Soterosanthus shepheardii & Friend ;)

[kavanaru]

Soterosanthus shepheardii is a very nice "mini" orchid in the Stanhopeinae tribe (plant plus spike is 16 cm tall). It's grown under high humidity, middle light, and warm temps. This is a first time blooming plant. It takes very long to develop the spike (7 weeks in my case) and suddenly all flowers open at the same time. I do not know yet how long they last, as they opened today.

Soterosanthus is monotypic genus, which was included in Sievekingia in the past.









Dryadella edwalli... one of the most amazing Dryadellas... it's blooming all the time, with a blooming peak in spring:

[kinknstein]

Those are very kool Ramon! Haven't ever heard of that first one before, its really neat though! Thanks for sharing!!

[kavanaru]

Hi Nick, it's funny, Soterosanthus shepheardii is a very nice and easy to grow species, however for some reason it is not very popular in collections.

[RosieC]

Those are both cool flowers. I love the dark hairs all over the Soterosanthus flowers.

[Sun rm.N.E.]

Thanks Ramon. The Soterosanthus macros are gorgeous, perfect for a calendar.