Miltonia flavescens specimen plant

[JungleJo]

I thought my own Miltonia flavescens was getting big with about 50 bulbs and close to a specimen plant as it bloomed on ten spikes and put on a great show this spring. It has almost finished blooming now.

Then....

I encountered this beast during the weekend. I reckon it must have at least 200 spikes, each of them carrying 10 or more flowers. The fragrance is just as fantastic as my own plant, just more empowering. Oh, my!

I now realise I have just a tiny, tiny plant.

[WaterWitchin]

Yowza!! Now THAT is a specimen plant! Thanks for sharing... it's spectular!

[tmoney]

holy crap, nature is amazing!! given that that plant is about as big as my living room, i think it’s safe to say we will never have a true specimen orchid....

maybe time to look for a house

[Roberta]

Oh wow! Spectac;ular!

tmoney, if you have a small one... your reaction is the same as when I saw a huge Den. speciosum at a show right after I bought a small plant. OMG, I got a St. Bernard puppy!

[DirtyCoconuts]

YES!! that is amazing!!!! and i think that specimen just means it truly captures the potential of the species so there are specimen and then super heroes lol