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Rhyncostylis gigantea
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This Vanda-like pure species comes from Southeast Asia and is a very slow-grower. Rhyncostylis gigantea is very popular because there are many colour varieties. The flowers are very long-lasting with pleasant fragrance and its bloom season is right in the middle of the cold months of January-February.
We acquired this orchid in 2015, and it began to flower in 2018, see my post from February 11th, 2018. Aside from being a slow-grower, this orchid is a rather easy plant to care for as long as it can grow in moderate light with not too cold temperatures year round. This time, our Rhyncostylis gigantea has twenty six flowers and doing well.
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| A) Our Rhyncostylis gigantea on December 30th, 2018. |
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| B) A close up of the developing buds. |
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| C) Twenty five flowers in full bloom today. |
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| D) A closer look at each of the purple and white flowers. |
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| E) Another angle of the flowers up close. |
Until my next post, as usual, have a great week.
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