Diuris magnifica

[bethmarie]

Magnifica indeed!

[orchidsarefun]

I've added this to my guidance list of birthday presents 😀. Very exotic looking flower. Is it scented? That vendor has a lot of orchids. That. I. Want. Now.🎰

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[JPMC]

Originally Posted by orchidsarefun

I've added this to my guidance list of birthday presents 😀. Very exotic looking flower. Is it scented? That vendor has a lot of orchids. That. I. Want. Now.🎰

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No scent that I can discern. I wish I had the room to buy one of each of the plants that he has. He changes his selection yearly and I often have to google the offerings because they're so unusual (at least to a non-European).

[estación seca]

The winter-rainfall growing regime is SO different from what most gardeners are accustomed to. These plants dry down and go dormant as it starts to warm in the spring. Many rot and die if watered during their warm summer dormancy.

It would be a good idea to grow some other plants from such a climate and get the hang of it before trying some of these winter-rainfall orchids. I would recommend some of the South African winter-rainfall bulb species to learn on. Ferraria, Lachenalia Massonia and Oxalis are some genera people find beautiful and interesting. They are readily available from online specialty bulb nurseries, but most only ship during the summer dormancy. They are also very easy from seed. These are not the weedy Oxalis; these are really beautiful tiny plants.

Albuca also has many winter-rainfall species, but they are so forgiving of cultural mistakes they are not as good for learning the strict winter-rainfall regime.

[Subrosa]

Originally Posted by estación seca

The winter-rainfall growing regime is SO different from what most gardeners are accustomed to. These plants dry down and go dormant as it starts to warm in the spring. Many rot and die if watered during their warm summer dormancy.

It would be a good idea to grow some other plants from such a climate and get the hang of it before trying some of these winter-rainfall orchids. I would recommend some of the South African winter-rainfall bulb species to learn on. Ferraria, Lachenalia Massonia and Oxalis are some genera people find beautiful and interesting. They are readily available from online specialty bulb nurseries, but most only ship during the summer dormancy. They are also very easy from seed. These are not the weedy Oxalis; these are really beautiful tiny plants.

Albuca also has many winter-rainfall species, but they are so forgiving of cultural mistakes they are not as good for learning the strict winter-rainfall regime.

How on earth could you leave Geissorhiza radians off of that list?! And there are numerous carnivorous Drosera species from Australia that share the same habitats.

[estación seca]

This is not a bulb forum. I also left off Lapeirousea oreogena.

[Subrosa]

Originally Posted by estación seca

This is not a bulb forum. I also left off Lapeirousea oreogena.

Nice plant, very similar to G. monanthos......

[RosieC]

Oh wow, that's so pretty!

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Dr. Beyrle will not sell them when they are actively growing. They must be dormant before he is wiling to sell them.

The cost of permits is not cheap.

My permit is still in effect. I will only take serious requests.

[Tindomul]

Amazing colours!