Help with orchid identification - Orchid Board

desirue · #1 10-16-2021, 01:10 PM

Hi guys, hoping you could help me out real quick. Attaching two pictures, does the first one look like a miltoniopsis to you? And do you think it’s possible the second one could be a sharry baby onc? Thanks!!

desirue · #2 10-16-2021, 01:13 PM

Found out first one is zygo.

Afid · #3 10-16-2021, 02:45 PM

Zygopetalum and some kind of Oncidium hybrid.

estación seca · #4 10-16-2021, 02:52 PM

There are a lot of dark-flowered Oncidium hybrids.

desirue · #5 10-16-2021, 03:17 PM

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There are a lot of dark-flowered Oncidium hybrids.

I went ahead and bought it … excited to see what it looks like in full bloom.

tmoney · #6 10-17-2021, 12:27 AM

from one beginner to another...it looks like that plant was riding in a grocery store basket. we’ve found that the media from grocery store orchids tends to be pest ridden, so if you aren’t going to repot immediately, which i wouldn’t with these probly, then they should probly be quarantined. our last grocery noid was a little pbulb thing from a couple weeks ago. it had slugs and millipedes in the media....lots of them. much different we’ve found than buying from orchid vendors online. just our experience, ymmv...

desirue · #7 10-18-2021, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by tmoney

from one beginner to another...it looks like that plant was riding in a grocery store basket. we’ve found that the media from grocery store orchids tends to be pest ridden, so if you aren’t going to repot immediately, which i wouldn’t with these probly, then they should probly be quarantined. our last grocery noid was a little pbulb thing from a couple weeks ago. it had slugs and millipedes in the media....lots of them. much different we’ve found than buying from orchid vendors online. just our experience, ymmv...

It was indeed a grocery store purchase; Trader Joe's. I've got it quarantined away from my others currently. Not planning on repotting it yet like you said; but will probably after the blooms fall. It didn't end up being sharry baby, which I'm okay with ... turns out it was "volcano queen". Still happy though

estación seca · #8 10-19-2021, 10:13 AM

Beautiful. Look up Oncidium fuscum. It's probably an ancestor. Many of its progeny have a nice fragrance.

'Volcano Queen' is used by Carmela's Orchids as a clonal name for a named cross. It would be Genusname speciesname 'Volcano Queen'.

Trader Joe's sells a lot of orchids. I think stores in different parts of the US get them from different vendors. I haven't noticed bugs in the ones I've bought locally, and while usually ready for repotting, the medium hasn't been in terrible shape.

desirue · #9 10-21-2021, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by estación seca

Beautiful. Look up Oncidium fuscum. It's probably an ancestor. Many of its progeny have a nice fragrance.

'Volcano Queen' is used by Carmela's Orchids as a clonal name for a named cross. It would be Genusname speciesname 'Volcano Queen'.

Trader Joe's sells a lot of orchids. I think stores in different parts of the US get them from different vendors. I haven't noticed bugs in the ones I've bought locally, and while usually ready for repotting, the medium hasn't been in terrible shape.

I looked it over pretty thoroughly once I got it home and it looks pretty healthy; no sign of pests or infection. Trader Joe's here too always seems to have the best quality orchids when it comes to your typical grocery store orchids. Granted, I've only bought I think three (including this one) but out of those, they've all been in wonderful condition.