Sievekingia fimbriata

[nora_cy_lee]

Sievekingia fimbriata

[CattyRobb]

I like the fimbriated blooms and the soft color palette.

[Sheryl]

Lovely blooms Nora!

[JDT]

Nicely done!

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Lovely little blooms!! Wow!

cheers,
BD

[PaphMadMan]

Very nice, and not often seen. Easy to grow? It could be a good choice for basket culture since the spikes normally hang downward from the plant.

An orchid that has never gone through a name change since first described in 1886. Related to Stanhopea, Lycaste and Zygopetalum, but there are no registered hybrids for this genus.

[Dorsetman]

I saw it growing in the wild in Costa Rica , in Monte Verde - I think that is a National Park. Fell in love with it then. I did manage to get one, a few years later, and probably posted a pic here. Very floriferous. I grew it in sphagnum moss in a basket, and sprayed it a lot as I remember it. The plant perished when I had my serious overheating problem a few years back, and I have not yet found a replacement.
Btw there are several other species in the genus, one of which is even more spectacular I think.

[zainal abidin]

So nice Nora.

[Azizan]

Have not seen this one before.

[nora_cy_lee]

Very nice, and not often seen. Easy to grow? It could be a good choice for basket culture since the spikes normally hang downward from the plant.

An orchid that has never gone through a name change since first described in 1886. Related to Stanhopea, Lycaste and Zygopetalum, but there are no registered hybrids for this genus.

Hi Kirk, this species is related to Stanhopea family.
Sievekingia

And yes, it's easy to grow, low light, and I grow it in barks (medium barks at the bottom and fine on top). However, the flowers are very short-lived, a day or 2, similar to Stanhopea.

It's a good idea to grow that in basket. Once it can fit into the basket that I have, I will move it.

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I saw it growing in the wild in Costa Rica , in Monte Verde - I think that is a National Park. Fell in love with it then. I did manage to get one, a few years later, and probably posted a pic here. Very floriferous. I grew it in sphagnum moss in a basket, and sprayed it a lot as I remember it. The plant perished when I had my serious overheating problem a few years back, and I have not yet found a replacement.
Btw there are several other species in the genus, one of which is even more spectacular I think.

Hi Geoff, the problem of this species is their flowers are very short-lived, a day or 2, similar to Stanhopea.