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Old 28th February 2010, 08:42 AM
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Default A few oddities...

A couple of these may not look like flowers to you, so here goes:
Most recent bloom, paphiopedilum bellatulum (slipper orchid)..

Bulbophyllum subumbellatum, little stinker..

Dendrobium anosmum

Gongora claviodora
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Old 28th February 2010, 12:25 PM
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Nice !!!
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Old 28th February 2010, 04:59 PM
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OMG!!paph bellatulum is one of my favourite.How often does it flower for you?
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Wow nice orchids...why are slipper orchids called slipper orchids?
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Old 1st March 2010, 01:16 PM
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Thanks guys..

kit, this one was a recent purchase.. But flowered in the lowlands.. I know a few guys in Singapore who grow and flower bellatulum successfully. Just grow like niveum or concolor, but it is very sensitive to rots, so keep sheltered from rain...

marvin, the bottom petal is actually shaped like a slipper or pouch to catch insects. Unlike nepenthes, the caught insects do not die but are released after they pollinate the flower.
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ooh...cute xD
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