{"id":49172,"date":"2025-08-25T15:18:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=49172"},"modified":"2025-09-01T10:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:55:07","slug":"elegant-coelogyne-orchid-brightens-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/25\/elegant-coelogyne-orchid-brightens-the-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Elegant Coelogyne Orchid Brightens the Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_3_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49179 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_3_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Coelogyne Memoria Wilhelm Micholitz, orchid hybrid flower, large white flower with orange and yellow lip, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_3_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_3_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_3_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_3_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_1_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49177 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_1_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Coelogyne Memoria Wilhelm Micholitz, orchid hybrid flower, large white flower with orange and yellow lip, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_1_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_1_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_1_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_1_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_2_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49178 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_2_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Coelogyne Memoria Wilhelm Micholitz, orchid hybrid flower, close up of large white flower with orange and yellow lip, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_2_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_2_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_2_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_2_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This gorgeous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/10\/how-to-say-coelogyne\/\">Coelogyne<\/a> arrived in our garden recently after a friend gave me a division. Happily, it bloomed quickly, and we&#8217;ve been enjoying these great flowers. <a href=\"https:\/\/orchidroots.com\/display\/summary\/orchidaceae\/100014144\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coelogyne Memoria W. Micholitz<\/a> is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/hybrid-vigor\/\">hybrid<\/a> orchid, and it&#8217;s truly a prize. Its crystal white blooms boast a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/16\/lovely-orchid-lips\/\">flower lip<\/a> with brilliant orange hues.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_4_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49180 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_4_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Coelogyne Memoria Wilhelm Micholitz, orchid hybrid flower and leaves, large white flower with orange and yellow lip, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_4_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_4_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_4_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_7_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49183 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_7_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Coelogyne Memoria Wilhelm Micholitz, orchid hybrid flower, close up of large white flower with orange and yellow lip, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_7_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_7_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_7_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_5_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49181 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_5_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Coelogyne Memoria Wilhelm Micholitz, orchid hybrid flower, large white flower with orange and yellow lip, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_5_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_5_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_5_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_5_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a primary hybrid, meaning that it&#8217;s a cross between two species. The parent species, <em>Coelogyne lawrenceana<\/em> and <em>Coelogyne mooreana<\/em>, are shown in the final two photos below. If you carefully compare them, you can see that this hybrid has received traits from each parent. The larger flower size and thick bristles on the lip come from <em>Coel. lawrenceana<\/em>, and the overall bloom shape and white color are from <em>Coel. mooreana<\/em>. The lip colors also appear to be a blend between the parents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_6_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49182 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_6_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Coelogyne Memoria Wilhelm Micholitz, orchid hybrid flowers and bud, large white flower with orange and yellow lip, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_6_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_6_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_6_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_Memoria_Wilhelm_Micholitz_6_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_lawrenceana_Encinal_Warrior_AM_AOS_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49176 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_lawrenceana_Encinal_Warrior_AM_AOS_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Coelogyne lawrenceana 'Encinal Warrior' AM\/AOS, orchid species flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2013, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_lawrenceana_Encinal_Warrior_AM_AOS_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_lawrenceana_Encinal_Warrior_AM_AOS_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_lawrenceana_Encinal_Warrior_AM_AOS_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_lawrenceana_Encinal_Warrior_AM_AOS_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_mooreana_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49184 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_mooreana_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Coelogyne mooreana, orchid species flower, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_mooreana_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_mooreana_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_mooreana_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coelogyne_mooreana_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This orchid seems to have adjusted well to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/12\/a-decade-growing-orchids-in-pacifica\/\">our cool, foggy climate on the Northern California coast<\/a>. It&#8217;s opened four flowers so far. If I can keep it happy, maybe there will be more next time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This gorgeous Coelogyne arrived in our garden recently after a friend gave me a division. Happily, it bloomed quickly, and we&#8217;ve been enjoying these great flowers. Coelogyne Memoria W. Micholitz is a hybrid orchid, and it&#8217;s truly a prize. Its crystal white blooms boast a flower lip with brilliant orange hues. 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