Microcoelia physophora

Alec · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:13 pm

Great pics Gilles. Presumably this orchid does not develop leaves?
Alec

cricketerry · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:19 pm

How utterly weird this one is, the pic reminds me of a fungus spreading out to overtake the landscape. Sorry I don't like it :oops:

gg68 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:25 pm

Alec wrote:

Great pics Gilles. Presumably this orchid does not develop leaves?
Alec

Yes, you're right!!

Rob-Rah · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:14 pm

Completely bizarre. Looks like the designer got bored and just shoved any old plant bits together. Super pics though, and I'm guessing not an easy cultivation?

gg68 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:52 am

Not so hard in fact.
Some rainwater once a day, excepted from October till December when it is once every 3-4 days with cooler temperatures at night.

PiotrM · **Posted:** Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:15 am

very interesting!

allan in joburg · **Posted:** Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:49 pm

hi Giles, nice photos of a a very interesting plant and genus
I have 3 microcoelia species and this one is flowering now - Microcoelia exilis. It must have some of the smallest flowers int he orchid family, some 1.5mm across and too small for my camera to show in detail!

gg68 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:26 pm

I've got this one too, but never seen blooming till today!!
Yours is beautiful!!

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