2One of the most brightly colored of all Madagascan orchids, C. gibbosa has an extremely unusual flower shape and growth habit to match its fascinating color pattern; deciduous orchid that often dies back to a tuberous roots during the winter months, which in spring produces large, oblong, and strappy leaf that is usually spotted purple on immature growths; 12`spikes appear when the plant is in active growth, and bear heads of 5-20, 1-1/2` blooms that are orange sherbet colored with or without purple spots and a quadrilobed lip that fades to cream with a bright lilac spot in the center; lateral sepals have flared tips that sometimes also fade to a creamy color and dorsal sepals and petals form a hood that hides the column; totally awesome. *Plants are completely devoid of foliage typically from September through March, strict winter dry rest is not needed for this species
2a lovely jewel orchid with marvelously colored and patterned leaves, 1` conical deciduous bulbs are topped with 3 - 4 glossy bronze colored leaves with some cream variegation and heavily undulated margins, 4` apical spikes bearing up to thirty 1/8` chartreuse flowers that are highly complex in structure
2a gorgeous deciduous terrestrial, pointed undulated 5` leaves form dense basal rosettes, spikes up to 3 ft. long emerge from the center and carry 100 or more intricate lilac pink purple spotted 1/2` flowers, long five-fingered lip is white with large purple spots, very impressive and easy to grow, forms specimen plants quickly.