This must be endemic to Vietnam because of its name. This is a newly found genus and specie for it was in 1993that a photo of this orchid was first published by the Orchid Digest. This grows in lowland forest and savannah like woodlands….I give this hot to warm temperature with high humidity outdoors in the fire escape this warm summer months and will be taken indoors in a south facing bright window for winter.
I got this tagged Christensonia vietnamica, but some scientist did the DNA analysis and found it was a Vanda species….
These orchids are best grown hanging in baskets or mounted ….these Vanda requires bright to full sunlight, high humidity/moisture and warm temperatures. If hanging or mounted; the plant must be watered frequently. My plant is in a media mix because my environment tends to be in the dry side due to centralized AC. Weekly weakly fertilizer alternated with seaweed mix and worm tea mix all year round no rest.
I waited for this for so long since the spikes arrived in July….I thought the spikes will open its blooms in August but its first week of September that this orchid decide to bloom. It has a fragrant smell of jasmine and narcissus early evening.
* this is taken at night with flash = I feel that the daytime photo above doesn't have shadows as the night photo got
Vanda vietnamica finally in bloom!!!!
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