a few central americans

[cnycharles]

I didn't think I had any other orchids approaching flowering, but this morning I poked around and found two plants in flower! Trichopilia marginata var. majus and Keforea Alice Marlow.
The Trichopilia came from australia (burleigh park orchids) in a hobby flask, and the Keforea as part of a compotting clinic presented at our club by Jim Marlow a few years ago.

ooops!

I've noticed that trichopilias can have extremely short bud formation/flowering times! Quite a few times I've discovered one in full flower, and the flower is caught in between pots or leaves of other plants and I had no previous idea that the plant was even in bud. This flower was pinched between two pots. It has a nice, spicy fragrance especially when some sun is shining on it. I don't know if there is an official variety 'majus', but is what they designated to try and signify what they felt was a larger lip than usual

Trichopilia marginata var. majus

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Keforea Alice Marlow

shot showing fat roots finally growing down into the s/h media

(I may have posted flower pictures for this plant before) This flowers for me fairly often, though this flower has much more reflexing in the sepals and petals. Also seems like there is a bit more coloring and spotting on the flower, which sometimes can look a little drab. I guess the colors are a bit brighter on my plants since I've kept things a bit cooler this winter

 

[NYEric]

At least the Tricop. I know. Thanx for posting.

 

[goldenrose]

:rollhappy: What a face on the straight on shot of the Keforea! :clap::clap: I don't think I heard of this one?

 

[cnycharles]

funny, I just did a web search to find out the parents of the keforea alice marlow and found a web archive from slippertalk last may where I had posted a single thread with trichopilia marginata and keforea alice marlow pictures! . odd that I would group the flower pics together again (and that same plants would be flowering at the same time again)

as it turns out, the keforea's parents are
Kefersteinia tolimensis and Bollea equadoriana
some related species/genera were very colorful and/or fragrant, but this hybrid isn't either. would be nice if I could grow it so that it had lots of flowers around the base of the plant

 

[smartie2000]

:rollhappy:sorry this made me giggle a little.

I'm sure the bloom would have been nice though

 

[cnycharles]

:rollhappy: What a face on the straight on shot of the Keforea! :clap::clap: I don't think I heard of this one?

...I just noticed it! sort of looks like the cookie monster or who was the drummer in the sesame street band? (or was that the cookie monster, too?) ; )

 

[SlipperFan]

Actually, the Kefora looks angry.

I like Trichopilias, but they are hard to come by.

 

[NYEric]

It's not the cookie monster it's ernie!

 

[cnycharles]

Actually, the Kefora looks angry.

I like Trichopilias, but they are hard to come by.

what ones do you have, and what do you have interest in?

 

[SlipperFan]

what ones do you have, and what do you have interest in?

I have a seedling Trichopillia tortillis. That's it. I might have a source for suavis, but that's it.

 

[biothanasis]

Very nice!!!