Stanhopea What?

[Roy]

I was given this large plant of Stanhopea recently. It has a name which I don't believe. Its supposed to be a species.
Does any one recognise it or something close please.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Looks a bit like my Stanhopea assidensis, but not sure. Here is a thread where I posted a photo that I found online. I have not bloomed mine yet, so I have no actual photo to compare.

Beautiful Stanhopea anyway, I hope you get the correct identification.

Cheers,
BD

[Roy]

It didn't take long Bruce. Feed back and a lucky find in a search points to it being,
Stanhopea Memoria Paul Allen. ecornuta x tigrina.
The 2 pics I found could have been these but they were taken in 2009.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Oh great, I misunderstood. I thought you thought it was a species so I started looking at species photos instead of hybrids. Glad you found its identification!

Cheers,
BD

[espranch]

Your stanhopea is beautiful, Roy. I assume it is fragrant...Betty :-)

[Roy]

Yes it is Betty, its very pleasant too. I walked into the orchid house this morning to a room full of beautiful perfume. Not like some Stans, they smell like Tom Cats had been there.

[Scrubber]

Nice one Roy! You had better send it north to escape the rising flood water. I have cleared a spot for it in my shade house and acquired some ti-tree bark yesterday to line the basket.

Scrubber

[zainal abidin]

Roy, you are considered lucky to have this beautiful blooms in your greenhouse with the smell fantastic.

[Roy]

Zain, these days its not hard to get a plant with a fragrance. Not that I'm into collecting them but one like this is a pleasure. I've had too many over the years that ( as said before ) smell like a Tom Cat has been there.