I had seen this flower some time ago and thought it would be easy to identify. No such luck. At the time, I didn’t realize it was an orchid. But then I saw this one at the Hilo Orchid Show with a handy tag attached. Problem solved.
It’s also known as the bottlebrush orchid and hails from northeastern Australia and areas nearby.
Graham's Island 
It is quite spectacular.
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Yes, a pretty little orchid.
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Amazing orchid. I wouldn’t have known it was an orchid. I have a Bromiliad with a similar flower
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One thing I like about the show is that I see several flowers that I would never think were orchids!
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That is so true. There must be hundreds of different orchids
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Thousands I would think. Orchid growers spend most of their time coming up with new hybrids!
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I didn’t think of the hybrids
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Gorgeous
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They are very pretty.
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I wouldn’t have guessed orchid, either. Nice to get it identified.
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I had no idea it was an orchid!
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