Rhynchostylis coelestis

Dendrobium farmeri

Paph villosum

Ionopsis utricularioides

Bulbophyllum lobbii

Brassavola subulifolia

Renanthera (Ikwas x storiei)