Stanhopea tigrina (typical form) - Orchid Board

Frdemetr · #1 01-07-2009, 12:49 PM

Mexican Stan tigrina is the most cultivated Stanhopea (and one of the most beautiful!). It has short spikes, with only two or three BIG flowers!; this clone is dark for a "type", but the "dented" hypochile and the yellow spots in the sepals (red arrows) doesn't exists in the variety nigroviolacea (considered a species for some botanists). Stan tigrina var. nigroviolacea has even BIGGER flowers (the heaviest flowers amongst all Stans), a globous hypochile (not dented) and a uniform, solid dark purple color in the sepals, with a few of yellow in the borders.

smweaver · #2 01-07-2009, 01:55 PM

Those are stunning, Frederico. Congratulations!

Steve

Tindomul · #3 01-07-2009, 02:05 PM

You guys are making me want some Stans and Gongoras. Jeese.
Thanks for the info! Its always nice to get some defining characteristics.

Roly0217 · #4 01-07-2009, 02:07 PM

Those flowers are amazing !!! I've got a tigrina too but mine is the select red form. I haven't seen it's blooms yet as it ins't blooming size yet but hopefully I'll get to enjoy them soon. Enjoy your blooms !!!!

isurus79 · #5 01-07-2009, 04:02 PM

That plant is truly amazing! I cant wait until mine decide to throw some spikes. Do you give your tigrinas and nigroviolaceas any winter rest?

Frdemetr · #6 01-07-2009, 09:00 PM

Hi friends! Thanks for looking!

Steve, Stan tigrina is considered by Dr Jenny as a species that [...] at their habitat, have a more or less pronounced dry period [...]. But, in my conditions, the 'natural' dryness of our winter is enough for tigrinas, no special care with these guys. Oddly enough, the Brazilian Stan lietzei is much more demanding in terms of winter dry period!

Psyguy10 · #7 01-08-2009, 01:50 AM

OOOOOOOOOOOH pretty!!! gosh darn it! i need lots of stanhopea's... LOL very, very nice Frederico

Sandy4453 · #8 01-08-2009, 08:38 AM

WOW, WOW, WOW...this is stunning. If I had the room, this would be a 'must have.' It's absolutely gorgeous.

Lagoon · #9 01-08-2009, 09:07 AM

Oooh how I wish I could grow these. Just stunning Frederico

pmrorchideas · #10 07-27-2013, 01:45 PM

I'm not convinced that this is not the nigroviolacea form, even though the size doesn't match what you expect from nigroviolacea. I've seen a bit of variation in the hypochil, and much variation in size of nigroviolacea. On the other hand, I've not yet seen such a large, nearly continuous color patch in petals and sepals of tigrina. I suspect that this is not a tigrina, or could be one of the indescriminately created hybrids of the two varieties. I'll vote for the more striped or spotted tigrina that is redder than this as the species.
Morning of July 28, 2013: OK, I do agree that this is more likely Stan. tigrina than Stan. tigrina var nigroviolacea. I compared the picture posted to one of my Stan. tigrina (darker form) that bloomed this morning with three 140 mm broad flowers on the inflorescence. This is a plant that had been growing outdoors the last couple of years, and was moved into the greenhouse about 6 weeks ago.
My wife finds this one much stinkier than the slightly smaller-flowered S. tigrina that bloomed a couple of times earlier this month, but was one just acquired from an anonymous grower at a local show on Mothers' Day this year.