Catasetum

Blooms a few days ago, looks like a bird of sort. Searching the net I suppose it is a Catasetum Pileatum or something similar.

These blooms however did not last very long, it blooms just for about a week or so then it wilted.

Even so it still a beautiful flower nonetheless.

Maroon

Wonderful maroon orchid

Catasetum

kat-ah-SEE-tum

"This unusual group of orchids offers fascinating, waxy flowers that often have the peculiar habit of discharging their pollen masses (pollinia) onto pollinators. Almost always deciduous, the pseudobulbous plants have strict growing and resting periods. Most flower before entering a dormant period when they drop their leaves." 

ref: http://www.aos.org/Default.aspx?id=194