Plectrelminthus caudatus

[Merlyn]

I borrowed this plant from my mentor to show to our local Brookside Gardens Orchid Club group tomorrow and just had to share a pix of it !!! The spur is 8" long !!! It's staying in my kitchen until Monday, could you tell ??
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[Wjs2nd]

Wow, that is crazy cool. What kind of care does it like?

[Merlyn]

It's hanging in a bright corner of his g/h. He waters once a week, feeds every other week in the growing season. That's about all I know, it's not my plant.

[glengary54]

The one that I just gave away last year had a very long nectary but you would not know it, it cork screwed like a pigs tail. Neat plant to grow if you have bright light.

[Merlyn]

He won an award on it but it's not listed on the tag. If you have O-Wiz check it out for me ? I'm guessing that I use all the SLANG words for plant parts, like spur, and spike instead of the proper nomenclature !!! What can I say, I was born in California, need I say more ???!?!?!?!!!

[glengary54]

Originally Posted by Merlyn

He won an award on it but it's not listed on the tag. If you have O-Wiz check it out for me ? I'm guessing that I use all the SLANG words for plant parts, like spur, and spike instead of the proper nomenclature !!! What can I say, I was born in California, need I say more ???!?!?!?!!!

Is his name Roy Bogan ? If so the plant received an HCC of79 points and a CCM of 85 points and was given the clonal name 'Pride of Africa' on 12/08/1982, here's the Judge's discription:

Forty flowers on four inflorescences; sepals and petals green with brown overlay; lip white fading to green with a prominent green, sharply pointed apex; flower non-resupinate, sepals bent backward and petals protrude forward; spur 20. 5 cm long, shaped like a corkscrew.

[Merlyn]

Nope, not him.

[glengary54]

Then I don't know what to tell you. There are no other awards that come from your area of the country.

[WhiteRabbit]

wow - very cool!

[Tindomul]

Thats incredible. Nice growth and blooms.