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Cychnoches warscewiczii
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I first posted about this orchid two years ago, December 3, 2017. I call this our upside down (non-resupinate) orchid. This orchid is a native of Columbia, which loves lots of water and sun during its growing season. The huge pseudobulbs mature in mid fall and produced two flowers. As before, these are the male flowers which are rather large, up to 5 inches (12.5- 13 cm). The other well-known genus that also produce both male and female flowers is Catasetum.
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| A) You can see two older pseudobulbs in this pot. They produced flowers in the previous year. |
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| B) Our upside down male flowers. If you are not familiar with orchids, you can easily assume this is NOT an orchid. |
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| C) From the back, the lovely bright apple green color of the petals. |
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| D) The entire orchid enjoying a brief outdoor moment before final indoor 'storage' for the Baltimore winter. |
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| E) Amazing looking flower...I can't get over this special orchid. Apparently, according to experts, a female flower can develop once the plant grows very big and older. I can't wait to see that! |
Okay, until my next post, I hope you found our Cychnoches warscewiczii as fascinating as I do!
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