Himantoglossum robertiana

[mark smyth]

I can see a bud coming up on my B/H robertiana

[fredg]

A few more photos as the inflorescence continues to bloom.
Clone 2 is starting to open its flowers,which are not as noticably scented as the original.

[Maggi Young]

Have I got this right, Fred? - the second clone is in pic 4, with more pink in the flower and less scent?
This suggests that a brighter flower has less need of  fragrance.....    

[fredg]

Yes Maggi pic 4 is clone2.
Insects don't see the colours of the flowers as we do so I'll leave that one up to you

[Maggi Young]

Insects don't see the colours of the flowers as we do so I'll leave that one up to you

Yes, I know - so it really is a mystery , isn't it?  Always so much of interest.

[fredg]

Maggi
I think the two clones are about on a par now with scent. On the one day since the 6th January that the sun managed to stay out long enough to hit then greenhouse they filled the whole place with their scent.
Being winter flowering the inflorescences last for such a long time too.

[Maggi Young]

Maggi
I think the two clones are about on a par now with scent. On the one day since the 6th January that the sun managed to stay out long enough to hit then greenhouse they filled the whole place with their scent.
Being winter flowering the inflorescences last for such a long time too.

Thanks for the update , Fred. A sunny greenhouse  full of scent-  that's a prospect that gladdens the heart, even if you had quite a wait for it!

[SteveC2]

Several weeks after Fred's my Barlia has started to open and like his the scent is filling the greenhouse.  Colourwise mine seems to be a cross of his two clones!

[Hans A.]

Here also still in Flower. 

[Neil]

My Himantoglossum robertiana is now in spike, a bit short only 110mm at present,  but a beautiful when it is warm!

[fredg]

Just a little update.

Three mionths later.

[Maggi Young]

Just a little update.

Three months later.

  Now that is a long lasting flower spike.