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Old 27-11-2009, 05:15 PM posted to rec.gardens.orchids
K Barrett K Barrett is offline
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Default Orchid identification.

David Farber wrote:
Steve wrote:
David Farber wrote:
K Barrett wrote:
David Farber wrote:
I bought this at Costco. The flower had already bloomed but was
well beyond its prime. It's many months later and the plant looks
very healthy. Any idea what kind it is?

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/...id/orchid.html

Thanks for your reply.
Its an oncidium of some sort. Yes, you are doing a nice job with
it. Congrats!

K Barrett
Hi K.

Thanks for the id. Can you tell from the close up how much longer it
will be until the flowers bloom?


Thanks for your reply.

Hi David,
It looks to me like you should have flowers in a week or two. Possibly
longer. When it does bloom, return here with a link to a picture of
it. Then we can get a more accurate idea of whether it's a pure
Oncidium or a hybrid with something else. My first thought was that
the pseudobulbs were a little tall for a pure Oncidium, but there are
LOTS of different Oncidium species and hybrids. The flowers will
probably tell that story.
Steve


Hi Steve,

Thanks for your analysis. I'll post pics of the blooms when they arrive.

--
David Farber
L.A., CA



Steve is right in saying its probably a hybrid of some sort. Costco
wouldn't sell a plain species. You are doing well with yours, growing a
nicely branched inflorescence. The flowers look like they'll have some
sort of tan or reddish brown to them. The flowers will probably open in
about a week. They may start small then expand over a week's time,
getting larger.

Since you are in LA I'll encourage you to try Norman's Orchids (I think
their website is orchids.com) to test if you can resist the orchid bug,
*G*! Sorry I can't recall what city they are in, so its probably miles
from where you are, but at least you can see some pretty orchid pictures.

K Barrett