Pyp. Kalihi "Green Valley" krameriana x papilio - Orchid Board

cabbo · #1 02-27-2010, 07:45 PM

My first...gotta love these things, always blooming or growing something!

bellini girl · #2 02-27-2010, 10:45 PM

Love the butterfly. Remember not to cut the spike after the flower is spent. these are sequential bloomers.

cabbo · #3 02-27-2010, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bellini girl

Love the butterfly. Remember not to cut the spike after the flower is spent. these are sequential bloomers.

Yea, it's like a helicopter hovering over the others. It has 3 others spikes, and dont worry I wont cut anything!

Grandma M · #4 02-28-2010, 03:13 AM

Fantastic, I love the frilly edges.

Marilyn

Izzie · #5 03-15-2010, 10:09 PM

It reminds me....of a fairy wearing a headdress and a skirt. Or a creature wearing a ruffly blouse with ruffly feet and antennas. Like a paradise bird dressed up to cha-cha or tango.

In any case- I love it! A lot of character, this one.

Izzie · #6 03-15-2010, 10:10 PM

How big is the flower itself? Do these grow in sprays?

cabbo · #7 03-16-2010, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Izzie

How big is the flower itself? Do these grow in sprays?

No sprays for these guys just single, sequential blooms. The 1 pictured just fell yesterday but another is right behind and I would guess the flowers are about 3in. wide by maybe 6in. in height including their "antenna's".