Gongota tricolor
 

My first Gongora flowers! A little flight of dragons, how cool!

I can't take any credit for these blooms; I got this plant as a birthday present from EFG. It already had the 2 spikes. It did drop a few buds from this (older) spike. It's mounted on something like a cedar shake.

Flowers have a pretty strong fragrance; I can smell them within about 6-8 feet. Not exactly a pleasant fragrance though not quite a stink; sort of sickly sweet like some kind of syrup.

I got a Gongora gratulabunda from Redlands last year; it's currently working on its third spike since I got it. First one buds dropped (just before opening!) when I was out of town several weeks and it didn't get watered. Second one I busted off moving it during a cold snap.

I have these plants over my rain cache for more humidity and try to make a point of drizzling them a little bit daily.

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Fascinating! Love the colours. :)

Very nice! Mine has bloomed on 2 spikes so far, with 2 more in progress. Btw tricolor is not a valid name for the plant. It's considered a synonym for fulva.

Those are stunners.

Very cool!

Fascinating!


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Very nice & well done