David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Sobralia pulcherrima in situ on a 16 days orchid and bromeliad tour I guided with Plant Expeditions in #Colombia, 2nd more biodiverse country on Earth where #COP16 (UN Conference on Biodiversity) will be from October 21st to November 1st of 2024 in #Cali.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Phragmipedium x daguense in situ (nat. hybrid of Phra. schlimii and Phra. andreettae), endemic from #Colombia, 2nd more biodiverse country on Earth where #COP16 (United Nations Conference on Biodiversity) will be from October 21st to November 1st in #Cali
emmily1955:
Cattleya Peckhaviensis #2
emmily1955:
Cattleya Peckhaviensis #2
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
One of my many excellent remindings of my 6 months explorations in Venezuela in the footsteps of the great G.C.K. Dunsterville 11 years ago ! The superb and intriguing Galeottia burkei in situ in Bolivar state.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Prosthechea spondiada (from Costa Rica, Panama and Jamaica, 900 to 2100 m asl) during a visit to the private collection of the National Botanical Garden of Belgium in Meise.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Lepanthes leporina sparkles in the light, look carefully the picture amplifying it to see the incredible details of its texture ! A species from Costa Rica between 1100 and 1300 m asl whose flower is 1 cm tall. Picture taken with natural light, no flash.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Cattleya x hardyana, natural hybrid of Catt. dowiana var. aurea by Catt warscewiczii, endemic from Colombia, here created artificially by a producer. Unfortunately the flowers didn't open well and the pink color of the sepals and petals has white stains.
andre.l.r.cardoso:
Habenaria nuda Lindl.
andre.l.r.cardoso:
Habenaria amambayensis Schltr.
andre.l.r.cardoso:
Habenaria spathulifera Cogn.
emmily1955:
Trichopilia Senne Star - ‘ Bodenseeperle ‘ SM (H) D.O.G. 2022
emmily1955:
Trichopilia Senne Star - ‘ Bodenseeperle ‘ SM (H) D.O.G. 2022
emmily1955:
Cattleya purpurata var. vinicolor 2 versch. Varietäten
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Cattleya x hardyana, natural hybrid of Cattleya dowiana variety aurea by Cattleya warscewiczii, endemic from Colombia, here re created artificially by a producer, the color of the lip is fabulous and the scent very pleasant and strong !
Simon and Karen Spavin:
broomrape
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Caucaea olivacea in situ, one of the nicest highland orchids in the Andes, a favorite of those I showed to American tourists on a 16 days orchids and bromeliads tour I guided with Plant Expeditions and Tolima BioDiversa Expediciones. Cauca dept, Colombia.
emmily1955:
Cattleya purpurata var. werkhäuseri ‘ Berggarten '
emmily1955:
Cattleya purpurata var. werkhäuseri ‘ Berggarten '
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Cymbidium aloifolium (China, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Java and Sumatra from 0 to 1100 m asl) during a visit to the collection of the National Botanical Garden of Belgium.
john kryewinske:
Magenta Phalaenopsis
sabine_furtwaengler:
28052024 Cattleya porphyroglossa (4)-1
emmily1955:
Cattleya lobata var. alba ‘ Bodenseeperle ‘ SM (B) D.O.G. 2023 + 2024
emmily1955:
Cattleya lobata var. alba ‘ Bodenseeperle ‘ SM (B) D.O.G. 2023 + 2024
emmily1955:
Cattleya purpurata var. vinicolor 'do Arminio-Bodenseeperle'
emmily1955:
Cattleya purpurata var. vinicolor ‘do Arminio-Bodenseeperle ‘
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula), common species with a wide distribution range, yet nice to observe in situ. It can grow in the forest understory in pretty shady areas, as well as on calcareous (meso-)xeric grasslands in full sun. Namur prov. Belgium
