Denver Botanic Gardens- doin' it right.

[Izzie]

Though- after more thought, I'm not sure about the C. bowringiana. These flowers were distinctly resupinate, and I don't recall that the plant looked like a cattleya, more like a reed-stem epidendrum.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

C. bowringiana has smaller flowers in clusters like that. Each individual flower is not all that fancy-schmancy compared to something like C. maxima, but they're really nice.

C. bowringiana has non-resupinate (upright) flowers. Those that may have appeared to be resupinate (upside down) are probably those that have twisted because the plants were rotated during bud development or something, idk.

Not to mention, C. bowringiana is a bifoliate Cattleya with pseudobulbs that are not very pronounced, looking more like canes.

Yeah, the Grammatophyllum is proabably scriptum, and belongs to the Cymbidium alliance.

[Call_Me_Bob]

it does look like a scriptum

[Izzie]

cool, thanks for the input. They're lovely whatever they are!

[Izzie]

I emailed the DBG guys a link to this thread to let them see the rave reviews from "real orchid people"- they were very grateful!

About the collection and how they're moved/displayed, I got this answer: "About half the collection is already on site. The remainder will be moved over the next couple of weeks. They will still be housed in the back-up greenhouses which are visible through the orangery wall, and some (but not all) will be rotated into the main display as the plants come into bloom."

The orangery they mention is part of a huge brand new greenhouse complex where they will be doing research and such that is open to the public.

[Tindomul]

Wow, very nice. I have seen orchid displays that don't feature species, which to me seems out of place in a botanical garden. So I am glad you BG is doing it right! Great pictures too.