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Hi ! Welcome to my blog on orchids and landscape design. I have been growing various type of orchids along the balcony of my high-rise apartment since 2004. My favorite orchid genus of all times are Bulbophyllum, Onicidium as well as Cattleya alliances. I love bulbophyllum for their exotic form and intricate 'movable lip'. Although I have been growing orchids with little success, due to the lack of sufficient sunlight and low humidity, as well as strong wind which prevail at my growing area, I still try to find the right types of orchids for my flat through trial and error. Occassionally, my orchids have surprised me with unexpected bloom that would make my day! Beside orchids, I also enjoyed strolling in public gardens and parks, and at the same time looking at the landscape design intent. In my blog, I'll be sharing with you, photographs of orchids that I adore and as well as interesting parks that I have ventured. I hope you will enjoy these photos too and please feel free to leave some comments or thoughts. Thank you for viewing my photo blog.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Pelatantheria rivesii

Pelatantheria rivesii
(Guillaumin) Tang & F.T.Wang 1951


1st flower with light pink lip. 
A warm growing monopodial orchid, which its natural habitat spread across China, Laos and Vietnam. It can be found growing as an epiphytes on evergreen forests.


This genus consists of 5 species and is closely related Cleisostoma.



Aerial roots extend all over from the orchid's stem. 
Poor orchid previously was attacked by spider mites along the stem. 

Close-up of 1st flower.
This orchid has short and succulent strap leaves with long roots along its entire stem.The short inflorescence can carries between 2-7 colorful clustered flowers. Each miniature flower measures about 0.7 x 1 cm with attractive reddish brown lines on its green sepals. Fine dots on the pinkish lip contrast well with the rest of the flower.


The flower appears similarly with another Pelatantheria insectivera.

2nd flower bud (foreground) and 1st flower(background).
On the 2nd day of blooming, the flower's pink lip would gradually darken to reddish pink. Amazing! (Top photo)


1st flower bud in the foreground.(Bottom photo)

3rd flower bud (at far right) have opened.

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