Myr. Grandiflora

[MJG]

Wow, these are so colorful!! I thought from your first pics they were a lovely pink, but in the sunlight they look like a sunset! (not intending to be oxymoronic). Beautiful form too!!

[SouthPark]

That flower is fantastic!!!!! Definitely love those colours and patterns and shapes in those ones. The purply flower bud is like one of those long grapes! Excellent showing here.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Thanks, all!

These are my favorite , or close second, genus and they are truly something other worldly. Glad you like ‘em!

[smweaver]

Excellent flowers. The shape and combination of colors are very pleasing. You indicated that the blooms don't last long, yes? What is the lifespan of the flowers? Are they fragrant?

[DirtyCoconuts]

i do not detect a scent but one spike is like 3' above my head lol

i would say each flower lasts about a 2 weeks? it has been sh1t awful weather lately so i suspect it is shortening the lifespan as last year i feel like they lasted like a month but i was not writing it down

[smweaver]

That's not too bad of a lifespan, especially if they bloom sequentially. It's pretty fascinating that the spikes are tremendously long. And I do like the "ant loving" name of the genus also. Overall, this is a pretty cool species. Just can't keep those year-round hot temps that I bet it wants.

[DirtyCoconuts]

speaking to the sequential blooming...it is 20 days later and the lower spike has produced 19 flowers....the top one maybe 30-35


Rescue operations and stuff by J Solo, on Flickr

[sam1147]

Lovely.

[DirtyCoconuts]

happening again....


Untitled by J Solo, on Flickr