Barkeria scandens?

[Lars.Kurth]

This is the first time this plant is flowering for me. Labelled B scandens, but am not sure. Petals and lips look different.

It is quite temperemental: last year it aborted its spike when I moved the pot 10 cm's down, such that the spike wouldn't hit the glass. This year it hit the glass, but as a result the top buds aborted.

[zainal abidin]

Wow very pretty, I'm not familiar with this species.

[gavstang]

Echo Zainal..lovely flower, have never heard of this orchid..thanks for sharing it Lars

[mazlani]

Lovely blooms. Thanks for sharing Lars.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Interesting and different orchid bloom. Is this a terrestrial type orchid? I don't know anything about it. Did you happen to take a photo of the plant too?

cheers,
BD

[Lars.Kurth]

Interesting and different orchid bloom. Is this a terrestrial type orchid?

Not terrestrial: it's an epiphyte closely related to Cattleya and Epidendrum. Growth habitus is similar to Epidendrum.

[pavel]

Hmmm, that doesn't looks like any scandens I've seen before. I'm inclined to say "no" but will wait on someone more knowledgable.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Not terrestrial: it's an epiphyte closely related to Cattleya and Epidendrum. Growth habitus is similar to Epidendrum.

Thanks, Lars. After posting that, I looked it up and found some interesting facts about this orchid. The main thing I remembered was that the orchid needs very high light and humidity with lots of air movement. And I noted that of the 12 -15 photos in Owiz, none had as much white as your bloom. Most are very dark - almost solid magenta in color. I like the white found in the one you bloomed.

cheers,
BD

[paphioboy]

Difficult to tell from this angle of the flower, but could be barkeria skinneri or some other species.