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10/15/05

Cirr makoyanum 01

Southside Place, Texas

this is a Cirrhopetalum species, which also goes by the moniker Bulbophyllum makoyanum
it hails from Malaysia, but is easy to grow indoors provided it gets lots of air movement, humidity and dappled morning light, not too strong ...bathrooms are good locations if you don't have a greenhouse
this deceptive orchid is really 11 distinct flowers, mimicking a sunflower or daisy
the further magic of this flower comes from its movement
the petals are loosely hinged and they dance in a breeze
these grow horizontally & I took this, in my studio, from above

FujiFilm FinePix S3 Pro ,Nikkor 85mm f/2.8 PC Micro
8 sec
F16.0
ISO: 100
studio fill flash full exif


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