Soterosanthus shepheardii & Friend ;)
 

Soterosanthus shepheardii is a very nice "mini" orchid in the Stanhopeinae tribe (plant plus spike is 16 cm tall). It's grown under high humidity, middle light, and warm temps. This is a first time blooming plant. It takes very long to develop the spike (7 weeks in my case) and suddenly all flowers open at the same time. I do not know yet how long they last, as they opened today.

Soterosanthus is monotypic genus, which was included in Sievekingia in the past.

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Dryadella edwalli... one of the most amazing Dryadellas... it's blooming all the time, with a blooming peak in spring:


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Those are very kool Ramon! Haven't ever heard of that first one before, its really neat though! Thanks for sharing!!

Hi Nick, it's funny, Soterosanthus shepheardii is a very nice and easy to grow species, however for some reason it is not very popular in collections.

Those are both cool flowers. I love the dark hairs all over the Soterosanthus flowers.

Thanks Ramon. The Soterosanthus macros are gorgeous, perfect for a calendar.