Appearance
*A very short monopodial stem with 5-6 large silvery-green pendent leaves that can measure over 60 cm across⤷ flowers are ~5 cm across, cream background with raised red-brown spots, and varying degrees of green around the column, waxy
⤷ Mature, specimen-size plants are capable of producing hundreds of flowers on pendent, branching inflorescences reaching 40 centimeters
⤷ blooms have sweetly fragrant citrus scent
⤷ flowers can last many months
⤷ inflorescence can rebloom over many seasons
⤷ Although widespread belief that this orchid takes anywhere from 8 to 12 years for a seedling to reach flowering size, it may be possible to flower seedlings in 4 years with ideal culture
Naming
*A very short monopodial stem with 5-6 large silvery-green pendent leaves that can measure over 60 cm across⤷ flowers are ~5 cm across , cream background with raised red-brown spots, and varying degrees of green around the column, waxy
⤷ Mature, specimen-size plants are capable of producing hundreds of flowers on pendent, branching inflorescences reaching 40 centimeters
⤷ blooms have sweetly fragrant citrus scent
⤷ flowers can last many months
⤷ inflorescence can rebloom over many seasons
⤷ Although widespread belief that this orchid takes anywhere from 8 to 12 years for a seedling to reach flowering size, it may be possible to flower seedlings in 4 years with ideal culture*''Phal. gigantea var aurea'': has a brighter yellow background color throughout the sepals and petals
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