Grammatophyllum scriptum var. scriptum
Leopard orchid
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Native to south-east Asia (Malaysia) to south-west Pacific
Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, USA (Cultivated)
Each raceme (flowering cluster) is about 3 ft. (1 m) long with each flower about 2 inches (5 cm) across.
This is a smaller relative of the Giant or Tiger orchid (Grammatophyllum speciosum), the largest orchid in the world with pseudobulbs more than 8 ft. (2.5 m), racemes of about 10 ft. (3 m) with each flower 4 inches (10 cm) wide, and growing to weigh a ton or more!
Grammatophyllum scriptum var. citrinum
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**NOTE**
While I enjoy orchids, as an environmentally conscious orchid grower in Hawaiʻi, I am proactive when it comes to removing and properly destroying any and all seed pods from the plants so as not to encourage their spreading into our fragile native Hawaiian forests.
Grammatophyllum scriptum var. scriptum
Leopard orchid
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Native to south-east Asia (Malaysia) to south-west Pacific
Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, USA (Cultivated)
Each raceme (flowering cluster) is about 3 ft. (1 m) long with each flower about 2 inches (5 cm) across.
This is a smaller relative of the Giant or Tiger orchid (Grammatophyllum speciosum), the largest orchid in the world with pseudobulbs more than 8 ft. (2.5 m), racemes of about 10 ft. (3 m) with each flower 4 inches (10 cm) wide, and growing to weigh a ton or more!
Grammatophyllum scriptum var. citrinum
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/7939330534/in/photolist-...
**NOTE**
While I enjoy orchids, as an environmentally conscious orchid grower in Hawaiʻi, I am proactive when it comes to removing and properly destroying any and all seed pods from the plants so as not to encourage their spreading into our fragile native Hawaiian forests.