Hi. Can anyone help me identify this beautiful orchid that is in about
min-bloom here in my Texas greenhouse. It was given to me by a friend.

The flower spikes are over a meter in length. Photos at this link show
both flowers and leaves:

flowers:
http://www.jamesaldridge.com/public/...orchid1web.jpg

leaves:
http://www.jamesaldridge.com/public/...orchid2web.jpg

Thanks for any help.

Jim

Schomburgkia, maybe? Kind of looks like one, but I couldn't tell you
which species.

Rob

James Aldridge wrote:

Hi. Can anyone help me identify this beautiful orchid that is in about
min-bloom here in my Texas greenhouse. It was given to me by a friend.

The flower spikes are over a meter in length. Photos at this link show
both flowers and leaves:

flowers:
http://www.jamesaldridge.com/public/...orchid1web.jpg

leaves:
http://www.jamesaldridge.com/public/...orchid2web.jpg

Thanks for any help.

Jim




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Hi there James & welcome. Your plant & flower look just like my
Schomburgkia tibicinis?
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"James Aldridge" wrote in message
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Hi. Can anyone help me identify this beautiful orchid that is in about
min-bloom here in my Texas greenhouse. It was given to me by a friend.

The flower spikes are over a meter in length. Photos at this link show
both flowers and leaves:

flowers:
http://www.jamesaldridge.com/public/...orchid1web.jpg

leaves:
http://www.jamesaldridge.com/public/...orchid2web.jpg

Thanks for any help.

Jim

James,

That's an easy one - Myrmecophilia (nee: Schomburgkia) tibicinis. One of the
easiest (if you have the space!) and prettiest Schombos/Myrmecos to grow.

It was reclassified in the last 10-15 years into a new genus due to the fact
that the pseudobulbs are hollow and in the wild, ant colonies form inside
the hollow bulbs - sort of a symbiotic relationship. Even in the greenhouse,
a big plant of M. tibicinis can become colonized by yard ants.

Nice flower!

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org

"James Aldridge" wrote in message
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Hi. Can anyone help me identify this beautiful orchid that is in about
min-bloom here in my Texas greenhouse. It was given to me by a friend.

Schomburgkia for sure. Schomb. tibicinis, likely, or possibly brysiana.
The differences in these two species are, to my eye, rather minimal, but you
can find good pics of each at http://www.orchidspecies.com/ to help you
decide which. The text description mentions two differentiations, but my
eye could only pick up the one in the column.

--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
http://www.jborchids.com


"James Aldridge" wrote in message
...
Hi. Can anyone help me identify this beautiful orchid that is in about
min-bloom here in my Texas greenhouse. It was given to me by a friend.

The flower spikes are over a meter in length. Photos at this link show
both flowers and leaves:

flowers:
http://www.jamesaldridge.com/public/...orchid1web.jpg

leaves:
http://www.jamesaldridge.com/public/...orchid2web.jpg

Thanks for any help.

Jim

Thanks to you all for the ID help. It's nice to be able to put a name
to this beautiful species.

Jim