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Brassavola Little Star |
This orchid is a hybrid between the Central and South American species, Brassavola nodosa and Brassavola cordata, a Jamaican native. The white flowers, exude a citrusy fragrance at night. We have a few clones of this orchid but the one I am featuring here is the HUGE clone that Arne has been housing in his lab. Fortunately, he has found a little spot in the university's green house! Our Brassavola Little Star will most likely keep growing. The photo above, shows our orchid in its new location in the green house.
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| A) The orchid on Dec 17th, 2018. |
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| B) Our orchid last year in Arne's lab at work. |
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| C) In early December, still in the lab. There are about fifty flowers at this time. |
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| D) This orchid is so heavy that Arne uses a strong metal stand to keep it hanging close to the window. About 8 to 10 kilograms in weight. |
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| E) Another angle of our orchid. |
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| F) A close up of the crisp white flowers. |
I hope you enjoyed our Brassavola Little Star. Until my next post, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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