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  1. April 21st, 2009, 07:39 AM #1
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    Smile Coryanthes speciosa

    I bought this guy last year and it seem that this guy proliferate very fast. The flower spike about one meter end up with two flower. Just have a look the beauty about this species first time blooming in my hand early this morning.
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    How beautiful. They remind me of sweet little baby ducklings.
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    Entire plant and flower spike. I just guess this is Cory. speciosa this one almost close as describe by Jays Orchid, probably somebody can help me for ID if I am wrong.Thanks.
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    Very cool looking! Wow...thanks so much for sharing these. You have such unusual orchids! Lucky You...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cjcorner View Post
    Very cool looking! Wow...thanks so much for sharing these. You have such unusual orchids! Lucky You...
    Thanks Connie.
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    intriguing blooms
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    Wonderful! One of the more fascinating orchids there is.
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    cool flower and intriguing genus! Your picture caught the "faucet gland" dripping it's fluid into the bucket-like lip. Quite a complicated system for reproduction.
    Did you know that all Coryanthes are pollinated by male bees,who are attracted by the fragrance. They go under the hood, slip and fall into the bucket of mucilaginous liquid. It needs to crawl out and upon crawling out comes into contact with the stigma where it gets the pollina attached to it's back. Even more amazing is the bee has to fall in again and climb again out again, to pollinate the flower
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron-NY View Post
    cool flower and intriguing genus! Your picture caught the "faucet gland" dripping it's fluid into the bucket-like lip. Quite a complicated system for reproduction.
    Did you know that all Coryanthes are pollinated by male bees,who are attracted by the fragrance. They go under the hood, slip and fall into the bucket of mucilaginous liquid. It needs to crawl out and upon crawling out comes into contact with the stigma where it gets the pollina attached to it's back. Even more amazing is the bee has to fall in again and climb again out again, to pollinate the flower
    Yes I am aware about it thanks Ron for your information at least for our forum who doesnt know about this species, it is wonderful explaination.
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