Dendrobium fairchildae

I have several plants at home
and while they appear
healthy, they are not blooming.

This was bloomed in Silang,
where it is cooler.
I would be relocating
my own plants
to Amadeo.

A wonderful Eria.

Erias are very interesting.
There is so much variety
in the genus.
Many of them bear
multiple tiny blooms on
long spikes.
Many times too the
blooms are white.
I like white flowers.
The starkness of the
crystalline petals against
a black background,
which is what I usually
use, accentuates the
texture and allure of the
simple blooms. Many
times, they are also
fragrant.

Tiny white fragrant orchids.

Perhaps many collectors
would dismiss them as
"botanicals".
What the hell.
They are pretty
in their own right
and fragrant, too.
Plus, they are easy
to grow.
And, very reasonably
priced. Because no one
else much likes them!

Incomparable color.

There is quite
no vanda like this.

The richness of the burgundy
hue, coupled with the waxy
thick substance makes for
very desirable parental traits.
Just wait for the nethouse
to be ready...

A natural hybrid between Phalaenopsis aphrodite and Phalaenopsis equestris

This is a good specimen. The lip is mostly pink. The petals and sepals are not so recurved, with a roundness to them.

From a vendor from Quezon province, probably in the Mt. Banahaw area.

Dendrobium fit for a queen.

This is one of those orchids with blue flowers. Some vandas are blue, but among Philippine dendrobiums this is the only blue bloom that I know of. I don't know of any other blue dendrobium either, outside of this country.

This plant is in my farm. They were obtained from Nueva Vizcaya.

I am partial to white flowers.

This is the third species of the genus, all endemic only to the Philippines. This is the last reported of the three (1999).

Thank you, Jim Cootes, for the information as usual.

I don't know why they keep on blasting.

Particularly susceptible
are Vanda lindennii,
Aerides leeana,
Aerides odorata,
and various
bulbophyllums.
No or little effect
on Vanda lamellata.

To stake my claim!

One day these pages shall bear random musings about Philippine orchid species.