Aeranthes grandiflora
 

A real neat one with an intricate shape and a surreal ghostly substance. The flower is quite translucent, and smells like butterscotch at night!

It's a beauty! :clap:
Mmmmm ... butterscotch ! :drool:

That's an interesting orchid. The long spikes of these species are also impressive.

Wow! Very cool, Calvin. Love the shape. Nice growing, and thanks for sharing.

Love this one. What is your growing culture?

She's such a delicate little lady.

I love butterscotch! Was there only one flower on the spike? Or does it normally have more? I love when they are a natural bouquet!

Wow! Way to go Calvin! :clap: I like your style ;)

Thanks for all the comments, everyone! :)

Ross - it was growing in a 10 gallon aquarium type thing with lowish light (a 40 W CFL)...unfortunately it developed some sort of bacterial pitting (still has it, and unfortunately I am afraid I may lose this plant) but it generously gave me a bloom. I've tried alcohol and hydrogen peroxide but to no avail - even new growths appear with pin-head-sized dots that seem to grow a bit larger. Could be a lack of air-movement but I had a fan on the plant so I'm not sure...viral? It's in quarantine, so I'm waiting to see if it recovers.

Don - there's another little bud forming. I wonder if these are sequential or whether they are multifloral - I've seen pictures with plants having more than one bloom, so fingers are crossed!

i think the cell collapse might be due to a lack of water. i tend to get those a lot on plants i repot and have fairly poor roots