Coryanthes bruchmuellerii - Plants #2 and 3 flowers.

 Coryanthes bruchmullerii

These are the photos that show the flowers from the two plants that flowered one after another.
Plant #2 has 2 flowers whereas Plant #3 has only 1 flower.
Needless to say, Flower #3 is much bigger than the two flowers from Plant #2.

Coryanthes bruchmuellerii #2

 This photo was taken at 6 AM. The sepals are fully stretched.

 This photo was taken 12 hours later at 6 PM. The sepals have  curled inwards. 

 Sibings No 2 and 3

 The hypochile (cap) resembles the helmet of fireman.

                                      This photo shows the nectar secreatd by the flower. It  has medical fragrance with tinge of raspberry.

 Photo showing the curled sepals after  12 hours.

Paph godefroyaes and ang-thong

 Paph godefroyae Blacky HCC/OSSEA

 Paph godefroyae

  Paph godefroyae

 

Paph godefroyae

Paph angthong

Coryanthes bruchmuellerii

They are found in Venezuela, Brazil and Peru as a large sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte. The extremely large fragrant flower weighs about 100 gm. It is one of the heaviest flowers in the orchids world and the largest in this genus.

 The bud measure 100 mm from top to bottom and 65 mm across. Photo taken 2 days before the flower opens.

 First day 

 Resembles a helmet of the fireman.

  

 The droplet of nectar.

Paph leucochilum, Honey and Muriel Constance

 Paph. Honey  is a hybrid between Paph. philippinense  and Paph. primulinum and was registered in 1978. Dorsal sepal lime green, striped with mahogany centrally. Petals slight twist, striped and spoted mahogany. Pouch clear and bright yellow.

This plant was sent to me on March 2012 at the verge of dying. Managed to nurse it back and it's blooming now. It  has 8 growths and 1 flower and another 2 buds from a single inflorescence.
 

 Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum MU371-1.
This is the second bloom. NS and DS 88 and 55 mm respectively.

 Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum TR184-4.

 Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum MK436.

 

 Paph godefroyae fma leucochilum MU371-5.

Paph Muriel Constance.

A plant that was grown from a small seedling. The plant now is growing in semi-hydro. A very easy hybrid to grow that flowers one after another.

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OSSEA Table Display - February 2013

Pps. serpentilingua

 Cattleya King of Taiwan.

 A Paph that was exhibited as Paph barbatum. The validity of this plant is in question.

 Bc (Brassavola x Cattleya) Morning Glory:

White flowers with some lavender suffusion. The  trumpet shaped white lips are heavily veined lavender.

 

 Phal Permata Rosmah Mansor:

A hybrid that was registered in 2010. This genetic composition of this hybrid consists of P. violacea, P. ambionensis, P. fasciata, P. lueddemanniana and P. gigantea. Two flowers and two buds from a single inflorescence. Reddish brown across the sepals and petals.

 Den Stardust

 

Den Burana x Den Thai Jewel:

A beautiful hybrid from a single inflorescence with 13 flowers and 3 buds neatly arranged. This hybrid takes more towards Den Burana.

Renanthera angustifolia.

Renanthera angustifolia (syn Ren matutina) a species that can be found in Malaysia, Philippines parts of Indonesia. Over 30 flowers and 15 buds on a single inflorescence. Salmon coloured flowers with fuchsia red velvety markings on all segments Li red-orange with yellow side lobes. This plant came in overall first for the month.

Rossioglossum (Oncidium) ampliatum:

A species that can be found is most parts of Central America. This widely distributed orchids grows on trees. The total flowers from the two inflorescence is well over 50. Petals and sepals are canary yellow sepals with chocolate bars on the bases.

Vanda lamellata:

A very common species that is found in the Philippines. This sun loving, epiphytic and lithophytic  species orchid is commonly found in the Philippines as well as in Borneo and Taiwan. 15 flowers and 6 buds from a single inflorescence. Flowers creamy white, dorsal sepal with brown blotch, lateral sepals heavily overlaid with reddish brown, red-brown streaking on the lower petals.

Phal cornu-cervi:

A widespread species that can be found from NE India through S.E.Asia.

Bulb auratum:

A miniature plant carrying 9 flowers of typical Cirrhopetalum shape, colour clear and bright yellow.

Bulb lobbii:

A large plant with many flowers in various stages of opening. 

 

Milt Bert Fields:

Four flowers from a single inflorescence. Petals and sepals purple with light pink rose blotches

 Gongora unknown.

Cymbidium unknown.