Stanhopea tricornis

[Frdemetr]

I was a little bit afraid about the buds, because the temperature dropped to much these days (from 28°C max to 8°C min - 19°C max), but the flowers are OK. The Stan tricornis petals are parallel to the lip (in contrast to the another Stans, that petals are folded backwards). The flower elements are waxy and surprising rigid. The color is almost pure cream-yellow, except little red dots inside the hypochil (pic #3). The scent is sui generis, not to strong, pleasant but resembles sanitizes or WC deodorant.

[Ross]

Very nice. I am not familar with this one, but it is a real beauty.

[cb977]

I've yet to try growing Stanhopea but I think I might have to start!

Very nice, Frederico and thanks for sharing

[Lagoon]

Very nice, The color looks so clean - Love it!
Do the flowers appear to be sheer as they look in the photo's?

[cneos]

Marty Epstein, a fellow member of NHOS, tells us that you can actually hear the stanhopea flower bloom. Check out his article (and Michael Wirth's follow-up) at this address:
New Hampshire Orchid Society - Stanhopeas

[Frdemetr]

Gloria,
The sepals are in fact semi-transparent under bright light (camera flash), but the petals and lip appers more 'solid'!
About the Stanhopea 'pop', I never heard the sound, but the buds in fact 'inflate' enormously and open suddenly, at night they are tight closed and in next morning completely opened! I read about this 'pop' sound in the wonderful Barney Greer's book, "The Astonishing Stanhopeas, the Upside-down Orchids" (1998). Greer do not believe that this 'pop' really happens.

[Greenman]

Nice. I've tried growing this and lost it three times.

[isurus79]

Frederico,
I know Im kinda late to this discussion, but I actually have a question about the basket that your Stanhopea is in. Ive often wondered if using bamboo rather than wood might be better for Stanhopeas, mostly because the roundness of the bamboo means that a flower spike has less of chance of getting "stuck" than with square wood peices. Is this so? Also, did you make your basket and if so, what type of bamboo did you use, how green or brown was it when you assmbled the basket and (finally!) does bamboo last as long as wood does before breaking down? I know this question was long winded, but I really appreciate the input! Good growing as well!

[Frdemetr]

Isurus,
Yes, I agree with you, the roundness of bamboo is less harmful to the spikes. Unfortunately I have problems to find these baskets again (I bought the baskets ready to use). I think the bamboo are 'treated' with some kind of 'varnish' or something like that, but bamboo rots in a few years; the great resistence of wooden baskets (specially if made with "peroba-rosa" - Aspidosperma polyneuron, or "ipê" - Tabebuia chrysotricha) is the major advantage!

[isurus79]

Thanks for info. If only we find round wood baskets.....