Coilostylis parkinsoniana

[euplusia]

Formerly known as Epidendrum parkinsonianum. A Mexican species from the Madrean pine-oak forests, that has a very unique and distictive growth habit with long fleshy pendant succulent leaves forming a long chain. Quite accidentally I discovered the flower today. I came back tonight to the greenhouse to fill my nose with the attractive scent, and I took a blind night photograph.

[Bud]

Lovely flower....by the looks of it=it seems to be fragrant.

[isurus79]

Nice! I didn't realize this one had been renamed. When did that happen?

[RosieC]

Lovely! Interesting lip shape.

[WhiteRabbit]

Nice!