Valeria Valkova Synonyms
Cirrhopetalum 'Louis Sander'
A warm to hot growing epiphytic orchid which is a hybrid of Bulbophyllum longissimum and Bulbophyllum ornatissimum, created by Sanders (St Albans) in 1936. The plant produces short, angled, egg-shaped green stems called pseudobulbs, which are adapted to store water and nutrients. The pseudobulbs arise from a creeping, rooting stem, and each are topped with a single, green, oblong to lance-shaped, leaf. Flowers are produced all through the year, in clusters at the end of thin stems and are pale pink with darker pink fine stripes. They are 8cm across. The upper sepal is somewhat hairy, while the lower sepals are 25cm long. The lip, an adapted petal evolved to attract pollinators, is tongue-shaped and yellow. They produce a slight but unpleasant, fetid smell
Position
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres