Sunday, July 7, 2019

Orchid of the day: Vanda testacea

Vanda testacea


I first posted about our Vanda testacea on July 9, 2017. We didn't have this many flowers and as usual with Arne's loving care, this clone has done very well this year. There are three flower spikes and forty flowers in total this time around.


A) Each flower has a rather prominent blue/purple lip which fades over time.


B) This orchid is native to Sri Lanka, India and throughout the Himalayas.


C) Basking in the Baltimore sun in June.


D) I cannot resist to show a photo of this orchid from 2017. It has certainly grown a lot in two years.


E) A closer look at the individual flowers.


F) Although Vanda testacea has the smallest flowers among the Vandas, each flower is well shaped and the purple lip makes the flower stand out.


As usual, I hope you enjoyed my post for today.
Until next time, have a great week.







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