tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90399302627838689872012-02-15T22:29:46.458-08:00Prem Subrahmanyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720547317948102261noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039930262783868987.post-56242478051938902602009-07-09T22:31:00.001-07:002009-07-09T22:36:36.440-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.orchidstockphotos.com/images/orchids/brassavola_cucullata_flower_backlit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 512px; height: 750px;" src="http://www.orchidstockphotos.com/images/orchids/brassavola_cucullata_flower_backlit.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Brassavola cucullata is a species that hails from Mexico and much of Central America. Like other flowers in the genus, this species has intensely night-fragrant flowers (mine smelled like lemon pledge all night long). A member of the Cattleya tribe, it has pseudobulbs with slender, terete leaves, which points to a need for strong light to grow and bloom well. This is an easy species to grow and is probably best presented on a plaque. Of particular note is that this orchid has one of the longest pedicels of any orchid flower...a good six inches between the flowering stem and the base of the flower.<br /><br />---Prem<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9039930262783868987-5624247805193890260?l=orchidphotographer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Prem Subrahmanyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720547317948102261noreply@blogger.com1