Cischweinfia dasyandra (c. rostrata)

[Brutal_Dreamer]

I just took this photo and wanted to share it with all of you. The first photo is of the plant. I will reply to the post with the close up of the flowers. I caught the sunlight at just the right time of the day. After taking about 30 photos, three turned out. Anyway, here is the first. Enjoy!

Cheers!
Brutal_Dreamer

[Brutal_Dreamer]

...and here is the close up.

Cheers!
Brutal_Dreamer

[Paphraguy]

Great plant and pics! Is it fragrant? Thanks for sharing.

[Heather]

Cool - can you share more info on that? I was going to ask about the fragrance too. Where is it from originally? Cool/Warm grower? Just curious, not at all familiar with those. Very pretty and well grown!

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Thanks! No, I could not smell anything this afternoon. It might be fragrant in the early morning.

Cheers!

Brutal_Dreamer

[LJA]

Where is it from originally? Cool/Warm grower?

They're found in places like Panama, Costa Rica, and Ecuador, and we're growing it warm with all the Oncidiums. It seems to like it pretty wet so there's a lot of coconut in the mix. Cool little species, tho....

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Cool - can you share more info on that? Where is it from originally? Cool/Warm grower? Just curious, not at all familiar with those. Very pretty and well grown!

Heather,

I did not know much of the history about these little plants either, so I googled them. Here is a cut and past from American Orchid Society - About Us

"Plants remain compact, under 8" tall but grow rapidly to form lovely specimen plants in no time. Flowers emerge in the spring and summer.

Cultivated species are; colombiana, dasyandra, parva, platychila, pusilla, rostrata, suarezii

Number of species: Seven

Distribution:
Lower elevations (400 - 1300 meters) on cloud forested slopes of Costa Rica, Panama, western Ecuador, southwestern Columbia and Bolivia. " (Marianna Max)

If you go to the website, there is a pronunciation link where you can here the name. Very cool.

Cheers!
Brutal_Dreamer