Bulbophyllum purpurascens
 

This is a first bloom of a small plant that I acquired last year from Kawamoto Orchid Nursery in Honolulu. The plant is growing on a thin hapuu slab placed in a 4-inch wooden basket. The plant is growing in a shady area and watered daily. This was not the easiest flower to photograph as the flower kept bouncing with the wind.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/...84c94d8a_c.jpgBulbophyllum purpurascens by Mel Waki, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/...4a916b4f_c.jpgBulbophyllum purpurascens by Mel Waki, on Flickr

Nice!

Cute little bugger.

Update
 

The plant is blooming again two months later with five spikes of flowers. The plant is growing on a slab of hapuu that is placed horizontally in a wood basket. When I purchased the plant, the plant attached to the hapuu slab was hung vertically on a fence at the nursery. I found the plant was drying out too fast in my growing area when I hung it vertically.

https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7538/2...673c8c2a_c.jpgBulbophyllum purpurascens by Mel Waki, on Flickr

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7227/2...0d702845_c.jpgBulbophyllum purpurascens by Mel Waki, on Flickr

Sweet!

Wow, it's really giving off a show this time around.