Aerangis ugandensis flower shower

[A. thom Aberdares]

This species flowers once a year and is rather punctual with it, peak flowering in June-Aug, it is hard to find any flowers in the Oct-March period. Unlike nearly all other Aerangis in Kenya it hardly has a scent.

The depicted specimen has 11 spikes, some originating from the same internode of the previous year(s) flowering, one internode even emitted two spikes. Up to 15 flowers on one spike.

Here they grow at about 2.350 masl and get readily naturally fertilized and multiply to such an extent that the off springs are now also flowering. This despite its earlier range was up to 2,200 masl.