Phaius tankervillae

This is my Phaius tankervillae. The plant do so well after I moved it from a container to the ground. I add quite big amount of compost.
This is the second flower under my care. I have two stalks this year. The first comes from the bigger plant. Grow so tall, nearly 160 cm. The second is not that tall.

 

Yes. And the stalk is so strong too
Here is it a few days afterward

 

Yes, they did. So many seed capsules. Unfortunately, the stalks were not strong enough to hold the weight. Besides, it was quite windy here, and the stalks were broken. So, I cut them.

 

Unfortunately, no. Even though I often see a kind of small bees hanging around the plant. But not sure whether they are the pollinators or there are another insects do.
I think I will have them blooming again next year, around May. I will make close observation

 

I only have this tankervillae. This is the most common phaius found around where I live.
What colour is a carpenter bee? There is a big bee visited my Coelogyne speciosa some days ago. It is black with brown reddish long wings.

 

Well, after a quick google search, carpenter bee is lebah kayu. We have many of them around, they drill holes in the wood at our houses.
Very likely they visit my phaius to collect pollen too. Of course, to make sure I must make an observation

 

I will do. While waiting for the phaius to bloom again I will start to observe another plants' polinator too. Currently, I am having Vanda tricolor and Cymbidium bicolor blooming. They too often have seed pods

 

I can't see the difference. It looks similar to me. Perhaps, mine has brighter lip.
Mine grow some new shoots now. There are five grow from two old plants.

 

Aaah... I see... streaks of white strips on the lip.
I pile a generous amount of compost around the plant, and yes it seems like it loves it so much.
Grow a young plant from the old flower shots? That's new to me. How to do that?

 

ps. I have just visited your blog. Marvellous phaius!

 

Great... I'll try this!
Thanks, and nice to meet you!