Phalaenopsis gigantea

[Brutal_Dreamer]

All business like in your photo Bruce coat and tie...

Thanks, Jack. I updated my Linkedin photo the other day and thought I might as well update this one too.

cheers,
BD

[Azizan]

I have just purchased 10 of these, any tips that you can share?

So many!

[delilah]

Amazing to see this in a natural setting!

[Dorsetman]

A happy plant, makes a happy owner, too !

[Barunario]

Wow, that's gorgeous, Zain! Congrats!

I'm still growing mine :-)


Cheers,
Baruna

[zainal abidin]

Amazing phal!

Yup.......some called this plant as "Elephant Ear"

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Would love to add this species in my collection but because it is a "gigantea", kind of intimidating and would need a lot of patience to grow it.

I agree with you but dont worry you can use the "drift wood" to attach the plant base on my experience it's flowered several times under my care previously.

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OH very nice Zain! I love that it's growing in your tree!

I have few more seedlings may be will attach to the other's tree later.

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Stunning, Zain! WOW.

cheers,
BD

Thanks Bruce one of the nice species in my collection and i also got the so called concolor form so far doing very well but very slow growing.

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All business like in your photo Bruce coat and tie...

Ha ha thanks Jack

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I have just purchased 10 of these, any tips that you can share?

The species come from lowland area definitely require high humidity and temperature too. Slow growing when in the seedlings stage but subsequently will be very fast once the plant already established. Based on my observation he doesn't like pots as a growing media especially in lowland but do well when you attach to the tree barks. Watch up for the "weevil" as this creatures may kill the plant and leading to the secondary fungal infection.

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Amazing to see this in a natural setting!

Thanks Gita actually that is my goal previously.

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A happy plant, makes a happy owner, too !

Ha ha 100% correct thanks Geoff.

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Wow, that's gorgeous, Zain! Congrats!

I'm still growing mine :-)


Cheers,
Baruna

Thanks Baruna hope yours growing in a nice manner all the best.

[Azizan]

Is that Paraphalaenopsis behind the Phalaenopsis gigantea?

[abiom]

So natural and so showy..awesome!

[zainal abidin]

Is that Paraphalaenopsis behind the Phalaenopsis gigantea?

Nope it is Seidenfadenia mitrata the most difficult plant to flower here but the character almost like Paraphalaenopsis.

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So natural and so showy..awesome!

Thanks Azhar.

[Azizan]

Nope it is Seidenfadenia mitrata the most difficult plant to flower here but the character almost like Paraphalaenopsis.

I have one labelled as Seidenfadenia mitrata but I purchased it without any bloom, so it could be anything until it really blooms. Yours look very healthy, I guess maybe it needs more light.