Stanhopea platyceras

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Coming from the Pacific side of southern Colombia, this Stanhopea has one of the most spectacular huge flowers I've seen. Sadly they open for only two days, and they emit a sweet intoxicating fragrance of chemical solvent.
There was a third bud, but it dried as the other two buds matured, forming big balls and blasted. I have indeed never seen a photo of a platyceras with more than two flowers per stem.
It is a plant with huge leaves, that loves humidity and moderate light. Flowers are getting darker as they age. Pics were taken shortly after buds opened.
Luckily photos are a lasting pleasure, I took a few.