I wonder if it is not really didieri? Anyone know the difference between these two species? I'm curious because some time ago, a vendor received a shipment of so-called elephantinum which turned out to be didieri.
Well... I looks like didieri to me
Here is a true elephantinum... I think:
http://madaorchidee.free.fr/les orc...habetiques/images2/angraecum elephantinum.jpg
Good job Ery :rollhappy: I killed 3 didieri already. If only I could find a way to thrive...
That one looks more like viguieri. But I'm certainly no expert.
It is hard to tell elephantinum from didieri, there are floral differences but I can't remember exactly. If I remember correctly, both plants are relatively small, but the largest a didieri will get is right at the smallest average size for a blooming elephantinum. Elephantinum flowers are over 2 1/2 inches, I couldn't find a measurement for the elephantinum nectary. Leaves can be longer than for inches especially on a mature specimen. If the flower Eyrthrone posted is over 2 1/2 inches, but less than 4 inches it might be elephantinum. My Angraecum virquieri flowers are pretty big, I'd say over 4 inches, and once open a few days have a strong copper color to petals and sepals.
Didieri will remain a smaller plant with leaves less than 4 inches long, and roughly 2 inch to 2 1/2 inches flowers with a nectary over 5 inches long. Note that the didieri top flower size is 2 1/2 inches. Many times a young didieri the flowers are bigger than the spread of a pair of leaves, the plant can hide behind its flower.
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