Orchid ID please
bea (zone 9a -Jax area)
5 years ago
Someone gave me these two little orchids but didn't know what kind they are and neither do I. Can someone please ID them? For a reference point the bulbs on the top photo are about 1" tall by 3/8" across. The biggest bulb in the bottom photo is about 1" tall by 3/4" across. They are both doing well and have several new roots In their fresh medium!
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bea (zone 9a -Jax area)
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Orchid ID please
Comments (11)I posted this ID question a while back. This weekend I found something interesting. I wonder if anyone has any comments. From what I have read, this species seems to be native to Asia......Trini commented that it has naturalized to Florida. I was unbagging some old, I believe cypress mulch.....standard Home Depot issue. The bags had laid untouched for probably six month or maybe longer. Termites had actually nested in them and broken down the wood chips condsierably. Of interest, also inside the closed bag were about twenty bulbs growing in various stages of size. None in bloom as of yet, but I am assuming that this is the same species that I had posted about earlier in this thread. Of note is the fact that the place where I rescued the initial bulbs from, was also an area that was heavily mulched with what looked like cypress mulch. This makes me wonder. Does the cypress mulch come from somewhere where this species is prevalent? I assumed that cypress mulch was made here in the SE US. I am perplexed as to how the mulch, which is bagged and therefore shielded to a great extent from the outside could have been inoculated with the seeds of this orchid species. Anyone have any theories?? Harry...See MoreOrchid ID please
Comments (5)Rachel, there is a little problem with Golden Red Star. Sure, it is there at the University of Google but it is not in the place that matters, that is the orchid register at Kew. There is a problem that occurs at most orchid societies around the world and even here on this forum. That is Orchid Naming stuff is Rocket Science! Oncostele Wildcat 'Bloodshot' is a many times mericloned orchid and sometimes in the mericloning process things go wrong or in this case things go wrong in a good way. So, a few years this entry appeared on the listing of the Nursery where I buy Orchid Society Raffle plants. Oncostele Wildcat 'Bloodshot' (Mutation) I'm not sure if this is the correct way to write the name or not but it is better than a made up name....See MoreOrchid ID, please
Comments (7)Dave Those are the best images I could obtain. The plant is located in the Tropical Rainforest Biome at the Eden Project, Cornwall, UK Eden Project link This biome is approx 1.6 hectares (4 acres) of Rainforest, (largest indoor rainforest in the world) and like in the wild rainforest, the plants aren't always where one would like them to be for photographic purposes....See MoreOrchid ID please
Comments (2)You can tell when something like this is not an orchid because those always have little nubs instead of more conventional stamens and stigmas...See Morebea (zone 9a -Jax area)
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shavedmonkey (Harvey in South Fl.)Z10b
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