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Dendrobium cuthbertsonii. Grows on trees at the 2000
m. elevations of New Guinea and surrounding islands. Brilliant
flowers remain in bloom for an extended period. |
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Dendrobium primulinum. A fragrant flowering plant
found from the foothills of the Himalayas and throughout highland
regions of SE Asia. |
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Encyclia dickinsoniana. Found growing in nature in
Mexico and most of Central America, this species has small attractive
flowers on long spikes. |
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Encyclia fragrans. Found from Mexico south through
Peru and in the Antilles, the fragrance of it's blooms is indicated in
it's name. |
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Epigeneium nakaharaei. Native to the
island of Taiwan, the flowers of this plant have a waxy appearance.
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Maxillaria sanderiana. Native to Peru and Ecuador, this
large palm-like plant blooms on spikes hanging below the plant. |
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Masdevallia coccinea 'M. Wayne Miller'.
A yellow variation of a normally red species that grows at higher
elevations in the Andes.
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Masdevallia coccinea 'M. Wayne Miller'. A view of
the entire plant shows the graceful bloom stalks that sway in the
breeze. |
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Stanhopea frymirei. Native to the
summits of coastal mountains of Ecuador, this plant has very large
fragrant blooms hanging under the plant.
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Malleota lingulata. This diminutive orchid from
Ceylon has intricate flowers only 1/8 inch (3mm) wide. |
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Stanhopea panamensis. A bottom bloomer
from Panama. In nature, this grows on tree branches with the
blooms hanging down. |
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Stanhopea panamensis. Flower closeup. It took
me 9 years of patience for this plant to bloom for the first time. |
