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Rhyncholaelia digbyana
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Arne's comment about Rhyncholaelia digbyana in the previous post (May 12, 2019) was that it is a reluctant
bloomer. He has apparently changed his opinion during the course of this year. This species does require intense light to bloom but it also seems to require several years to reach
maturity. He bought this orchid in 2014 as a small
blooming size plant but although it grew very well and received a lot of light
it took five years before it produced its first blooms in 2019. But with the
emergence of the very first flowers it seemed to have entered a stage where
blooming can be expected more frequently and this time it produced five new
growths of which four bloomed.
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| A) Two fully opened flowers in mid January. |
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| B) Here, a single flower was opened. At this time, we see the developing flower, as a bud next to it. |
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| C) From below, we see a third bud, away from the top two flowers. |
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| D) I love the frilly lips! These flowers are rather big. Approximately 6-7 inches in diameter! The scent is citrus like and very pleasant. |
I hope you enjoyed my post about this native of the Mesoamericas. The national flower of Honduras since 1969. Until next time, have a splendid week.
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