Papilionanthe from India

[lanhua]

There are some famous of Papilionanthe species, like teres, hookeriana or the national plant of Singapore, Miss Joaquim. This one is quite seldom. This plant come from South-India (Kerela) and calls Papahilionanthe cylindrica.

[Halloamey]

Wow ! Thanks for the pics Lanhua ! I was unaware of this beautiful species from India.

[epicphals]

Very beautiful! I have seen a pic of this species only once before! Keep an eye on it.

[lanhua]

Hi Martin, yes I'll do it.
Amey, go to Kerela to the Tiger Reserve. On the way to, with some piece of luck, you can see it.

[delphiguy]

wow beautiful.... thanks for sharing.

[walingwaling]

lovely mietek!
first time im seeing this, but doesnt it need lots of sun like the others?

[lanhua]

Ron, yes this Papilionanthe looks like e.g. arching Luisia or Cleisostoma and need a lot of sunshine. Unfortunately this winter in Germany is very cloudy and due the lack of sun, I waited since September for the flower. But now I'm lucky.

[cxcanh]

Wow, I love this form. Very nice, thank you for sharing.

[smartie2000]

The lip is very nice! There are so many interesting orchids out there that we don't see often in North America

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Will these be blooming in March/April? Really cool bloom.

Cheers,
BD