aporodes fragrans, philippines

[walingwaling]

hi folks,

im uberexcited with this one, it smells like fresh laundry out in the sun!

this genus was established by jim cootes and his filipino colleague. more known as eria aporoides, previously described as dendrobium and others.

i like the color combo of those showy leaves, yellow/orange bracts and white sparcling bloom.

enjoy,

[ntgerald]

Your photos are excellent. Do you have a new camera?

[walingwaling]

Your photos are excellent. Do you have a new camera?

thanks nelson,
im very flattered!
no new camera, i was surprised myself, i also think my camera works better with white blooms, good light conditions, and if there arent too tiny.

@eric
thanks, it was really the first thing which came into my mind, fresh laundry...lol

[EMos]

hi folks,
im uberexcited with this one, it smells like fresh laundry out in the sun!
....enjoy,

Definitely wonderful, and very unusual flowering habit. You're so creative with the scent LOl, love the fresh laundry smell

[zainal abidin]

The plant it self is very unique like Oberonia species but the blooms....em.em.. very pretty, I like it Ron.

[Tom-19951]

That really is a beauty! How big is the plant, flower?

[Ron-NY]

very beautiful and I like the vegetative growth as well!

[walingwaling]

That really is a beauty! How big is the plant, flower?

thanks tom,
those "canes" reaching up to 30 cm and they twist and turn, and they are very stout and leaves are hard and fleshy, thats why i had a hard time taking pix also from the whole plant, its hidden behind my dendro in a coconut husk.

roots are eria like, hence the confusion with identification, so treat em like eria's.

i will attach another pix to see the size of the flowers, i know you wanna see my fingers!!!

@randy,
bloom stay fully open the whole day, closing at evening, semi open in the morning, and i think thats it. i believe it throws out blooms every now and then, lets see.

thanks for all comments!!!

[delphiguy]

love the plant ron, reminds me of my oberonia. how long does the blooms last? I googled
up the name and i think i know the Filipino colleague..... I have to ask him where i can get
one.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

I would have not guessed they were so small from the first photos. Really cool!

Cheers,
BD