Happypaphy7
Paphlover
A tiny wild orchid with big flowers from Thailand & Laos.
The name comes from the tree (Longan whose local name is Lamya, a related fruit tree to Lycee) this species is often associated with. I wonder if this means it is found growing on the tree.
This one always puts on a bright orange show around this time of the year like a clock work.
I bought this years ago with two flowers, and each passing year, it did better.
2015 was the best year and I posted it with photos showing from its first year with me up to 2015. However, those photos were from a different image hosting website and now disabled.
I have all the photos somewhere in my old CD stored away and won't bother to look for now. haha
Here are two shots form this year's bloom.
A few flowers are trapped inside the pot. I'm happy with how small the plant is, but wish it was just slightly taller.
It came mounted on a piece of cork and I simply kept the whole thing inside 5 inch plastic pot with some clay ball and moss near the base of the mount the whole time.
The moss are mostly gone now. It throw a lot of roots like other epiphytes and so I simply never got to pot it up as I originally intended to.
A lot of bright in the window with protection. Daily misting and weekly soaking.
For the first time, it is breaking out two growths instead of one, so I'm already looking forward to even better flowering next summer!
The name comes from the tree (Longan whose local name is Lamya, a related fruit tree to Lycee) this species is often associated with. I wonder if this means it is found growing on the tree.
This one always puts on a bright orange show around this time of the year like a clock work.
I bought this years ago with two flowers, and each passing year, it did better.
2015 was the best year and I posted it with photos showing from its first year with me up to 2015. However, those photos were from a different image hosting website and now disabled.
I have all the photos somewhere in my old CD stored away and won't bother to look for now. haha
Here are two shots form this year's bloom.
A few flowers are trapped inside the pot. I'm happy with how small the plant is, but wish it was just slightly taller.
It came mounted on a piece of cork and I simply kept the whole thing inside 5 inch plastic pot with some clay ball and moss near the base of the mount the whole time.
The moss are mostly gone now. It throw a lot of roots like other epiphytes and so I simply never got to pot it up as I originally intended to.
A lot of bright in the window with protection. Daily misting and weekly soaking.
For the first time, it is breaking out two growths instead of one, so I'm already looking forward to even better flowering next summer!
