Friday Orchid Blogging

Paph lowii (type)

This probably isn't a Paph lowii, but rather something close (probably the child of a lowii crossed with another orchid). Anyway, these are the kind of plants that grow rather large (in terms of leaf spread), and they tend to like a good deal of bright light. It's a bit too large for my little apartment, and in any case, I don't really have the lighting for it. Still, imagine this thing on a stalk (spike) coming up a couple of feet high, and then having several of these flowers side by side like a flock of birds in flight. Amazing. Some day, I'm getting one.

Enjoy.