Bulbo patens

[Ron-NY]

patens is in the section Stenochilus. It differs from B. macranthum in having larger leaves and smaller, darker flowers. Warm temps shade and good humidity are essential but it has tolerated winter lows of 60 F well and has about 8 ot 10 buds this year. To me it has the fragrance of spiced gumdrops.

I have it mounted on tree fern. The flowers always open facing the mount and resupinate. (there is a Restrepia hitch hiker on the mount)

Here is a pic of the mount


The view one sees is the backside of the flower and a bud.



I have to be a contortionist to get a view of the flower.



and here is what the flower would look like if you stood on your head