Coelogyne xyrekes

[Ron-NY]

A species from Thailand, Malaysia and Sumatra. It blooms sequentially. It is a fairly large sized flower about 2" x 3.5"

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[Rick]

That lip looks like fungus and black mold!

This one is quite a different looker!

 

[Ron-NY]

Rick, I think of custard with chocolate sauce when I see it oke::rollhappy:

 

[paphioboy]

Very nice xyrekes... How do you grow yours, Ron? I observe that most people grow it in live sphag.. Does it need to be kept moist always..? Thanks..

 

[biothanasis]

Very nice Ron!!!!! I am reaaaallllyyyyy thinking of growing coelogyne...!!!

 

[SlipperFan]

Another new one for me. Very nice, Ron!

 

[Ron-NY]

Very nice xyrekes... How do you grow yours, Ron? I observe that most people grow it in live sphag.. Does it need to be kept moist always..? Thanks..

I have it in a basket of fine bark mix...I keep it moist at this time of the year but dryer in our winter

 

[philoserenus]

looks really weird with the brown-coloured tongue ^^ is it fragrant?

 

[Rick]

looks really weird with the brown-coloured tongue ^^ is it fragrant?

Does it smell like mushrooms or your custard desertoke:oke:

 

[Ron-NY]

Does it smell like mushrooms or your custard desertoke:oke:

Neither, I can not detect any fragrance on this one.

 

[goldenrose]

Very nice Ron!!!!! I am reaaaallllyyyyy thinking of growing coelogyne...!!!

They are neat! I use to have one, I don't remember the species, LOVED the fragrance! Now you got me started!

 

[NYEric]

You know, some people are genetically more sensitive to certain fragrances.

 

[paphioboy]

FYI, Ron, there is also xyrekes alba for sale... hehehe...:evil::evil:

 

[Ron-NY]

FYI, Ron, there is also xyrekes alba for sale... hehehe...:evil::evil:

Where, where :drool:

 

[NYEric]

Bad Paphioboy!

 

[cnycharles]

wild; someone should get a medal for a really unusual name....... and someone else should get a medal if they pronounce it right!

 

[paphioboy]

Ron, Hourai orchids (Malaysia) has xyrekes alba... Unfortunately, their site is no longer active.. I'll PM you the e-mail if you wish... They also have a lot of species paphs (sangii etc..)..

 

[JeanLux]

Great Ron; I like this flower a lot, esp. the lip!! What about plant size??? Jean

 

[Ron-NY]

the p-bulbs are oblong and about 1" tall with a single leaf about 9" long. I will take a plant shot for you. Unfortunately...it only seems to get one growth a year for me.

 

[Sue]

Oh, it's lovely. I'm surprised how infrequently Coelogyne are grown and hybridized.

Do you grow many of them?