Bell orchidOrchidaceae (Orchid family)Native to south-east Asia (Malaysia) to south-west PacificOahu, Hawaii, 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!**NOTE**While I enjoy orchids, as an environmentally conscious orchid grower in Hawaii, 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.
Bell orchidOrchidaceae (Orchid family)Native to south-east Asia (Malaysia) to south-west PacificOahu, Hawaii, 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!nativeplants.hawaii.edu
Leopard orchidOrchidaceae (Orchid family)Native to south-east Asia (Malaysia) to south-west PacificOahu, Hawaii, 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. citrinumwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/7939330534/in/photolist-...**NOTE**While I enjoy orchids, as an environmentally conscious orchid grower in Hawaii, 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.
Bell orchidOrchidaceae (Orchid family)Native to south-east Asia (Malaysia) to south-west PacificOahu, Hawaii, USA (Cultivated)Each raceme (flowering cluster) is about 3 ft. (1 m) long with each flower about 2 inches (5 cm) across.Closeupwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/7939351562/in/photolist-...Flowerwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/7939359832/in/photolist-...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!**NOTE**While I enjoy orchids, as an environmentally conscious orchid grower in Hawaii, 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.
Bell orchidOrchidaceae (Orchid family)Native to south-east Asia (Malaysia) to south-west PacificOahu, Hawaii, 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!nativeplants.hawaii.edu
Giant orchidOrchidaceae (Orchid family)Native to the lowland tropical rainforests New Guinea, Sumatra, Malaysia and the Philippines. Oahu, Hawaii, USA (Cultivated)Fruits in handGrammatophyllum speciosum is the world's largest orchid.Everything about this orchid is huge, the pseudobulbs (8 ft; 2.5 m), the raceme (8 ft; 2.5 m), the 60-100 flowers (each one 4 in; 10 cm wide), and the giant seed pods (seen here). The plants can even grow to weigh over a ton (2,000 lbs; 907 kg), with a record of two tons (4,000 lbs; 1815 kg)!