Bulbophyllum fascinator var hempaliana

[siaogu]

I saw this at a nursery.The flowers are huge! Although I cannot afford this particular pot in the picture, I did carry a smaller pot home without flowers.






Bulbophyllum fascinator var hempaliana

Cheers
Vincent

[zainal abidin]

Vincent this is really very pretty the texture is different I like it, thanks for sharing.Zain

[mazlani]

Wow! That is huge. Hope yours will be like this one too. Thanks for sharing, Vincent.

[ajamarie]

i think we all know the "dang i want the bigger plant" vs the budget issue lovely blooms! now you can say they are yours when they do flower for you

[swtheory1986]

Thanks for sharing Vincent, I'm sure yours will be this big in a matter of time. I think Bulbo. fascinator has got to be one of the most unique orchid blooms.

[siaogu]

Thanks everyone, I hope mine gets more showy than this fella here

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Beautiful bulbo, Vincent! WOW.

Cheers,
BD

[mr. suarez]

Vincent, the name Bulbophyllum fascinator var. hempaliana is a nomen nudum, that is, it's never been validly published before. The varietal name was coined, I don't know who gave it varietal status, by Georg Hampel.

Below are photos I have taken of my plant:

[siaogu]

Thanks, obviously by Mr Hampel.

Out of curiousity, I think there are at least 4 varietal names running around...

hampeliana, corazone, alba and semi-alba, so hampeliana is not validly described, so what about the rest?

Cheers
Vincent

[walingwaling]

i never get tired of those, good luck with your plant Vincent!