Never Before Seen

Wispy Umbrella Orchid

While strolling around Chicago’s Lincoln Park Conservatory this past weekend, we came across this never before seen by me orchid. It was tagged as genus – Bulbophyllum and species – Bulbophyllum gracillimum (Rolfe). A very knowledgeable volunteer informed me that it’s common and much easier name to remember is a wispy umbrella orchid. It is a bunch of miniature orchids forming an amazing larger and spidery looking blossom. Interesting looking, isn’t it? I’ll be on the lookout for more of these for sure.

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16 responses to “Never Before Seen”

  1. mijnnikonenik Avatar
    mijnnikonenik

    Amazing!

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      It is that for sure! Incredible how tiny each little blossom is and each one still looks like an orchid individually. 😁

      Reply
  2. WanderingCanadians Avatar
    WanderingCanadians

    I’ve never seen an orchid like this before either. It looks pretty neat.

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      I almost completely missed it hidden by the larger flowers. Made me wonder how many times I have walked right past one at orchid shows. 🤔

      Reply
  3. Monkey's Tale Avatar
    Monkey’s Tale

    Wow, what a beautiful orchid!

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      It definitely caught my attention. So glad you liked it too. 😊

      Reply
  4. Eliza Waters Avatar
    Eliza Waters

    More animal than plant! 🙂

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      A spider playing an April’s Fools joke on everyone by pretending to be an orchid, maybe? If I came across this on a hike, I would not think it was an orchid at first glance. 😁

      Reply
  5. Gisela Benseler Avatar
    Gisela Benseler

    A very interesting umbrella orchid. It looked to me first as a Qualle (german) with long arms, swimming in the sea.

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      Yes! It sure does look like a jellyfish. (I now know three German words!) 😁

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      1. Gisela Benseler Avatar
        Gisela Benseler

        A jellyfisch? A “Qualle” has long arms, and its poison “brennt”(deutsch).🪼

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        1. Pepper Avatar
          Pepper

          Yes, I think qualle is a jellyfish in English. Here’s a link to a pic I found on the National Geographic site. Is it the same thing that you were thinking of? I could be completely wrong. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/jellyfish

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          1. Pepper Avatar
            Pepper

            Oh, and a jellyfish has poison that stings or burns (brennt). 😊

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          2. Gisela Benseler Avatar
            Gisela Benseler

            Thank You. That is a very beautifull jellyfisch!🪼

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            1. Pepper Avatar
              Pepper

              Yay! Glad we figured that out. 😊

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              1. Gisela Benseler Avatar
                Gisela Benseler

                Yay! ☺️

                Reply

Thoughtful words accomplish much.

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