Restrepia antennifera

[Sue]

Little cute guy, with little cute antennae. The first thing to bloom in the terrarium I recently set up in my office. On the right is a sheath from Paph. Tiny Charlie.

The full size view shows off the texture of the bloom.

 

[cdub]

Sweet! I would love to build a terrarium. Where did you aquire your Little Charlie?

 

[Heather]

It's antennae-rific!

How big is your terrarium?

 

[Sue]

The Tiny Charlie is from Windy Hill, but I don't know if it's ever been a regular offerring. The LeDouxs regularly donate to the St. Louis society auctions, and I got it from one of those.

The terrarium is about 1' x 3', and maybe 15" tall. I'm waiting until it's grown-in more to post pics of it. In addition to mosses, it includes:

the Restrepia above
Masdevallia floribunda
Paph. Tiny Charlie
Paph. micranthum
Paph. delenatii fma. albinum
Nephelaphyllum pulchrum
Bulbophyllum careyanum
Bulbophyllum (lilacia x careyanum)
Bulbophyllum (guttulatum x macranthum)
Goodyera pubescens
and also
Amorphophallus konjac (young)
Pinguicula mooreana 'G'
some Drosera or another

 

[Rick]

Very nice Sue. Those Restrepias can grow pretty aggresively once they get established, and then they are in almost constant bloom.

 

[Greenpaph]

Sue,

Beautiful! I love the restrepias!

thanks