These are Kandyan Dancer Orchids from our garden. This belongs to the genus Onicidium, which has more than 300 orchid species.
I could not find the exact species name of this orchid though.
These have been named after it's resemblance to Kandyan Dancers, a traditional form of upcountry dancing in Sri Lanka, where the dancers wear highly ornamented costumes.
< Kandyan Dancers in the Procession on my Wedding day
Also visit Oncidium to read more on this genus of Orchids
2006-08-20
Kandyan Dancer Orchid
Posted by PRan at 8/20/2006 08:51:00 pm
Labels: Nature, Photography, Sri Lankan
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isn't that their their name
ReplyDelete'oncidium kandyan dancer' ?
they look nice
Hi, I think they're called Oncidium altissimum.
ReplyDeleteLooks a lot like your ones, don't they?
Nice pics :)
cheers,
Pretty pics. I've always loved orchids :)
ReplyDeleteNice pics! Love the kandyan dancers.. i think i need to do a perehera session! :D linked you by the way on my blog!
ReplyDeleteAh remember you gave me soem plants of this.. They never have Kandian dancer or Indian dancer flowers.. I think u have given me some male plants. :-(
ReplyDeleteBTW Bird nest plant now has 3 leaves... Its really cool
Thanks Guys & Gals for the comments.
ReplyDeleteAsitha>> Well Oncidium altissimum is the first species defined under Onicidium genus. It is also called Wydler's Dancing-lady. But of all the photos I could find through Googling, they were having bit larger flowers & the 3 top most petals are much slender in Kandyan Dancer. They have a resemblance but I think they belong to two different species.
Mr.Evil>> Thanks for the link. Wondering whether you would permit me to put a link to your blog ("Permission must be obtained for Hypertext links to this blog"). Wondering from where I should get permission to put a link to your blog? :)
Anyway I’am a "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, and Speak No Evil" guy, wanting to link to Mr.Evil ;)
Thushara>> Well flowering plants do not bloom around you. That’s the main problem.
There is no shortcut to make plants grow. Give plenty of TLC (Don't ask me whether it's a drug...)
See WordNet Search - 2.1 for more details.
ha ha ha ! You got the permission amigo! It's all good! That © is only for little twirps in the media who steal other peoples ideas :D lol :)
ReplyDeleteNeways.. you know i too am a see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil kinda person! BUT they forgot my fav part.. "Do no evil!" so i just go out and do it :P lol :) ava good weekend!!
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ReplyDeletethose Orchids REALLY look like Kandyan dancers OMG so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteKeshi.