Phalaenopsis Gigantea

$260.00

Phalaenopsis Gigantea is the king of phalaenopsis, with the largest foliage of all phalaenopsis species! the rare species is native to Borneo and bloom with long lasting, waxy flowers. when in bloom, the flowers emit a unique fragrance of burnt matchsticks. Do not cut off flower spikes and are multiflora, sequential and fragrance.

Phalaenopsis gigantea

Is a species of orchid native to Sabah in the northern part of Borneo, it is a rare plant and threatened with extinction.  They are also found on the western side of the Crocker Mountain in Sarawak and West Kalimantan.  Recently this orchid was found in the original forests of Java.

It is large size, warm to hot growing. The specific epithet gigantea refers to the giant size of its leaves, which can grow over 60 cm in length on a mature plant. It is the largest known Phalaenopsis species.

 

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