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04-11-2012, 10:58 AM
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I think one of the most beautiful and exotic orchids to grace the earth is Disa uniflora.
Disa uniflora
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04-11-2012, 12:57 PM
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Well I will be biased -because I have just taken delivery of one- and say therefore that in my opinion the most beautiful orchid flower is a Paphiopedilum parishii
paph parishii.jpg
This one isn't mine by the way. Mine won't bloom anytime soon.
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04-11-2012, 03:15 PM
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The most beautifull orchid is that one you love above all but you can just not grow no matter what you do 
Just kidding! 
IMO, the most beautifull orchid is Catasetum pileatum... This is the plant that hooked me to orchids when I was 10 years old... Adapted to a very extreme environment, and blooming mostly when it has no leaves or just very young growths, it has however a spike of flowers that have an elegance hardly matched b any other orchid... And on top of that a fantastic fragrance!
Catasetum pileatum - a gallery on Flickr
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04-11-2012, 05:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)
I think one of the most beautiful and exotic orchids to grace the earth is Disa uniflora.
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I have to agree with you on that one. Disa uniflora is spectacular. |
04-11-2012, 05:13 PM
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07-25-2012, 08:38 AM
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I think “Calypso Orchid”, because those are stunning and so beautiful orchid with small pink and purple colours.
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07-25-2012, 10:15 AM
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Ghost orchid, Poly. lindenii, takes the cake for me. Difficult to find in the wild, tough to grow in culture, tougher to even flower... what else says exotic? This has been one of my favorite photos ever. Not mine, just a google search:
This forum:
Ghost Orchid - 3DTotal Forums
But this is the picture:
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07-25-2012, 07:27 PM
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any big floofy cattleya!!
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07-27-2012, 09:29 PM
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What is the most beautiful orchid?
This is one of the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen. Unfortunately, I got it, it bloomed and then died. My conditions are just too hot for this type of orchid (as I have found out much to my chagrin). 
Bllra. 'Smile Eri' (Bllra. Tahoma Glacier . (Oda. Toroma x Oda. Ingera))
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07-27-2012, 09:30 PM
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Paraphalaenopsis labukensis: I think I'm going to be adding one of these to my collection soon! Will have to be a young plant though, so a while before I get flowers (not to mention addition of a high shelf and fingers crossed my cats don't find those leaves too tempting!)
I think the flowers are amazing: they look like ancient Egyptian jewelry. I think they are suposed to smell of cinamon too.
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