The SIZE of Vandaceous Orchids

One of the downsides of caring for vandaceous orchids is that they can get quite large.  In the past, the photos that I have posted here have focused on the flowers.  The two pictures below show not only the flowers, but the entire plant.   From these photos, one can get a better sense of the size of these plants.

The first picture below is Mokara Moonlight 'Tangerine'.  It has two flower spikes in bloom which is not unusual for this orchid.  It also has another spike starting to develop which you cannot see in this photo.  This plant is 44 inches from the bottom of the container to the top of the flowers.

The second picture is of Ascocenda Motes Burning Sands.  This plant is 36 inches high with three flower spikes in bloom.  One of the blooms is coming from a keiki that is growing from the base of the plant.