Stanhopea deltoidea in bloom

[Gwallogwyn]

I had been looking for this stanhopea ever since seeing it pictured in an article
in the AOS bulletin in 1966. It is an extremely rare stanhopea
from the Chanchamayo Valley of Peru, seldom seen in cultivation.
When I stumbled across it about 6 years ago it was incorrectly identified as
the hybrid Stan. Ronsard ( wardii X oculata ). This is the only stanhopea
that I have that has very little if any fragrance. It has a very subtle green
smell like crushed leaves.
When it bloomed in 2005 I selfed it and sent the resulting seed half to
Meyers Conservatory and half to Tropical Orchid Farm, for propagation.
The plants being offered now from TOF are from this seed.

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