Stanhopea Oculata - Orchid Board

marmar · #1 06-22-2009, 03:46 PM

Hello, I am very proud of my little Stanhopea Oculata - it is blooming now!!!

And it smells like menthol TicTac candy

I didn't expect it because I had serious problems with these beasts called slugs (probably from the moss) but I am the winner

Martin

RosieC · #2 06-22-2009, 03:48 PM

Those are really cool flowers, glad the slugs didn't get them

dounoharm · #3 06-22-2009, 04:03 PM

beautiful flowers...they look like wasps! nice job of blooming it! good growing!

marmar · #4 06-22-2009, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dounoharm

beautiful flowers...they look like wasps! nice job of blooming it! good growing!

My wife says they look like aliens

Thanks!

isurus79 · #5 06-22-2009, 05:46 PM

Looks great! I bet they smell even better!

SP2340 · #6 06-22-2009, 05:47 PM

Very nice, congrats!!

Frdemetr · #7 06-26-2009, 06:56 PM

Hi Martin!

Mentol? Are you sure? Stan oculata have a characteristic vanilla/chocolate smell!
Congrats, you probably have not an oculata, but a much more rare Stan dodsoniana! Folow this link: dodsoniana

Des · #8 06-26-2009, 07:24 PM

Nice flower looks the same as my Oculata , I have often thought that the flower looks like a large moth in the mating position , I wonder what the pollinator is, anyone know ?

Frdemetr · #9 06-26-2009, 08:48 PM

Hi Des,

Doesn't matter which species, all Stans are pollinated by Euglossinae male bees (genera Euglossa, Eulaema and Eufriesea). Each species of Stanhopea has a very peculiar smell, which attracts only one or a few species of Euglossinae and therefore the natural hybrids are very unusual

Des · #10 06-26-2009, 08:57 PM

Very interesting,thanks for that info.