@Bigbill, I didn't remember the name Myrmecophila but after my husband got my laptop back up and running today, I went through all of my files and I found a folder labeled
Myrmecophila 'Motes Long Shot' (grandiflora x byrsiana 'Orange Belle') If my mystery orchid is that one, this will be the first time it's ever bloomed for me.
I read that Myrmecophila bloom spikes can grow 4 to 6 feet in length! I took a yard stick and went out to measure the single spike which is growing fast and it's already at 16 inches in length. I have two old photos at this database entry
Orchid (Myrmecophila Motes Long Shot) which shows the parentage as
grandiflora x byrsiana and I now wonder if that's the correct database location for my photo since
mine is labeled x byrsiana 'Orange Belle'; if it is incorrect, I'll have to ask admin. to move my pictures.
The lighting isn't the greatest but I just went out and took a couple of photos of the plant and the growing spike.
I had to turn this photo sideways to get the entire spike in view.
