BIfrenaria harrisoniae "type"

[Frdemetr]

Thia is the "type" color form of Bifr harrisoniae

[RosieC]

I love the striping on the lip.

I can see what you mean about the different shape of the lip from the other two.

[Frdemetr]

One more pic, with lots of buds opened!

[smweaver]

That's fantastic, Frederico! I really love harrisoniae. I have a semi-alba flowered plant that should be blooming in a couple of months from now. And I got a small alba flowered plant last winter, but by the time it arrived it was going out of bloom. So I'm looking forward to it flowering this winter. I didn't realize this species could flower from such small plants. My semi-alba is pretty big (though not as large as the plant pictured in your photograph), but the alba is small, but was still carrying three old blooms when I got it--and they were still highly fragrant even though they were dying! Beautiful species, and it's one more reason to be envious of growers in its native country of Brazil!

Steve

[Frdemetr]

Hi Steve!

In fact, here it's very easy to grow certain plants, especially the native, and this is very good! But cultivating Cymbidiuns, for example, is a problem because the winter is mild and short.
I think the key is not trying to put every kind of orchid together in the same space and to think that is going to work for all; it's better to have a more limited collection, with plants that can grow well in your environment

Kind regards!

[smweaver]

I agree completely. But that can be a hard lesson to learn. I tried several times to grow Odontoglossum crispum, which I think is a beautiful bloom. But none of those experiments was successful. I have since determined that until I can afford to get a vacation home in the mountains of Colombia, I'll leave poor Odontoglossum crispum alone. :-) Luckily, Bifrenaria harrisoniae is not nearly such a prima donna.