Sunday, September 10, 2006

Orchidius Minisculeous

Really? Of course not. According to Moggie, it is Dendrochilum Smilie ... or Smeagol's cousin (again kidding). It is tiny so best way to see it is with a magnifying glass or take a digital pic and enlarge it as i have done here:

This is the whole stalk, about 2-3 inches long:


Here's from the same shot as above, zoomed in:


And another angle, also zoomed in:

3 comments:

LadyHawk said...

Beautiful !! The tiny orchid is so fascinating

moggie said...

wow...thanks for sharing, dude. was almost going cross-eyed trying to get a closer look at an individual flower! it's Really tiny. very similar to the dendrochilum longifolium and smithianum.

Anonymous said...

wahhh seem like you guys have lots of exotic orchids. Nice and sharp pic *thumbs up*