[OGD] Grammatophyllum speciosum / blooming in Malaysia

Watermelon farmer Ariffin Ibrahim... Grammatophyllum speciosum... at his house in Kampung Telaga Papan... bloomed... has yellow petals which are peppered with blots of brown, resembling the tiger's skin... The species, which he planted seven years ago, normally blooms around this time every

[OGD] Grammatophyllum speciosum / flowers sold on the street (Indonesia)

Flowers of endangered orchid... g[G]rammatophyllum speciosum... known as the largest... in the world are sold on the sides of some streets... the flowers of the endangered orchid locally named `anggrek macan` or `anggrek harimau` are sold along with other ornament flowers... Orchid flowers

[OGD] Grammatophyllum speciosum / blooming in Indiana (US)

Oh dear oh dear oh dear. The Indystar article Viateur cited: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070217/LIVING02/702170390/1084 made the preposterous statement The first public viewing of the species in bloom was in 1851 at Crystal Palace in London. In the interests of

[OGD] Grammatophyllum speciosum

They grow very well indeed here in Hawaii..I , and many others, have grown them outdoors here...slow growers at best..must be more than four foot tall to bloom here..though many of them bloom every year...The interesting thing is that the colors are quite variable..I show one on my site that is

[OGD] Grammatophyllum speciosum / Bogor Botanical Garden (Indonesia)

The first buds of a giant orchid in Bogor Botanical Garden (KBR) are expected to be in full bloom next week, the garden attendant Sugiharti... said... the flowers used to last for about two months. She said the giant orchid (Grammatophyllum speciosum), popularly known as tiger orchid because