Bulb. guttulatum blooms!
 

Well, those nubbins I started a thread about a month ago or so have come a long way since then!

A few of the buds are not open yet (there are 17 total on two spikes!) but I was too excited so thought I'd go ahead and try to share some pics.

I was excited about this guy, but even more so now because I didn't realize the coloring would be so strong!

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What a little cutie!
I love the color combo :nod:
Nice growing! :clap:

Yvan that is sooo beautiful! The flowers are enigmatic.

Congratulations! :)

Beautiful Ivan. Great job!

Very nice. Love the color. Thanks for sharing.

Diane

Nice one Yvan. From my (failing) memory I cannot remember what my flowers looked like - my plant last flowered some years back. However I seem to think that my flowers looked less colourful than yours. Check out the photo of Bulbophyllum leopardinum in Bechtel et al "The Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species" or do a Google search for that name. Would be interested in what you think so please let us know the outcome of your researches. Thanks in advance

Yvan, that's a beauty!
Job well done :clap:

I have to ask...does it stink? :rofl:

GOOD JOB... The flowers look great.

Thanks all!! Yeah, I am really superhappy with this guy. I'll post another photo or two when all the blooms are open.

Mike...Are you wondering if perhaps I have the leopard instead of the guttulate? It's definitely guttulatum. My lateral sepals have that folded-over thing going on (I just know there's a technical term for it!) And, the lip on mine is much smaller and more purple than the leopardinum's (and it's a "rocker" too!) Here are the IOSPE pages to comapre:
B. guttulatum: IOSPE PHOTOS
B. leopardinum: IOSPE PHOTOS

I love that leopardinum, tho! May have to look for one of them. (I just love spots!)

And Sue...he's not a stinker! :biggrin:

wow! that one is amazing! (i gotta get it :bua:)