amesiella monticola and amesiella philippinensis

[ezil]

The amesiella monticola was part of a society order from Ooi Leung about 2 years ago. It was a tiny article and didn't seem to catch on for quite awhile. It bloomed for the 1st time late last fall. The philippinensis is my latest acquisition from Ten Shin. I'll be mounting it when it's finished blooming.

[isurus79]

Looks great!!

[ezil]

Thanks Rangiku and Isurus79. Unfortunately the close ups of the flowers could not be uploaded. These flowers are so pristine!

[greenbean]

Those are beautiful!

I'm planning to buy one of these later this year. I love the pristine white flowers!

[ezil]

Evan, you won't regret it! The plants are nice, even when not in bloom. I prefer to mount them, so the flowers can develop freely. The monticola prefers cooler temps. than the philippinensis according to the lit., but they both do fine in my int. temps. They are a bit fussy about water quality - they like it "pure".

[greenbean]

Thanks for the tips, ezil. I've learned the hard way about using poor quality water on sensitive orchids. I like the idea of mounting them, too.

[WhiteRabbit]

very nice!

[Tindomul]

Both very nice!!! Thanks for sharing.