Thank you for the close up. It's spectacular.

Thank you for the close up. It's spectacular.

Thank you for the close up. It's spectacular.

Lovely orchid!

Like it very much.

Nice looking plant.Like the spots.

Thank you all. It is my favorite orchid.

My kind of orchid. Very cool!

Those bearded boffins with PHDs decide sometimes that an orchid species needs a new name and Doctor Google is in complete agreement because a search gives lots of hits on Dendrobium normanbyense.

But another group of boffins have to agree otherwise the new name doesn't get a mention in the World checklist of selected plant families kept at Kew.

The naming and renaming is ridiculous to try to keep up with. I have both tags in the pot waiting for some decision as to whether or not this small variety is really a distinct species. Ugh!

In the meantime, I am enjoying it in full bloom. All 13 blooms are now open.

Close up of the flower.