What's looking exotic in June 2013

so good it came up twice...sorry not sure how it happened.

 

this rare climber from the rainforest of the Congo has just one little cluster of flowers at the moment. Calanchone Redingii.

 

It's a Paphiopedilum. Looks rather like the hybrid Irish Eyes, but I really would not stand by the hybrid id as there are so many.

 

Thank you wardley - lovely, especially that first picture - I wish my garden looked like that in winter - in fact I wish my garden looked like that in summer.

I had never heard of Luculia - but it appears that you can grow it in the UK. Chilterns are selling the seeds. It just needs to be kept frost free (I gather), and could even survive outside in the warmest parts of the UK.

I love that Calochone. Whilst the name does register in Google - there is essentially nothing out there on the net - not even a picture.

 

I made that search and followed that route too ... are we sharing a packet of seed then?