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Mostly white #orchids. #Paphiopedilum Snow Squall, #Dendrobium parishii semi alba

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Nematanthus albus. Large, oddly scented flowers.

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Adenium Fiery Star. Just stating to open.

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Paphiopedilum Faire-Maud. Not a perfect flower but quite elegant.

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Adenium, unknown variety. Bought as a pale pink with picotee - it’s clearly not that variety. Nonetheless, elegant and floriferous (see all the buds?).

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One more.

Nomocharis forrestii

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Supposedly very difficult to grow outside of their comfort zone. Spotted and fringed almost lilies.

Nomocharis forrestii

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Begonia Steve’s Leaves Texas Shield

Note the texture. Supposedly a bit cranky.

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Begonia Steve’s Moonwalk

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The exceedingly alien flower of Ceropegia woodii

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My lace flower (Alsobia dianthiflora) decided to bloom and I didn't even notice. 😅

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And as contrast, the tiny flower of Angraecum distichum. Scented like paper white narcissus, very strong. Bit of a cranky plant, let’s see if it survives.

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Angraecum Lai’s Star. This is the second time this plant has flowered in my collection. Sweet, spicy, vaguely hyacinth soapy fragrance. A huge flower as well.

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LC Mini Song 'Premera Morada’.

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Paph Wossner Favorite. Freshly opened, 2 weeks after, today showing both flowers. Grown under LEDs. Slight scent, nothing pleasant.

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Embreea rodigasiana

Huge flowers, mysterious heavy scent reminiscent of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove, dramatic color and structure of the blooms and a very close relative of stanhopea’s - this is embreea rodigasiana. Until 1980’s it was part of stanhopea’s range and then been re-classified in the specie of it’s own. This one is not an easy orchid to bring to flower - it demands huge amount of water during it’s growing cycle and strongly dislike change of temperature, making it really difficult during our winter time to look after it properly. If it’s growing requirements not met completely  it just refusing to flower - a lot to do with it’s natural habitat of hot, misty, clouded forests of  Colombia and Ecuador. I am forever learning with this one, trying to find the best conditions for it’s growing and blooming cycle, don’t mind the challenge because the rewards are huge - seeing this dramatic looking orchid in bloom and smelling it’s mysterious scent I can more appreciate Nature for creating such beauty.

Essence of Stanhopea

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Cattleya labiata ‘tipo’. Incredibly fragrant mauve flowers.