bulbophyllum medusae

[catasetum-ian]

finally after two years of waiting.......

[Bud]

What a beautiful and interesting bloom....its not Medusa the snake haired gorgon at all as I was imagining it before I saw the flower...but a crystalline white with bright golden inner highlights, so ethereal...this must be the beautiful maiden Medusa before she was turned into a gorgon monster

[RosieC]

Wow, looking stunning. This is such a great orchid!

[camille1585]

Gorgeous! One of my favorite Bulbos, I love it when people post pics. Is it a stinker?

[catasetum-ian]

thanks for all the lovely comments everyone

Originally Posted by Bud

What a beautiful and interesting bloom....its not Medusa the snake haired gorgon at all as I was imagining it before I saw the flower...but a crystalline white with bright golden inner highlights, so ethereal...this must be the beautiful maiden Medusa before she was turned into a gorgon monster

i was thinking of getting a mirror behind me while i am about to have a peep at the first bloom.....just in case it came in handy....

Originally Posted by camille1585

Gorgeous! One of my favorite Bulbos, I love it when people post pics. Is it a stinker?

one of my favorite too....so far can't detect any smell at all

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Wow! What a great Bulbo! One of my primaries has this as a parent, which is (lepidum x medusae) registered as Worayuth White Fang. It hasn't bloomed yet, but I am SOO looking forward to it!

[dendro photo]

i have one but i think i will be waiting a long time mine is much smaller than that but i can wait i love this one

[Daethen]

This gives me hope. I have medusae and have been waiting about a year for a bloom. Mine is also much smaller. Any hints on how to care for it? Mine just kind of sits there.

[catasetum-ian]

Originally Posted by dendro photo

i have one but i think i will be waiting a long time mine is much smaller than that but i can wait i love this one

Originally Posted by Daethen

This gives me hope. I have medusae and have been waiting about a year for a bloom. Mine is also much smaller. Any hints on how to care for it? Mine just kind of sits there.

worth the waiting, it took mine two years to bloom. mine is mounted on wood, i feed them only chemical fertilizer (i guess the wood supplies the organic fertilizer component) and after i started shortly with a bloom booster (13:26:26) the waiting ended.
no special care, just shaded area, good aeration and basically due to the my weather here, basically it is dry between watering. i water them twice a day, weak fertilizing. but they love it the way they are treated, the largest bulb size is 11 inches plus from base of bulb to the apex of the leaves (sad to mention it, its even bigger than my bulbophyllum phalenopsis)

[Xenophon]

What a beauty you've got, sadly mine did not bloom as of yet, but i've seen one and smelt it too. Smells like quite revolting to me, a little like wet dog that hasn't showered for a month. But i had to really stick my nose in there to get any scent. Hope mine blooms next season.

If you can get this to bloom you should try out the different hybrids they have out there. Bulbophyllum Thai Spider (Bulbophyllum medusae X Bulbophyllum gracillium) is very rewarding. It's like a miniature medusae but one that has had a really bad hair day.