"The first buds of a giant orchid in Bogor Botanical Garden (KBR) are expected to be in full bloom next week, the garden attendant Sugiharti...
said... the flowers used to last for about two months. She said the giant orchid (Grammatophyllum speciosum), popularly known as tiger orchid because of the motive of its flower, is the largest orchid in the world. Sugiharti added that the brightly coloured flower of unusual shapes was also known as sugar-cane orchid [???] because its bright yellow flowers with brown and scarlet spots on them could reach 15 cm long. ... its stalks with 60 to 100 buds on them could reach 2 meters long, she said. She added that the orchids of this type could grow well in tropical forest in Malaysia, Sumatra, Papua, Kalimantan and West Java." article URL : http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=25888 *********** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
