Catasetum Shanelle Girl
Several months ago, I acquired this young orchid from Mr. Shinmun Lee, a friend and orchid enthusiast who runs a beautiful nursery. One of the many places I hang out at when I urgently need to de-stress, think or just be surrounded by green.
Shanelle Girl came with a responsibility. You see, Shinmun named this hybrid after the apple of his eye, "Shanelle".....his daughter. Currently there are only 3 people in the world who possess this orchid....and I happen to be one of them! Talk about pressure. (Now I know how Dr.Liau felt when he was presented with a 5 year old Cherry Blossom bonsai from Japan).
With a lot of care and constant monitoring, my catasetum finally developed buds and bloomed. What a relief....and what joy. Not only does this amazing hybrid have beautifully structured blooms, it also has one of the best fragrances I have ever come across in an orchid.
posted by moggie @ Wednesday, November 08, 2006
15 Comments:
You have captured the loveliness of this bloom beautifully, Moggie. Now I can look at it closely without fear of it spitting at me. Hahaha. Thanks for sharing
Congratulations on nurturing your "baby" to fruition.
Another amazing picture, and a truly magnificent orchid :)
Hugs galore
Whisky
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That is amazing Moggie, it's also beautiful. We have quite a collection of orchids as well but none as exotic and rare as this.
Great job caring for it....shows great patience and care.
Pickle
That is amazing Moggie, it's also beautiful. We have quite a collection of orchids as well but none as exotic and rare as this.
Great job caring for it....shows great patience and care.
Pickle
Very nice :)
Just like your friend Pickle said, you must be a very patient person, moggie.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience with us.
Shanelle Girl is gorgeous!
Hi Moggie!! Hey! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! Goodness gracious!! Wow! Thanks so much for sharing! Bye! Take care! : ) Just wonderful...the talent you have for nurturing these orchids!!
You sure take care of your ladies....nurture them with love daily, patience.....and at the end, you have her in bloom, she's a pleasure to look at and she sure smells real good....mmmm....(wink)(wink)
Shanelle, nice name :D
Wah didn't know moggie has this rare and exotic orchid.
(When can see?)
Ahem..psst mog, there a bee coming for you...careful not to get sting.
(Well I supposed a sting is better then losing a head) hehe :P
That is so beautiful Moggie... how lucky to be the owner of such a lovely plant. Congrats.
hi moggie
i dont believe u remember that, i dont myself!!!
thx god for knowing a great man like you
i do treasure times spent together
i wish my orchids are like yours moggie! hari hari siram tapi no flower?! haha
Hi Moggie :)
I've bee trying, in vain, to leave a message for Madwag on her blogs, for some reason beta blogs won't let me do it.
I just wanted to say HI MADWAG!!! and I love your blog :) any fellow animal lover, and friend of Moggie, Pickle, Sandra, Ladyhawk and Divemuster is a friend of mine :)
Moggie, More More More please!!!
Love and hugs
Whisky
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Catasetums,a native of South America has two interesting and distinctive characteristic.First, they have a unique pollination mechanism,and this never fail to pique the curiosity of orchid lovers.When one's finger touches a hair-trigger on the column,the flower expels it's pollinia in a flash,startling the first time observer.Secondly they produce male and female flower.Special technique is required to induce the plant to produce female flower and to preserve the male flower's pollinia.This explained why there is not many hybrid of this genera in the market.
For Catasetum Shanelle Girl i picked Ctsm.tenebrosum (a species) for it's unique black color.The other parent,Ctsm.Memoria Kampar Yip was named in memory of Mr.Yip from Kampar who was a renowned species collector.The seeds were sprinkle on a coconut tree for gemination and lucky to have a few plants.That's why this is a rare hybrid and i am happy Andy had taken good care of Shanelle Girl.
ohhhhhh... HIYA Whisky!!! Bless you! I must add you to my blogroll.... thx love... many xxxx
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