Rhynchostylis gigantea alba | Orchid Flower Picture

Rhynchostylis gigantea var. alba Picture
Rhynchostylis gigantea var. alba Picture
Rhynchostylis gigantea var. alba Picture

Growing-Character
     Rhynchostylis is monopodial-type; Orchids are growing always grows vertically. Bud that on apex will sprout leaves alternately, growth continues while old leaves and stem will die. Roots and leaves sprout alternately from below to upward. Bud completely healthy will sprout new plant.

Growing-Environment
     Rhynchostylis orchids grow naturally in warm, moist, Shaded tropical areas. It's tolerant of a wider range of light conditions than other. Hobbyists wanting to grow them will need a warm, humid growing environment with air movement. Their unusually fragrant blooms often appear in the slightly cooler Winter months.

     Despite being in the Vanda Tribe, they are very different from Vandas. It is  They grow more slowly, their roots are more fragile, and almost any direct sun will harm them. However, they are typically grown with no potting mix on slat baskets or mounted just like Vandas.

Roots
     Aerial roots; Most orchids grow on trees. Large Root which acts to store water to feed itself. Resistant to drought very well. If be grown in potting. Roots attaches potting for stem stable. If the orchid is completely healthy ,Root will branching away.

Rhynchostylis gigantea (Lindl.) Ridl
     Rhynchostylis gigantea was discovered in Burma (Myanmar) by Wallich.

In 1833. Lindley described as Saccolabium giganteum.

In 1896 Its was transferred to Rhynchostylis by Ridley.

Today, there was pollen-cross. Until its have varietal names applied to different color and forms.

Blooming
     Rhynchostylis gigantea blooms in January to February.

Distribution
     Rhynchostylis widespread in Hainan, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines
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