{"id":20155,"date":"2014-10-09T20:19:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T04:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=20155"},"modified":"2014-12-04T21:07:51","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T05:07:51","slug":"grammatophyllum-orchids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/09\/grammatophyllum-orchids\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammatophyllum Orchids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grammatophyllum orchids make a big impression. These large beauties are native to hot, steamy jungles in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Dave and I have seen them in Hawaii before, but never in bloom until our recent visit to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/15\/orchids-at-foster-botanical-garden\/\">Foster Botanical Garden<\/a> in Honolulu. We not saw only one, but three different Grammatophyllum varieties flowering at Foster. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/22\/the-biggest-orchid-in-the-world\/\">I&#8217;ve already blogged about the first one, the Tiger Orchid, which is the largest orchid in the world.<\/a> Here are the other two we saw &#8212; not as big, but no less splendid in their tropical grandeur. The first one is the Leopard Orchid, Grammatophyllum scriptum, named for its spotted flowers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_5_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20163\" alt=\"Grammatophyllum scriptum, Leopard Orchid, orchid species, in flower at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_5_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_5_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_5_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_5_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_6_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20164\" alt=\"Grammatophyllum scriptum, Leopard Orchid, orchid species, flower close up at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_6_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_6_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_6_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_6_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20160\" alt=\"Grammatophyllum scriptum, Leopard Orchid, orchid species flowers at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_2_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_2_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_2_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_2_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_4_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20162\" alt=\"Grammatophyllum scriptum, Leopard Orchid, orchid species flower with water drops at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_4_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_4_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_4_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_4_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_3_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20161\" alt=\"Grammatophyllum scriptum, Leopard Orchid, orchid species flowers at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_3_800px-96x128.jpg\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_3_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_3_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_3_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20159\" alt=\"Grammatophyllum scriptum, Leopard Orchid, orchid species, flower close up at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_1_800px-128x128.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_1_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_1_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_1_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leopard Orchids are smaller than their Tiger Orchid relatives, but they can still take lots of space, especially with their tall flower spikes. The photos for the second variety below show the same species as above, but this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/05\/cultivar-names\/\">cultivar<\/a> has greenish yellow blossoms instead. If you look closely, you can see the faint outlines of the leopard spot patterns. For good measure, there&#8217;s one more photo of the Tiger Orchid at the end, so all three types are in the same post.<\/p>\n<p>To grow Grammatophyllums, give them lots of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/29\/let-the-sunshine-in\/\">full sun<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/temperature.html\">warm temps<\/a>, regular <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/water.html\">waterings<\/a>, regular <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/fertilizer.html\">fertilizer<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/humidity.html\">high humidity<\/a>. Besides being known for the size, Grammatophyllums are also known for their stubbornness. Most bloom only once every two or three years. So, if you have lots of space and patience, Grammatophyllums may be the orchids for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20165\" alt=\"Grammatophyllum scriptum \u2018Hihimanu\u2019, Leopard Orchid, orchid species with greenish yellow flowers, in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_1_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_1_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_1_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_1_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20166\" alt=\"Grammatophyllum scriptum \u2018Hihimanu\u2019, Leopard Orchid, orchid species with greenish yellow flowers, in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_2_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_2_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_2_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_2_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_3_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20167\" alt=\"Grammatophyllum scriptum \u2018Hihimanu\u2019, Leopard Orchid, side view of flower, orchid species with greenish yellow flowers, in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_3_800px-128x128.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_3_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_3_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_3_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_4_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20168\" alt=\"Grammatophyllum scriptum \u2018Hihimanu\u2019, Leopard Orchid, orchid species with greenish yellow flowers, in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_4_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_4_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_4_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_4_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_seedpod_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20169\" alt=\"Grammatophyllum scriptum \u2018Hihimanu\u2019, Leopard Orchid, orchid species seedpod with old flower attached, at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_seedpod_800px-128x85.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_seedpod_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_seedpod_800px-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_Hihimanu_seedpod_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_speciosum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20170\" alt=\"Grammatophyllum speciosum, Tiger Orchid, orchid species, in flower at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_speciosum_800px-128x128.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_speciosum_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_speciosum_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Grammatophyllum_speciosum_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammatophyllum orchids make a big impression. These large beauties are native to hot, steamy jungles in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Dave and I have seen them in Hawaii before, but never in bloom until our recent visit to Foster Botanical Garden in Honolulu. We not saw only one, but three different Grammatophyllum varieties flowering [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,12,3,6,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-botanical-gardens","category-fragrant-orchids","category-growing","category-photos","category-warm-growers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20155"}],"version-history":[{"count":64,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20237,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20155\/revisions\/20237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}