Coelogyne, Singapore Biennial and Retail Therapy

[Cindy Adair]

Part of the amazing IPS travel to Borneo included visiting the Singapore Botanical Garden. In their gift shop I did not find anything palm related and little that fit my budget but liked the four orchid gift cards that I ultimately framed and still display in  my PR bathroom.

The green borders are the envelopes.

 

Here’s a close up of one of them:

Fast forward to last week some truly crazy scary stuff went on, but for details on that truth stranger than fiction you’d have to catch me at the HI Biennial.

Anyway, better now, but suffice it to say that last Friday on a whim I decided it was time for some retail therapy.
 

Not shoes or jewelry or perfume, but plants of course! 

I headed to the weekly San Sebastián Agricultural fair and lo and behold there was a single stunning fragrant multi spike Coelogyne pandurata!  Just like the print!

As is common in PR, no label, but the vendor confirmed its identity when I pulled it up online on my phone.

After it finishes blooming it will go on a tree.

[Barry]

Cindy,

Very nice find, beautiful flowers with fragrance on top. I have never seen that variety here in Florida. I hope to meet you in Hawaii!

Barry

[Cindy Adair]

Thanks Barry!

Yes, it is always fun to meet up with the people behind the PT posts!
 

Glad to hear you plan on attending.

[Tracy]

On 3/7/2022 at 3:59 PM, Cindy Adair said:

headed to the weekly San Sebastián Agricultural fair and lo and behold there was a single stunning fragrant multi spike Coelogyne pandurata!  Just like the print!

Very nice big leaves and color on this Coelogyne Cindy.  I have only tried one from this genus, Coelogyne cristata.  I was able to get it to bloom in 2018, but not since then.  I suspect you will do much better with this genus and the species you selected as it probably feels right at home in PR.

[Cindy Adair]

Very pretty Coelogyne cristata Tracy! Thanks for posting it.

I hope it is just gathering strength for multiple spikes this year for you!