My insigne

[cdub]

The lone bloomer under the lights at this time. I was hoping giving it lots of attention and taking photographs would make some other plants jealous and kick those spikes into gear. First bloom for this plant. I like it. Maybe I'll look into aquiring some more.

 

[Heather]

P. insigne has such a great combination of colors. Nice Job!

 

[toddybear]

Beautiful shot! My gratrixianum is nearly open and looks very similar to insigne.

 

[Cinderella]

very attractive!

 

[Barbara]

Gorgeous flower. Nice photo too.

 

[NYEric]

YES! Nice photos.

 

[smartie2000]

Yes peautiful photo! my insingne is the same size as yours and it won't bloom, is there a secret?

 

[cdub]

Not sure 'bout a secret, but I chose insigne because it likes cooler temps. I also keep it on the bottom shelf of my grow stand, just inches from the floor. The lower portion of my apartment near the floor gets significantly colder than the rest of the place, cold air sinks and all, so this plant and my P. villosum hybrid get a significant temperature drop at night, especially this time of year.

Thanks for the photo comments. I'm getting better with my lighting. I still under expose the shots a good deal because my tripod is not sturdy, and sacrifice light for clarity.

 

[Ron-NY]

very nice first bloom :clap:

 

[SlipperFan]

I'm beginning to like this species...

 

[Marco]

Nice one Chris :clap:

 

[eOrchids]

love the coloration on this one!

 

[IdahoOrchid]

Your thread prompted me to move my insigne var sanderae to a cooler location. While getting ready to move it I checked all the crowns and guess what I think is popping its little nose out on one of the mature growths!!!

Oh, come on, take a guess.oke:

 

[Heather]

An elf?

 

[IdahoOrchid]

An elf?

Heather, are you taking lessons from Eric?:wink: