RHH's photos with the keyword: new-guinea

This very unusual orchid species is from Papua New Guinea. It belong to a small genus of about twenty species, mostly from the cloud forests and most with brightly colored flowers. The individual growths, one of which is shown here, are 2-3 inches but grow on top of each other in a rambling fashion. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2013/01/mediocalcar-verst...

This is the plant whose flowers are shown below. As I noted in that post, the plant tends to ramble all over and is impossible to confine to a pot. It is from New Guinea and prefers cool temperatures and good humidity. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2013/01/mediocalcar-verst...

Dendrobium subuliferum is another miniature species from Papua New Guinea belonging to the Oxyglossum section of the genus Dendrobium, a section that includes many cool-growing, cloud-forest miniature with brightly colored flowers that last for many months. My plant is a first bloom seedling. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2012/11/dendrobium-subuli...

Dendrobium sulphureuym is another species from New Guinea belonging to the Oxyglossum section of the genus, which usually means colorful and long-lived flowers. This certainly fits the bill. It is about six inches tall and at the tip of each growth produces two or three flowers that last for many months. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2011/08/dendrobium-sulphu...

Here's the plant with its flowers whose single flower is shown below. This mat-like species is from the high altitude cloud forests of New Guinea. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2013/02/mediocalcar-decor...

Mediocalcar decoratum is in the same genus as the plant pictured below and has similar though differently colored flowers, but the plant is much smaller and more easily contained. The individual growths are only a half inch in size, each of them with a cylindrical pseudobulb topped by three fat little leaves. Like its relative, it is from New Guinea. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2013/02/mediocalcar-decor...

Here is one more photo of New Guinea Dendrobium I posted a few days ago. This is a first bloom seedling, a miniature plant and belongs to the Oxyglossum section of the genus. It requires cool temperatures and high humidity and has flowers that last for many months. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2012/11/dendrobium-subuli...

This little species from New Guinea is notable for the rainbow of colors in which it flowers, for the longevity of the flowers (each flower last six months or more) and for its beautiful foliage, visible in the picture. The plant is only an inch tall and is dwarfed by the one inch flowers. These flowers are bicolored, but they also come in plain shades of red, orange, yellow, white and pink. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2013/02/dendrobium-cuthbe...