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11-16-2013, 07:38 PM
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Diplocaulobium pulvilliferum 'Halcyon'
This small plant flowers frequently (about once a month). A single pseudobulb blooms multiple times. But I couldn't see the open flower until now (it bloomed at least 4 times before this photo). The flower remains open only for a couple hours, and the delicate flower wilted before the end of the day. I believe that the species is from montane forests of New Guinea. If you have pointers to culture/biology of this species, I'd like to know. It seems to be an easy grower, though.
The color of the 1st photo is slightly exaggerated, and the 2nd and 3rd photos are more of the real color.
Diplocaulobium pulvilliferum 'Halcyon', front view
Diplocaulobium pulvilliferum 'Halcyon'
Diplocaulobium pulvilliferum 'Halcyon', lip & column
I don't know much about this species. It's a division from Troy Meyers's plant. But mine seems to be pinker than his photos. The lip seems to be quite different from IOSPE PHOTOS:
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11-16-2013, 07:47 PM
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GOREGOUS!!!!!
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11-16-2013, 07:55 PM
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An unfortunate habit of Diplocaulobium is that the flowers do not last long. Most are fairly easy to grow - you just need to water them often or keep the humidity up. Sorry I can't comment on ID but it seems many of these species sre quite variable.
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11-17-2013, 08:29 PM
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Fabulous!
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11-18-2013, 05:54 PM
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11-18-2013, 06:34 PM
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Thanks, all. A person in slippertalk pointed out that the taxonomy of this genus is a mess and the IOSPE has a big disclaimer saying that the photos of this group may not be accurate. IOSPE photo of this species is likely to be from a different species, and mine seems to be closer to the description of D. pulvilliferum (from the description of the lip).
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11-27-2013, 02:19 PM
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All very nice and the background of the first photo was well chosen. Nice work!
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11-28-2013, 02:13 AM
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Beautiful and well grown.
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11-28-2013, 02:05 PM
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Cool.
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11-28-2013, 03:13 PM
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Thanks, all. It has only 7 pseudobulbs now (since it was a division), but it keep growing quickly. I hope it will eventually become a plant with multiple simultaneous blooms in a couple years.
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