| Hi Rod. Great stuff with emphasis on the great. I got this article from Wikpedia and was astonished to read about the monster orchid. I can only wish you good luck and lots of growing space. Bill
It is an epiphytic and occasionally a lithophytic plant, formıng spectacular root bundles. Its cylindric pseudobulbs can grow to a length of 2.5 m. It can grow to gigantic clusters weighing from several hundred kilograms to more than one ton. A Giant Orchid weighing two tons was one of the highlights in the 1851 exhibition at the Crystal Palace in London, England.
Each raceme can grow to a height of 3m, bearing up to eighty flowers, each 10 cm wide. The flowers are yellow colored with maroon or dark red spots. These flowers are remarkable, since the lowest flowers have no lip. It blooms only once every two to four years. This orchid can, however, remain in bloom for up to two months. |