Encyclia brassavola
A rather different Encyclia - E.brassavola. Growing on a small log - of course !
I have been watching the flowers open for a few days , not sure if they will open further - since they do now look like several of the brassavola species which the flower is said to resemble. Flowers about 2.5 inches natural spread.
I have another example, not yet flowered, which I have been raising from a tiny seedling ; now up to half a dozen leads,, but the bulbs only a quarter the size of these, i.e. a mere 5 or 6 inches high and almost as thick as my little finger - the plant shown in the pics here has 10 inch bulbs as thick as my thumb. The other plant - the seedling - has started producing spathes - but not yet flowered. That one has only just logged on , as you might say, although the one shown here has been on a log for a year since I bought it .
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