Sievekingia suavis
According to my taxonomic botanist friends, or at least the DNA merchants, Sievekingia can be regarded as a the prototype or primeval form of the genus Stanhopea . Simple flowers, as befits a prototype or primeval form - they get more complicated as they evolve, like TV remote controls and Car radios ( to the point where we say, "when are the grandchildren coming ? Or even nowadays, when the grandchildren are forgetting their 21st birthdays, when are the great-grandchildren coming...) "They can programme this thing for us..."
As was said about Sotoseranthus lately ( or was that just me, talking to myself ?) , these thin-leaved South American "interesting" and a bit off-beat, rarely-seen species,usually have very well-worth while flowers, but you can't hang about if you want to take snaps of them - they don't last long. Thats a six inch net pot btw. two spikes as you can see, a 100% improvement on last year...
I have been keen on this genus since I was oh so fortunate as to see another of the species in flower with a most amazing fimbriated lip, when in ( I think) Monte Verde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica. I'm still looking for a plant of that species, and don't now remember the name I keyed out, so buy any species in the genus when I see them, hoping for Mr Right to come along.
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