Originally, the waling-waling is found growing high up on big trees in the rainforest. It has been discovered a long time ago, and already considered the grand-grand parents of most Vanda hybrids now in the commercial trade. Many inter-generic hybrids are also produced with this Vanda sanderiana as one of the parents. Examples of these intergeneric hybrids are Aranda (Arachnis x Vanda), Ascosenda (Ascocentrum x Vanda), Mokara (Arachnis x Ascocentrum x Vanda), Vascostylis (Ascocentrum x Rhyncostylis x Vanda), and more. Photos are from the ongoing Philippine Orchid Society Show at the Quezon Memorial Circle.
Above and below: Vanda sanderiana
above photo from previous orchid show
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What amazing photos of these beautiful Vandas, Andrea! My favourites are the dark blue ones - I am very partial to blur flowers.
ReplyDeleteThank you for participating in Floral Friday Fotos, look forward to seeing your photos each week.
PS: BLUE flowers, not "blur" :-)
ReplyDeleteHahaha, Nick i think you had to put the 2nd comment because i really have the 'blurred' photo and i might think you like that! I can't get a good one as it is so hot there and the plants are sometimes so high up for me to get a good focus. I know that's not a good excuse, but i will try again!
DeleteYes, i think most of us are particularly leaning on choosing the blues! thanks.
The last two are my favourites - how lovely to have the dark and light pink in one flower. My garden is really too shady for orchids to flower, but when they do I get very excited.
ReplyDeleteThey are our Philippine pride, the Vanda sanderiana, our own.
DeleteBeautiful orchids you show.
ReplyDeleteI love orchids.
Wishing you a good day.
/ Hanne Bente
hbt.finus.dk
Thanks Hanne Bente, I hope i've shown you precious ones which are not commonly found in your country.
DeleteStunning selection of orchids Andrea!
ReplyDeleteIt would be so neat to visit a rain forest and see these growing in the trees. How beautiful and exotic that would be!
ReplyDeleteYes Tina, it would be nice if there is still a place like that. These days it can only be found in artificially developed settings intentionally attached to trees in some rich peoples home gardens. The collectors are partly responsible in depleting these from the forests.
DeleteSome really beautiful Orchids. I really like the ones you have posted.
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Cher, thanks for visiting, they are really loved even by the visitors here in the exhibit.
DeleteI'll take one of each thank you. :-) They really are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these with us.
FlowerLady
hahaha Flowerlady, if only i have a well protected area i will be trying to get one of each too even five of each!
DeleteThese are beautiful display of the orchids. The "spotted" ones are my favorite. I went to the Arboretum for two consecutive weekends in February and saw lots of them.
ReplyDeleteImagine the expenses of providing habitat for them in arboretum in temperate climates, when here they are just in the open with top nets.
DeleteJeden ładniejszy od drugiego, a w sumie wszystkie piękne . Pozdrawiam. *** One prettier than another, and a total of all beautiful. Yours.
ReplyDeleteThanks Giga for always visiting my posts. I hope i provided uncommon orchids than those flowers often seen in your temperate climates.
DeleteAndrea I was never much into orchids but I must say you have turned my head. I have an orchid that needs help to grow and bloom in my office...it belongs to someone else but I am the gardener so I am helping to restore it...I have researched a bit on how to grow them and have my work cut out for me but I believe it will be worth it...
ReplyDeleteDonna, It might be a bit difficult to grow in an office environment. Maybe that is more challenging than growing in the normal habitat. So what happened to it now? What orchid is that?
DeleteThese are all so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHope you can come and visit my Spiny Flowers.
thanks for dropping by Modern Mom
DeleteAndrea, I love the Vanda as well. The design on the flowers are striking and I like how they cluster together. Wonderful plants BUT I fail with them here in the desert.....too much work:) I'm glad you've been writing more. Remember when I wrote that I was going to cut back on writing....well it hasn't happened. You were doing well at first, but I notice you're writing more often again:) Oneness has stuck to her New Years Resolution however:) Hope you have a wonderful Friday. All my best. Kreesh:)
ReplyDeleteKreesh, haha, I still prefer short discussions, that's the difference between the scientific mind vs the literary mind. And we normally write direct to the point, no elaborate adjectives and circuitous discussions. So you can almost guess what i do with long paragraphs...yes i just look at the photos! Sorry about that!
DeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteRegards and best wishes
thanks for dropping by from Macedonia.
Deletesuch a beautiful variety of orchids. lovely colours and i like the last one best. thanks for sharing the beauty Andrea.
ReplyDeletethanks again for appreciating my photos. i appreciate your feedback and kind, encouraging words. have a blessed day.
I am really a fan of your night shots, most especially.
Deletei'm in awe of hte blue/purplish orchids. i've never seen that coloration here.
ReplyDeleteThey have them in your arboretum, i just don't know which states? You have lots of money to maintain tropical plants in temperate climates. The structures with controlled environments like temperatures and humidity are called phytotron, maybe they are what they commonly call conservatory.
DeleteVery lovely... many of these cultivars are ones I haven't seen before. I only have one Vanda which is the one in your 5th photo... I have gotten it to rebloom once but it isn't looking quite as well this season... lower foliage is yellow and foliage in general is quite light colored. I'm wondering if the culprit is too much light (it's under T5 fixtures). I've enjoyed your beautiful post... Larry
ReplyDeleteFantastic shots and sensational colors in these photos. Finely tuned details are just perfect. Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog. You had asked a question on mine, "Did you use a polarizing filter?" To be honest, I don't even know what that is :) I'm not a professional photographer, just love snapping shots. Thank you and have a great week.
ReplyDeleteEach one is lovely, but the last one is definitely my favourite. Such wonderful colour. You've shown a great collection.
ReplyDeleteAndrea, in reply to your question about the coloured reply boxes in my comments section ... it's just part of the template I use.
Thanks Bernie, so my template is not using a different color for replies! LOL!
DeleteI will never tire of viewing orchids, more so if they are fragrant. Now I am convinced that Philippines has lots of beautiful orchids ♥
ReplyDeleteOh no, you mean to say, i haven't convinced you yet since last time!!! hahaha. We have the best, but please don't let a Thai read this! LOL.
DeleteBeautiful flowers, I like it!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend!
Greetings from Hamburg/Germany
Maxine
eine Vanda habe ich auch..nur leider keine Blüte..hoffe das klappt auch
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I know nothing of orchids other than they have such beauty!
ReplyDeleteThe orchids are stunning and your photography really shows them off!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful flowers and photos. I had an orchid once but after it flowered it never flowed again. Eventually I forgot about it, it dried out and I threw it away.
ReplyDeleteOh I am so sorry about that, but it happened to many of my orchids before. When they didn't receive much care they succumbed to disease, of course after famine there will be disease, and in a little while they died. So until i am at fully at home, i will not buy orchid plants again.
DeleteLove the Vanda. Your post reminds me of attending orchid shows with my late father. So many hybrids, so many colors. He would try to buy prize winning plants and propagate them. Regretfully, in the US, I have been successful in growing them for a long while, only to lose them weather changes they cannot adapt to :( I would say, Cymbidiums, Paphiopedilum and Phalaenopsis are the easiest for me to grow in San Diego. Thank you for taking such beautiful pictures for us to enjoy!
ReplyDeleteBecause San Diego is colder than us here, those Genus will be performing well there. But with our climate, terete Vanda will be the easiest to care for, and of course Dendrobium. We have Phals in colder climes like highlands and near the mountains. I love Paphiopedilum but nowhere can they withstand our very hot dry season in the province.
DeleteBeautiful! I especially love the yellow one in the first picture. I have four vandas myself, two of them are very similar to your Vanda sanderiana and that blue one. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYes Ami, i know you have some Vanda too, i am always visiting and commenting there. It actually is maybe easier to grow in your climate than here.
DeleteAndrea- I am speechless. And people who know me realize that is rare! The blue one I'm particular is really a marvel. I know that breeders if other types of flowers try - and fail- to achieve that royal blue. I really do appreciate the opportunity to see these. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Libby thanks for coming over, i think this is your first time here. You should come more often as i post orchids already many times in the past, yearly actually. The blue Vanda has already been in the market maybe for >2 decades, there was the V rothschildiana and V coerulea, which are the most famous blue Vandas earlier.
DeleteAbsolutely stunning! I love the speckles, and the colors are so rich and vibrant! Really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSince you are very fond of orchids, why not start growing your own orchids again. You could sell them later (or give away) too :)
ReplyDeletehaha, yes i know how to make them look well and beautiful, but i have to be at home everyday to do that. Not yet now! thanks.
DeleteI think it's impossible to choose a favourite, they're all gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI'd agree that vanda is pretty special! I do love that dusty rose color in the photos 2 above the vandas.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images of the orchids Andrea. I think orchids are my favorite flower, it is just the leaves that are not that attractive.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing this wonderful orchids with weekend flowers! great shots :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful orchids - colourful and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
If you have the time please visit my new blog.
http://guildwoodgardens-mypictures.blogspot.com/
featuring tropical flowers from the Island of the Dominican Republic. Right now Iam showing pink Orchids!!
Thanks for visiting here, i've been already to your site, and i am sorry i don't particularly love the terete Vanda, they look like scraggly hairs if unkempt. If you will see those Vanda in gardens of Singapore, you will agree with me! LOL.
Deleteo, so many. There are different shapes and forms I have not see. Not as I remember anyway. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI could look at these beautiful orchids all day. Your photos are beautiful. I have seen some of these in the conservatory at Biltmore Estate. We go there about six times a year just to admire the beauty.
ReplyDeleteyes George, that's why i stayed in the Orchid show for one day despite the hot and humid environment. I pretend to be photographing the orchids, but actually i always look at them, and then take another round on them, again...
DeleteHi Andrea, yes your orchids are gorgeous! Kindof like primroses on steroids. lol! I have not been by for a while. Why? I have no idea. I really enjoy visiting here. Such beautiful color and variety in those orchids!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Jann
Beautiful, beaurtiful orchids!
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to orchids, I think I am biased too, like you...
ReplyDeleteNo wonder they are your favorites! All of them are so beautiful and available in so many colors. I loved the pinkish one the most!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these pics, wish you a lovely week ahead Andrea:)
The variety of orchids here is wonderful! So gorgeous and the close shots show all the detail.
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