Gongora rufescens? - Orchid Board

isurus79 · #1 05-23-2009, 08:10 PM

1 Gongora rufescens 5-23-2009 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
2 Gongora rufescens 5-23-2009 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
3 Gongora rufescens 5-23-2009 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
4 Gongora rufescens 5-23-2009 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
This is a plant I got as a division from Tropical Orchid Farm when I last popped over to Maui (2 years ago?) and it was labeled as Gongora "New Species Peru." The colors were really cool and the scent is REALLY amazing! Very spicy. Jeff was kind enough to cut off a division from his specimen collection and sell me a sliver. This one (like most Gongoras) is fast growing and easy to cultivate. Anyway, last year it bloomed and our very own orchid wiz kid (Mahon) thought that it looked just like Gongora rufescens, so that is what it is labeled as now.

RosieC · #2 05-24-2009, 10:29 AM

Can't confirm the ID, but it's really cool shape flower and I love the colours.

tuvoc · #3 05-24-2009, 10:57 AM

Whatever it is, I like it a lot!

Kim

betoguerrero · #4 06-27-2009, 11:11 PM

Yes Steve Is the Gongora Rufescent, I have in two versions: one brown with yellow (like yours) and one with white and brown.... Peruvian??? I think they are north ecuadorian... MMMMmmmm

isurus79 · #5 06-28-2009, 07:29 AM

Ya, this plant has bloomed non stop since I posted this and just had two spikes open their flowers the other day! The scent is AWESOME!!

betoguerrero · #6 06-28-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by isurus79

Ya, this plant has bloomed non stop since I posted this and just had two spikes open their flowers the other day! The scent is AWESOME!!

Yes it has many flowers during the year..... Here are the two versions.... one white and other yellow....
Try the Gongora scaphyphorus the scent is better than the rufescent and the spike has more flowers.... I count one spike with 50 flowers.....

isurus79 · #7 06-28-2009, 05:15 PM

Wow, 50 flowers on a spike?! Thats awesome! Ill have to try the scaphyphorus for sure then. Does it smell better than the escobariana? That one is my favorite Gongora scent.

betoguerrero · #8 06-28-2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by isurus79

Wow, 50 flowers on a spike?! Thats awesome! Ill have to try the scaphyphorus for sure then. Does it smell better than the escobariana? That one is my favorite Gongora scent.

I don´y know... i don´t have any escobarina, but the scaphyphorus has a extraordinary scent.... Try one... is beautifull!!!!

golforchid · #9 06-30-2009, 12:17 PM

The buds on my Gongora rufescens are waiting to pop
(if we ever get any sunshine here in Mass!!!) My division came from Santa Barbara Orchid Estate. It is pictured
as Orchid of the Day on April 22, 2009

wwhitten · #10 07-01-2009, 09:22 PM

Yes, this is Gongora rufescens; it occurs on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Ecuador and Peru. Some of the Peruvian plants have a white base color, and lack the yellow, but the fragrance is the same.