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Originally Posted by pikevi  Nice flower , kmarch.
Do those little white spots have a a 'sequin' effect under lights?
Also, as Tobi asked, is it scented? |
What appears to be white spots in the photo is really bits of the white lip peeking through the dark brown, thick, hairy, keels. While I would not describe it as sparkling the sharp contrast between the snow white and the chocolate brown is striking. I love the lips on Coelogyne, they're so diverse, and so wild. This one is so....alien landscape or something, not really sure what to call it, then that shocking white mid-lobe.
I have not been able to detect any fragrance form this flower although some coel are wonderfully fragrant.
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Originally Posted by Tobi Kevin,
P.S. How did the judging go at the Victoria Orchid Club show? |
Thanks for asking, it went well. It was a modest size show so we didn't have to race through things like we do sometimes. I was very pleased that a nice Paph Jade Dragon (malipoense x fairrieanum) won grand champion as well as an HCC of 77pts, and a sweet big Cattleya (about the size of a small sandwich plate) won reserve champion. Another noteworthy entry (which took home 2 first place ribbons and 2 trophys) was a big Dockrilla teretifolium that had probably 500+ flowers on it. I took lots of pics and willbe posting a bunch of show pics next month.
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Originally Posted by Vivienne Kevin - I was looking for particular info on both Coel. dayana and Coel. mossiae. Thanks! The Coel mossiae ... When would I expect spikes? |
Let's start with Coel dayana: Coel dayana is actually a synonym for Coel. pulverula so the latter is its correct name. Coel pulverula was described in 1862 then someone else re-described the same plant 22 years later as Coel dayana. Naming orchids is like racing horses, whoever crosses the line first wins, so it's actually the older name, pulverula that is the correct name.
Coel pulverula comes from the Java, Sumatra, Malasya, Borneo, Thailand part of the world, so they like it warm-ish (intermediate to warm growing) and moist. Because they come from areas where the seasons are not pronounced, they experience similar conditions year round and can bloom at almost any time.
Coelogyne mossiae is from the mountains of southern India, from high elevations so would probbly benefit from intermediate temps. The region gets monsoons, so when in growth the plant can probably tolerate quite a bit of water, probably less when not actively growing. From info on the region I found on the web, the monsoons come in Spring and Autumn and the plant typically flowers in mid to late summer (August).
Is that helpful? I'm always happy to share the joy of Coelogyne!
Cheers!
-K