Vanda merrillii classic color form

[ntgerald]

Found in the Philippines on the island of Luzon at elevations around 500 meters as a large sized, hot to warm growing, monopodial epiphyte with an elongated stem carrying several, linear-oblong, recurved leaves that blooms on an axillary, horizontal to ascending, 10" [25 cm] long, several to many [10 to 15] flowered inflorescence with spicily fragrant, fleshy, waxy, glossy, long-lasting flowers occuring in the spring. From IOSPE.
Actually, the plant has been found in other islands as well.

[Roy]

I like this Vanda very much. I have been lucky enough to get 2 seedlings of it. They are about 8 inches or 200mm high plus a ?? dwarf form ?? that is about 5 growth clump.
How much larger would the seedlingsneed to be to flower and what are the flowers like on the dwarf, clumping form like if you know it please.

[nicki]

That first photo is really nice! All those blooms, the rich color, the flower shape... I like it

[ntgerald]

I like this Vanda very much. I have been lucky enough to get 2 seedlings of it. They are about 8 inches or 200mm high plus a ?? dwarf form ?? that is about 5 growth clump.
How much larger would the seedlingsneed to be to flower and what are the flowers like on the dwarf, clumping form like if you know it please.

I have never seen a dwarf form of this plant. Doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I obtained my plants from vegetative cuttings, so I have no experience with growing them from flasks. Hence I don't know when they would bloom approximately from seedling size.

However, last year I gave a cutting to YC, who took it to Kuala Lumpur. It was about 6 inches tall and it bloomed within a year.

[Molly Taco]

Beautiful as always Nelson. Another for my wish list.
Cin

[blrnut]

Wow! stunning! Amazing blooms and very good pics.

[catttan]

What beautiful blooms! The Philippines have contributed so many beautiful vandas esp that queen of all, V Sanderiana.

[Halloamey]

Very beautiful ! The plant also seems to be very large ! Great growing !

[Tom-19951]

Lovely species and nice display, Nelson.

[delphiguy]

this is so lovely nelson, i saw one the other day, but opted to get the vandopsis instead.
this has been in my wish list for some time now, i'm definitely going to get one of these real
soon.