Wasnt this plant native to Vietnam???

Kye.

"Susan Erickson" wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 May 2006 06:36:14 +0200, Reka
wrote:

I find it interesting that no plant name is mentioned. Must be the
cultural difference of having orchids grow in your backyard like weeds??
What does the pic look like, a Cym?

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2006/05/573225/

Reka

Giant Orchid
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Subfamily: Vandoideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Cyrtopodiinae
Alliance: Cymbidium
Genus: Grammatophyllum
Species: G. speciosum
Binomial name
Grammatophyllum speciosum
Blume, 1825

The Giant Orchid, Grammatophyllum speciosum, also called Tiger Orchid,
Sugar Cane Orchid or Queen of the Orchids, is the world's largest
orchid. It is native to New Guinea, Indonesia and Malaysia, growing in
crotches of large trees on exposed areas of the lowland tropical
rainforest.

It is an epiphytic and occasionally a lithophytic plant. 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.

The roots form spectacular bundles.

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.

Because of its enormous size, it is rarely cultivated.

I do believe you are closer than I was. clap
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php