Pecteilis susannae - Finally!

[mauraec]

I should have guessed it was a Canon point-n-shoot - I have an a590 IS that takes great quality shots - and both of these will focus at close range (2"), which is far closer than my Nikon D80, which would require a macro lens.

Nice job setting up the photos - composition and lighting is more than half the game.

[paphioboy]

All open now:




Whole plant (1 meter in height from the base of the plant to the tip of the spike). Definitely not one for the windowsill...


White on white:

[BarbaraL]

It looks like a lovely white bird has landed on a flower and that's as poetic as i'm getting tonight.

[mauraec]

Beautiful - and such a strong-looking plant.

[gardenguysorchids]

Wow! Superb all the way around. The bloom is a piece of art in itself. Love the flower. Well worth the wait! Thanks for sharing your success with us.

[angela]

Absolutely awesome photography, and flowers.
Congrats, good growing.

[mazlani]

This is so lovely!! Congrats .

[Brutal_Dreamer]

that is a wonderful orchid! Love the flowers! WOW

cheers,
BD

[virtusvelox]

The flower looked like white kit leather finely worked and beautifully finished, thanks again, I'd have gone my whole life and never seen that unless you had posted it :O)

[Dorsetman]

Who's a clever Paphioboy then ? My word it is quite stunning. I bought one once in flower, but lost it the first winter . These things which disappear below ground every year are so tricky - especially in a wet dripping humid greenhouse like mine . Put it up on a shelf out of the way, and maybe I even forget to look for it in the Spring , and it tries to grown and shrivels up for want of water ; keep it down on the bemch and its sure to get spray mist from the Vandas, and rot away.
I bought another one, as a dormant tuber - the man said (!) and that never came up... After that I gave up .
But clearly you have mastered the problems - congratulations. Well done. I envy you.