Rhynchostylis gigantea 'Orange'

The rare orange-colored form of this spectacular species!

Native to Thailand, this species has fantastic foxtail-like flower spikes that arch over the pot with 15 to 50 flowers, each 3/4" to 1" in size. These plants usually flower in January or February and can flower for 2 to 3 months, having a wonderful somewhat spicy citrus type fragrance. The leaves themselves are very beautiful with wide, thick iron-like stiff leaves that have lighter colored longitudinal stripes on them.

Grow in medium to very bright light, water when just dry except when in flower (keep slightly more moist then) and feed every other time you water. Repot as the mix breaks down (every 4 to 6 years with bark mix) or when roots hang down over the pot and things start getting rangy. Moisten roots first to make them more flexible and then coil them into the new pot and fill in with bark. These can also be grown in teak baskets filled with bark.