Sugar Orchids
Then just before we reach the granite another type of orchid is found.
Sugar orchids. James shares his devotion to lifelike beauty as he walks you through the deconstruction of a real orchid and the creation of its sugar art counterpart from cutting and ruffling the petals and forming the center to assembly and adding natural hues. 100 gum paste is the sturdiest but i prefer 5050 fondant and gum paste for the petals because the fondant will help whiten the gum paste. Master the delicate shaping and subtle coloring of three elegant orchids with the guidance of your own gum paste guru james rosselle. Where to find it.
Sugar orchid caladenia saccharata a small orchid 1 2cm that almost always has one flower per stem. Sugar moth orchids are very delicate and i highly recommend using at least 50 gum paste50 fondant for the white petals. Top cake decorator elaine macgregor shows the viewer how to make lifelike edible floral decorations using simple sugarpaste techniques. It is found through the wheatbelt and in good seasons is very common.
This video shows how. Grammatophyllum speciosum also called giant orchid tiger orchid sugar cane orchid or queen of the orchids is a species of orchid native to indonesiait is listed by the guinness book of world records as the worlds tallest orchid with specimens recorded up to 762 metres 25 ft in height. The sugar orchid ericksonella saccharata is another common inland orchid being found from paynes find to israelite bay.