Psychopsis papilio

[Lizgeo]

My one and only butterfly. I am including 4 pictures to show the opening of the bud, 1st taken on 11/14, 2nd 11/15, 3rd on 11/16, and 4th on 11/22.
Can't you tell that I love this one

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Oh, I can tell how much! that is stunning!

Cheers,
BD

[dudleyleroux]

it's awesome, excellent pics too

[BKirk783]

Very beautiful. This is a great plant.

[ischel1]

Extraordinary. I understand that they are continuous bloomers. Good job. I killed mine.

[EMos]

It's just amazing watching buds unfurl. Congratulations on your nice pics and bloom

[margo]

Stunning! Congrats! ( now I wanna cry... I broke the spike on mine...)

[Lizgeo]

Thank you all! I have to credited DH for the photography. He is finally enjoying my orchids through his lens

( now I wanna cry... I broke the spike on mine...)

Oh, Sorry to hear that. I am still learning to growing this one. The good thing is that new bud forms rather quickly. Shortly after I got mine in Sep, 2 buds formed, I lost both because I was moving the plant around. To my surprise, 2 new buds developed, and I still lost 1... Anyway, I am just happy to see the first butterfly in person.

[gardenguysorchids]

Fantastic! Can see a different image/face each time I look at it. Could ypu give some information on the plant and it's growing needs? Thanks for sharing, Bill

[Lizgeo]

Could ypu give some information on the plant and it's growing needs? Thanks for sharing, Bill

I am still figuring it out: it's grown in a clay pot with medium sized bark, gets bright but not direct sun, together with my phals, water every 7-10 days. My way to figure out the time to water: I leave the plastic label inside the pot, pull it out and wipe it between fingers, water if it's dry, leave it alone if it's still moist.