Alright! Max schunkeana, blooms!

[smweaver]

Very cool looking blooms, Phil. The plant looks good too (doesn't look like one of those infuriating climbers that won't stay in their pots). Is this species a warm, intermediate or cool grower? Any scent to the blooms?

Steve

[Ysa]

Fantastic Orchid! Thanks for posting!

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by Ysa

Fantastic Orchid! Thanks for posting!

Thank you.

Originally Posted by smweaver

Very cool looking blooms, Phil. The plant looks good too (doesn't look like one of those infuriating climbers that won't stay in their pots). Is this species a warm, intermediate or cool grower? Any scent to the blooms?

Steve

The climbers can be difficult to have them look neat, but they seem to be the ones I like the most.

Anyways...

Thank you Steve, for the compliments. I do my best to get them growing good and looking good.

These actually have a wide range of temperature tolerance. They favor being cool to intermediate.

Unfortunately, they're not fragrant. The flowers do last a while for a miniature type plant though.

I love them for their unique colors and uncanny resemblance to Darth Vader's helmet.

[smweaver]

Yeah, there's a definite kind of "dark side" about them compared to, say, your run-of-the-mill phalaenopsis hybrid. :-) If this one favors a cool-to-intermediate temperature range, then I'm now going to have to look for it. Thanks, Phil.