Papilionanthe vandarum

[Roy]

Technically not a Vanda but same family.

I've had this plant for years, I've always considered the name questionable but the variation of examples I can find offer no help in ID. So it stays as is till I can get quality info.

[ksriramkumar]

Certainly looks like one to me. It is Paplionthe vandarum. It used to be sold as Aerides vandarum here when I started growing orchids (6-7 years back) and it used to be a common plant with the sellers. I bought a few and killed them in no time without knowing the right way to grow them. I think I have learnt about it now but it is no longer available with the vendors now.

[Chris in Hamilton]

Lovely flower whatever the species!

[Sheryl]

Very pretty!

[Arne]

Yes it looks like vandarum to me too. Needs quite cool conditions but a lot of light, right?
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[Roy]

I grew mine in lots of light for a long while, mounted & got nowhere with it. It flowered but slow growing & the plant looked hard, not soft & happy. I potted it into a normal pot with medium bark, put it on a bench under normal Vanda's & surrounded by other plants, its never looked or grown better. Temp range is extensive, 6c - 45c. It gets water & food with everything else. That's it.

[Marlene]

It's very pretty and has a nice, balanced look.

[paphioboy]

Interesting shape for this species. The lip shape does not seem typical for vandarum (and seems to lack the curved spur), in comparison to pics on the net, but the overall proportion of the petals looks a bit like teres. The leaves on your plant look more stiff too, not floppy like vandarum. Maybe yours is the hybrid (vandarum x teres), as seen in this pic:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8513/8...c83e1ac0_b.jpg

[Roy]

Thanks Li, I'll do some further checking.

[Arne]

I grew mine in lots of light for a long while, mounted & got nowhere with it. It flowered but slow growing & the plant looked hard, not soft & happy. I potted it into a normal pot with medium bark, put it on a bench under normal Vanda's & surrounded by other plants, its never looked or grown better. Temp range is extensive, 6c - 45c. It gets water & food with everything else. That's it.

Thanks for the info. I have one small plant since a year back. I also noticed that it looked sad when I put it in full sun but I thought it was the high temperature that caused it. I put it back into more normal conditions and it looks much better now.