Essence of Stanhopea: Stanhopea Tigrina

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Thursday, January 18, 2018

Flowering stanhopea’s this week

So many flowers, so little time to enjoy them all...

Stanhopea Hidden Agenda 1

Stanhopea tigrina1

Stanhopea tigrina 2

Stanhopea tigrina Glory of Mexico 1


Stanhopea tigrina Glory of Mexico 2

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Late flowering stanhopea orchids

Beautiful blooms later in the season

Stanhopea embreei x wardii

Stanhopea Gary Baker

Stanhopea tigrina

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

New stanhopea's flowering season started

We are right in the middle of stanhopea flowering season here and all of my stanhopea plants busy with developing new flower spikes and stunning blooms. It's great anticipation time, waiting to see some old-favourites that been with me many years as well as discovering new to me varieties and species. My own collection expanding all the time and I also have some plants that been with me for a number of years yet not flowered, playing a waiting game, testing my patiennce and endurance. The other day I've spotted flower spikes on a few of them and looking forward seeing them and enjoying their beauty and hopefully to feature them in this blog.

Our weather is very temperamental and unsettled at the moment - hot humid days followed by rains and storms with themperatures up and down all the time and it's a challenge to keep my plants in optimum condition and to protect the precious blooms, but then each flowering season is unique and it's a special satisfaction to see them all flowering to perfection.

Here is some of my stanhopea's that flowering right now:


Stanhopea frymirei s self

Stanhopea Mem Paul Allen

Stanhopea Wetley Secret


Stanhopea Tigrina

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Stanhopea Tigrina

I’ve got surprise from one of my beautiful Stanhopea’s – Stanhopea Tigrina. About 4 weeks ago we had few days of quite heavy rain and this plant decided to send another flower spike. Quite unusual, because it’s already flowered very early this season and I did not expected it to flower again this year. But here it is – Stanhopea Tigrina in flower mid March. This variety is “old favorite” and loved all over the world for its beautiful flowers and very strong vanilla scent.

If you’ve tried growing everything from Aspidistras to Zinnias and you haven’t tried Stanhopea Orchids, you don’t know what you’re missing. They are easier to grow than African Violets and far more majestic than any other plant. The variety available boggles the mind …

Be warn, though, ever since their discovery by English explorers to Europe in the 18th Century they have caused a “ Stanhopea mania” that continues to this day.

My own first Stanhopea orchid was Stanhopea Tigrina though I didn’t know it. Friend gave it to me as a birthday present – a trip to the library for some orchid’s books was quickly followed by the purchase of some more of these exotic, majestic, beautiful orchids and as they say – the fever had struck.

My fascination with orchids led to great friendships, lots and lots of reading, trips to exotic places (sometimes only through books) and the joy and frustration of growing the world’s most fabulous plants.