Our New Stanhopea flowering season

Here are we are right in the middle of our stanhopea’s flowering season now and all of my plants displaying their much awaited flamboyant blooms. The greenhouse filled with unmistaken scent of these special orchids and Nature continue to delight me with beauty of these exclusive blooms.

This summer been very difficult for the whole country with bushfires and so much loss on so many levels that its difficult to comprehend the scale of distraction but here we are witnessing the strong sense of community and the Australian spirit of 'never giving up' in the face of such devastation and adversity.

Stanhopea saccata

Stanhopea inodora alba

 

 

Stanhopea graveolens aurata

Stanhopea devoniensis x Assidensis

 

Stanhopea maculosa

Stanhopea oculata ornatissima

Stanhopea saccata

Here is another interesting stanhopea from my collection that finished flowering not long ago. It’s stanhopea saccata and it’s one of the oldest documented stanhopea species. It was first discovered in late 1830’s in humid forests of Guatemala and since then been fascinating stanhopea collectors.
It’s very flamboyant looking stanhopea with large sculptured flowers. I took this picture when blooms just started to unfold and open and it’s showing its beautiful coloring – white with specs petals and yellow/ pale green slightly edged middle. As the flower matures, in a day or two, the colors became more intense and blooms elongated. The scent of stanhopea saccata is first strong cinnamon and then in a background a bit of orange mix – very pleasing combination.
This is another beautiful stanhopea orchid to admire and to cherish and to welcome to any stanhopea collection.