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Orchid Of The Day
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🌈Based-Washington D.C. Orchidologist to the max preaching Horticulture combined with some sass. Pardon typos as a neurodivergent plant addict.🐶🐈‍⬛👬🏼🌱🌈
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Orchid Of The Day, Bulbophyllum fascinator var. semi-alba

This species is found in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines.

I love the purple hairs!

#travel
#orchidsofinstagram #orquideas #orchideen #orchidée
#orchidoftheday #horticulture #bulbophyllum
July 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Orchid Of The Day, 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘢

A darling species from the Philippines and Taiwan in forests as an epiphyte.

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#orchidea #orchidgrower #travel
#orquideas #orchideen #orchidée
#orchidoftheday #horticulture #orchid #orchidgreek
March 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Orchid Of The Day, Calanthe Pink Champagne.

Not given me much “Pink” but this plant is still pretty fab.

This GREX represents: Calanthe triplicata x Calanthe × dominyi

#orquideas #orchideen #orchidée
#orchidoftheday #orchid #orchidgreek #plantgeek #greenthumb #botany #plant
February 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Orchid Of The Day, Cattleya purpurata

As snow flies in Washington, DC, I looked through my archives and hope this orchid brings you joy.

In the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, it has even been named the state flower.

#orchid
#flower #snow
February 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Orchid of the Day, Vandachostylis Colmarie ‘Carmela’

This hybrid was registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by C.Neucon in 1994. It is a crossing of are Vandachostylis Sri-Siam ×
Rhynchostylis gigantea

#orchidea #orchidgrower #travel
#orquideas #orchideen #orchidée
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February 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Orchid Of The Day, Rhyncholaelia glauca

This whiteish green flower is native to S Mexico to Honduras where it grow attached to trees with flowers that smell 👃 of roses.

#orchidoftheday #horticulture #orchid #orchidgreek #plantgeek #orchidspecies
#Rhyncholaeliaglauca #Rhyncholaelia
January 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Orchid Of The Day, Cattleya percivaliana ‘Mendenhall Summit’ AM/AOS

Talk about stunning!

We all need more orchid joy in our lives.

#orchidea #orchidgrower #orquideas #orchideen #orchidée
#orchidoftheday #horticulture #orchid #orchidgreek #orchidspecies #cattleyapercivaliana #cattleya
January 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Orchid Of The Day, Coelogyne glumacea

This Hay-Scented Orchidis native to Borneo to Philippines with in Rainforests and mossy forests.

#orchidea #orchidgrower #orquideas #orchideen #orchidée
#orchidoftheday #horticulture #orchid #orchidgreek #greenthumb #orchidspecies #dendrochilum
January 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Orchid Of The Day, Neomoorea wallisii.

A brilliant orange 🍊 species from Panama to W. Colombia.

#orchidea #orchidgrower #travel
#orchidsofInstagram #orquideas #orchideen #orchidée
#orchidoftheday #horticulture #orchid #orchidgreek #plantgeek #orchidspecies #photography #Neomooreawallisii
January 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Orchid Of The Day, Brassanthe Maikai

This hybrid was forest registered by Hirose in 1944 and is an example of a primary hybrid, which combines to orchid species to create a GREX.

Brassavola nodosa × Guarianthe bowringiana

#orchid #orchidoftheday #flower #royalhorticulturalsociety
January 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Orchid Of The Day, Coelogyne pandurata.
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The Lute-Shaped Coelogyne can be found growing as an epiphyte in Malaysia to Philippines. The orchid smells like Honey !

#orquideas #orchideen #orchidée
#orchidoftheday #horticulture #orchid #orchidgreek #plantgeek #Coelogynepandurata #Coelogyne
January 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Orchid Of The Day, Paphiopedilum Becky Fouke

This hybrid originated by Fox Valley in 1996 and represents the cross of Paph. Armeni White x Paph. primulinum.

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#orchidea #orquideas #orchideen #orchidée
#orchidoftheday #horticulture #orchid #Paphiopedilum
January 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Orchid Of The Day, Phragmipedium besseae var. dalessandroi.

This is an example of a line-bred cross using selections (‘Acker’s Flamenco Dancer’ × ‘Fire Tower ’)

#orquideas #orchideen #orchidée
#orchidoftheday #horticulture #orchid #orchidgreek #plantgeek #plant
#Phragmipedium
December 8, 2024 at 12:01 AM
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Orchid Of The Day, Sobralia helleri.

A flower that last about 12 hrs ! Talk about timing. Ooo nature 😂

#orchidsofinstagram #orquideas #orchideen #orchidée
#orchidoftheday #horticulture #orchid #orchidgreek #plantgeek #greenthumb #botany #plant
#sobralia #follow #coolplant #plantvibes
December 5, 2024 at 2:32 AM
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Orchid Of The Day, Cattleya Martha Stewart ‘Waldor’

As we prepare for #thanksgiving, @marthastewartt.bsky.social
comes to mind #iconic ❤️

Have you seen @netflix - Martha? Obsessed—-icon!

#orchid #cattleya #flower #martha #marthastewart #orchidofinstagram #orchidoftheday #horticulture
November 27, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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Orchid Of The Day, Guarianthe hennisiana var. coerulea

The “Sky blue” or BLUESKY haha variety of this fab species that is native to Costa Rica to Venezuela, Trinidad.

#orchid #Guarianthehennisiana #Guarianthe #flower #orchidoftheday #orchidlover #orchidshare
November 25, 2024 at 11:17 PM
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Orchid Of The Day, 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘪

Might be my favorite species at this very second!

This species is from Sarawak Borneo

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#orchidea #orchidgrower #orquideas #orchideen #orchidée
#orchidoftheday #horticulture #dendrobiumlowii #dendrobiumspecies
November 24, 2024 at 11:30 PM
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Orchid Of The Day, 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘢

This Clasping Masevallia is from central Peru as seems to always be in flower.

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#orchids #flower #flowerpower #plant
November 22, 2024 at 1:31 AM
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Orchid Of The Day, Phragmipedium Carol Kanzer

This orchid was first registered in 1980 by Seagulls.

It represents a primary hybrid, aka using two species at the base.
Phragmipedium pearcei × Phragmipedium schlimii

#orquideas #orchideen #orchidée
#orchidoftheday #orchid #Phragmipedium
November 18, 2024 at 10:42 PM