Any ideas what orchid I'm talking about? a long shot

16 years ago

I don't have any orchid books handy which is where I would go first, so I thought I'd throw this out here. There was a picture posted here a while ago of an orchid and I'm trying to remember what it is but I can't find the post anymore so I'm just going to have to describe it. It's not much to go by - sorry!

All I remember is that it's green, and hangs down on relatively thin green stems compared to the size of the flower. It's a species. I think it may have been Mr.B who posted the picture but I don't remember. It's not any of your typical genus either.

Any ideas? :S This is a long shot, I know.

Thanks!

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scott361
16 years ago
Aeranthes arachnites?
scott361
16 years ago
Actually, taking another look around...
This seems more likely.

Here is a link that might be useful: Aeranthes arachnites x grandiflora
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I think Rennet nailed it as well. Wait a little longer, and you will know for sure, this species, comes in different shapes, tubes, open and flat shapes, and they come up freely in all pots, rugs, cracks, in my back seat on the floor in my car. But they do have beautiful red flowers, and can become nusense. I am constantly pulling them out. Kalanchoe tubiflora these leaves will have a groove on the upper surface the leaves will have wonderful markings a great plant to share with young children in schools. I have 'donkey ears', Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri does the leaves pf this baby plantlet have scalloped edges? and the leaves pruinose? if so that is what your plant could be. Norma
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aachenelf z5 Mpls
16 years ago
Probably one of Mr B's plants. I can't think of anything even close to green posted recently in the species category - just those honker green catts and those ain't species.

K
littlem_2007
16 years ago
what about the one that Clara had posted: the one which was infested by those strange flies? was that a species? the picture is on the thread "safers on bloom? sos"
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xmpraedicta
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16 years ago
Thanks everyone!

Scott - that's it! Aeranthes arachnites x grandiflora...thank you! :D
mrbreeze
16 years ago
Are you sure??? Maybe it actually was...
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Aeranthes peyrotii.
xmpraedicta
Original Author
16 years ago
uh oh now I don't know which one it is ....this one could have been it too. Either way, I want one. How big do they get MrB?
scott361
16 years ago
It could be that one!
How can anyone tell?
...they all look alike!! ;~)
mrbreeze
16 years ago
Scott.... i'm sad to say that i'm now forced to think of you as a squirrel. grrrrr

Calvin, I don't have the hybrid, but assuming it gets the same size as grandiflora, both plants will be roughly the same size. The main difference is that peyrotii has much thinner leaves in all aspects with the result that the plant is rather pendant. Grandiflora and its ilk are more upright with thicker leaves. I suppose peyrotii's leaves are actually a bit longer at ~10-15".
scott361
16 years ago
rfraser529
16 years ago
Calvin, I purchased my Aeranthes Grandiose 'Shooting Star' from OakHill this early spring and it remains in near continuous bloom since purchase. It is currently pushing up 2 new spikes. Mine is the size of my adolescent Angcm. magdalenae, or around 12-14 inches tall with typical growth habit very similar to sesquipedale and magdalenae.

The flowers on my plant are the spitting image of A arachnites x grandiflora in the first photo link. When I saw this thread I went back to Oak Hill to check on the availability and I swear the first time through I saw a A. grandiflora but when I went back it was gone!

Mine does not seem to smell like butter, at one point I thought I detected a top note of "wet labrador retriever", but the beauty of the plant more than makes up for any lack of fragrence.

A. Grandiose is apparently a natural (or in this case perhaps not so natural) hybrid of A. grandiflora and A. ramosa.

Richard

Here is a link that might be useful: Aeranthes Grandiose 'Shooting Star' at OakHill
rfraser529
16 years ago
I am crazy. I just called Oak Hill to see about the A. grandiflorus and they are on the site, though small plants.

Nevermind.

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