Rhynchostylis gigantea

[smurphr]

my first one of these... i'm really pleased but i think a few of buds might not fully develop, but for my first go, its not so shabby!
any suggestions about a specific ID? i think there are a few too many 'spotted' ones to really clearly name it... oh well, im not much of a name queen anyway...

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Great looking blooms, Shane! Hope all the buds turn out alright on this orchid. I really like the creamy color of the bloom.

cheers,
BD

[catttan]

Lovely one, Shane. You can safely call it 'Red Spots' - at least that's what they call them over here and in Thailand, for those that look very similar to yours.

[smurphr]

Lovely one, Shane. You can safely call it 'Red Spots' - at least that's what they call them over here and in Thailand, for those that look very similar to yours.

thanks, yew, thats what i was assuming...but i know sometimes people can be sticklers for proper id ;-)
im real excited i think we may end up having an early spring, lots of my orchids of varied kinds are all spiking rather early... not that im complaining!!!

[cdayinflorida]

Shane...its a beauty

[zainal abidin]

Shane see how beautiful your clone here ha..maybe you need to do selfing.

[Kmac]

Shane--lovely flowers...I do hope they all develop fully for you!

[orchidsal]

Nicely grown Shane. I love the splotch's of color on these. AL

[catttan]

Nicely grown Shane. I love the splotch's of color on these. AL

Come to think of it 'Red Splotches' would be more appropriate than Red Spots.

[wanlynlanhua]

Lovely flowers, Shane! The bloches are so deep & clear in color. Really impressive for the 1st bloom : ) Wish you more spikes to come next year!