Den. amethystoglossum
 

I have bloomed this plant before but not like this. To my amazement 49 flower spikes appeared. The buds started opening 3 days ago. Unfortunately the blooms do not last very long, maybe 2-3 days at the most. The flowers open sequentially with the older flowers closing as the new flowers open. The plant is in a 8-inch plastic pot with bark as the media. The tallest stalk is 32 inches tall.

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Den. amethystoglossum by hawaiiansunshine, on Flickr

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Den. amethystoglossum by hawaiiansunshine, on Flickr

Beautiful! It's amazing it has so many spikes! Is it fragrant? Great growing and thanks for sharing! I want to live in Hawaii sooooo bad!!! It is one of my life's dreams to live there and grow my orchids outside! You are so lucky!

Spectacular! Excellent growing.

Whoah! This is sooooo beautiful! Congrats on all these spikes. THis will sure brighten up your day... or 3 :)

Wow, that is just gorgeous! Congrats on such a beautiful display of blooms.

Amazing ! I love it !

Pretty flowers!

Looks like ghost flowers! Beautiful!

Holy smokes! :drool: Spectacular!

What's the secret to growing these? Full sun so that the leaves drop? I have a young plant and it just bloomed a couple months ago on canes that still had their leaves green. Also, do they need a dry rest?