Orchid of the day: Schoenorchis fragrans

Schoenorchis fragrans

Here is an update of one of the smallest vandaceous orchid in our collection, Schoenorchis fragrans. My first post for this orchid was on July 19, 2015 and then again on July 23, 2016. Arne wrote a fair bit about the background and we had Anthony posed with the new specimen (below).

This Southeast Asian beauty needs a lot of light but not too much water. It also emits a mild fragrance but until today, only Anthony seems to smell it...You may wonder, why is Anthony all over this post? Well, this tiny orchid is a good excuse for me to 'show off' my doggie to the orchid people. He is so patient and gentle when posing. He genuinely enjoy smelling the orchid and knows not to nibble on it. A blessing for Arne, no doubt!

A) Today, August 12, Anthony is 'wearing' our Schoenorchis fragrans on his collar. See how small it is!

B) Ok, ok, another cute pose from Anthony with the Schoenorchis fragrans.

C) We initially thought we would have about 48 tiny flowers but apparently it is around 54 today!

D) I love the colour of the individual flower. Purple with yellow in the middle. Although if you squint, you would probably miss it because they are so small!

E) This specimen does well mounted on this bark. All year long, we have it in our little orchidarium in the basement, bathe in strong light.

F) This was taken in July and you can still see some of the flower buds still closed.

G) Here is a picture from June. Amazing how different it looks like today. 

H) Slowly opening.

I) As you can see, this is a tiny orchid. Love it! It would definitely take an orchid enthusiast to find this gorgeous specimen!

Well, that's it folks! Until my next post have a great week. Love and peace.