Cirrhopetalum (Bulbophyllum) biflorum (Java)

[PlumCrazy]

Ok, I've only owned this a week, but *technically* it did bloom at my house. And I'm pretty excited.... Really like the look of these! Hoping I can keep it healthy

[PlumCrazy]

Oooooh... Cischweinfia rostrata from the same shipment is starting to open too. Fun first few days!

[DirtyCoconuts]

Good stuff

[Bulbopedilum]

Nice flowers! The Bulbophyllum biflorum looks like it has different coloration than mine, which was purple. What does it smell like? Mine smelled like a pungent watermelon and gave me a headache while taking photos of it, and I'm curious if yours would also smell the same.

[PlumCrazy]

Originally Posted by Bulbopedilum

What does it smell like?

I noticed in the description last night it was fragrant and smelled it: nothing. I checked again just now and there is a faint fragrance. I think watermelony would be a good description, but fortunately pungent would not be They smell very nice to me.

The blooms don't look so great today. Do they usually only last a couple of days?

[Bulbopedilum]

Originally Posted by PlumCrazy

The blooms don't look so great today. Do they usually only last a couple of days?

I can't say for certain for this species, mine was pollinated by some flies the day it was fully open so it dropped the flowers and made a seed pod (still green), but my other bulbos usually have their flowers open for around a week.

[PlumCrazy]

They are open now. So tiny! Sorry pics aren't great. Camera phone not the best, but you can see what they look like. Very cute.

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by PlumCrazy

Ok, I've only owned this a week, but *technically* it did bloom at my house.

Unfortunately, I'm going to have to report this to mods ----- as you only had this for a week, and you uploaded the bloom picture to this forum.

Actually ... jokes aside ... it is fantastic that you showed the pics of the bloom at your place. The sub-group title does say 'orchids in bloom', so any new orchid flowering pics are greatly appreciated! Definitely being appreciated right now!!

[PlumCrazy]

Originally Posted by SouthPark

Unfortunately, I'm going to have to report this to mods ----- as you only had this for a week, and you uploaded the bloom picture to this forum.

Actually ... jokes aside ... it is fantastic that you showed the pics of the bloom at your place. The sub-group title does say 'orchids in bloom', so any new orchid flowering pics are greatly appreciated! Definitely being appreciated right now!!

LOL!!!

One thing I really like about this forum is searching for member pics of orchids for my wishlist. When I use a search engine, you mostly see these amazing specimens - sometimes pretty far off from what someone shopping in my price range would get. Here you can get a better idea of if you purchased one what it would actually look like.

[Tindomul]

Very nice Cirrho.. I never could bloom those.