Trying to ID an Orchid Collection at Local College - Page 3 - Orchid Board

SilverDreamer · #21 04-02-2010, 08:39 AM

Thanks. I'll try that next Wed. when I go in for my weekly inspection/watering/etc.

SilverDreamer · #22 04-07-2010, 08:21 PM

Thanks epiphyte78. Due to your recommendations I now know that we no longer have Dendrobium kingiannum, Dendrobium loddigesii, Dendrobium oligophylum, or Lycaste ‘Brevispatha’ (L. candida). We do, however, have a Ludisia discolor. I recognized it instantly when I saw the pic - it was with the collection, but I hadn't realized it was a orchid. It isn't like any of the other orchids - pretty fragile in fact. There a four plants that look like they are Coelogynes and four others that are probably divisions of the Encyclia adenocaula, but I really want to wait until they flower before I make any final labels, just in case they are donations that weren't recorded. At least I can label them with the correct genus, though. Yay. Progress!
There is one other plant that I'm not sure if it is even an orchid that was mixed in with the collection. The greenhouse manager said he was told it was an orchid and the general shape looks right-it has small pseudo bulbs sprouting leaves, but the texture is more fleshy than I'm used to with orchids (but then again, there is the Ludisia discolor that is also different). It's blooming now, little tiny white/green bells-not the usual orchid blooms shape, but I was wrong about the Ludisia.... Do any of you have any ideas about this plant? (Thumb included for scale *grin*)

The photos of the plant and it's blooms are in my Gallery (click the camera!) with the titles Mystery.plant and Mystery.bloom. Sorry

epiphyte78 · #23 04-08-2010, 03:31 AM

That's too bad that you no longer have those Dendrobiums!

I believe the mystery plant is Ledebouria socialis...not an orchid but a fun plant nonetheless.

SilverDreamer · #24 04-08-2010, 06:53 AM

Yep - a Ledebouria socialis is right. Thanks. As you might guess, the labels in the rest of the greenhouse are just as limited if not downright non-existent as those for the orchids. Ah well. Thanks again epiphyte78.

shadytrake · #25 04-14-2010, 06:43 PM

As FYI, the C. Ruth M. Johnston x C. Brighton has been registered.

It is now C. Watauga according to RHS. I am looking for a photo of it too. It should be white with some yellow in the throat of the column based on the picture I found of one of it's parents.

http://http://apps.rhs.org.uk/hortic...s.asp?ID=72510

SilverDreamer · #26 10-12-2010, 03:57 PM

Sorry to have been gone so long. Not much likes to bloom in 100 degree weather except some Phalaenopsis that already had lables.
shadytrake, thanks for the info on the C. Ruth M. Johnston x C. Brighton. Now I just have to find a picture because I have two similar Cattleyas, both white with heavily ruffled side petals and throat- one with a light yellow throat and the other with a darker, veined gold throat. The lighter one bloomed not long ago, but I was ditzy enough to accidentally delete the photo, so I need to wait for it to bloom again. Eeesh.
I have two new unID'd plants in the photo gallery. One is a labeled Dendrobium Unknown White and the other is Paphiopedium Unknown Small Pink. If anyone is still hanging around this thread, any help would be appreciated!
There is also a photo of a mutant bloom-never seen one with two throats before! It's labeled Phalaenopsis.Dtps. Sin-Yuan Golden Beauty.mutant bloom.

leeza · #27 01-29-2011, 01:47 AM

Hi...I have been looking for a division of Paph. Norwood's Creek x sukhakulii for over ten years (mine died during a cross-country move). The flower was a beautiful butterscotch color with lots of maroon spots. I loved it. If you are able and willing, I would love to buy a division of the plant if you still have it. If you do, and would like a photo of my plant (RIP), let me know and I'll try to find it for you. Thanks so much...

Leeza

SilverDreamer · #28 02-02-2011, 11:51 AM

Leeza,
I'm sorry that I am not going to be able to help you. I do thank you for the reminder that I need to update my ID'd list again. Prompted by your post, I rechecked how many individual plants are left unidentified and determined that of the Paphiopedilums, only two are still unknown. And as one has a small pink bloom, it cannot be the Paph. Norwood's Creek x sukhakulii you are looking for. A photo of it is in my gallery under 'Paph. Unknown Small Pink'. The other is a small plant that has not bloomed, but it's leaves match the mottling of a Paph sublaeve.
Even though I could not help you, I thank you for helping me narrow down the list of possibilities. I will be updating the list and photo file in a little bit.

SilverDreamer · #29 02-02-2011, 12:47 PM

I've updated the list of orchids - I edited the original list at the beginning of this thread - and included the numbers of orchids we have left to ID. It's not that many, which is a little sad considering how many unclaimed orchid names are still on that list.
However, even though much was lost over the years, since I've taken over the care of the orchids (and they've improved in appearance) we've had two donations of 20 or so plants each. One set was from a private collector, the other was from a local plant seller that had a number of leftover Phals and didn't want to throw them away. (Of that second set, we sold a lot of the duplicates at our next plant sale, but kept the ones that were not already represented in our collection.) So, even though there is loss, there is gain as well.