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01-04-2008, 02:17 PM
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Oncidium?
My husband's aunt gave us this orchid but we lost the tag. Is it an Oncidium? It has a flower stock which has grown to about 4 1/2 feet but no flowers yet is this normal?? You can tell we are fairly new to this hobby! But loving it.
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01-04-2008, 02:29 PM
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Roots are good
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Could be a Brassia as well.
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I don't do most Dendros or large, "floofy orchids". For me it's minis (like Angraecoides), Masdies, Paphs, and others that crept in somewhere along the line. See my orchid list for complete collection (usually not current.)
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01-04-2008, 02:37 PM
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hhhmmm... however, the spikes seem to be too long for Brassias (maybe I am wrong here. I base my comments on the plants I know)... it could be one of those veeeeery looong spiked 'Odontoglossums' or other genus from the Oncidinae...
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01-04-2008, 02:40 PM
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Lots of Brassias have really long, skinny pseudobulbs and long leaves. So I was just guessing.
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http://orchids-ross.blogspot.com/
I don't do most Dendros or large, "floofy orchids". For me it's minis (like Angraecoides), Masdies, Paphs, and others that crept in somewhere along the line. See my orchid list for complete collection (usually not current.)
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01-04-2008, 02:44 PM
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My first thought was Brassia too 
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01-05-2008, 11:38 AM
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Brassias?
Thanks for your help. Should it take this long to flower?We have had it since the beginning on November when the flower stock was about 12".
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01-05-2008, 12:18 PM
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It looks alot like my Mtssa. Royal Robe, but I can't be sure. Could you get more of a close-up? Mine is blooming now but I read somewhere on OB that this is a little early in the season for them. If it is a Mtssa, expect it to bloom around spring, normally. It also resembles an Odontoglossum as Ramon said. Sorry, wish I could be more help. kiki-do
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01-05-2008, 12:21 PM
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Oh, wow! Didn't realize the spikes that are there. It does look more like Odontoglossum or Brassia. Have patience, they do take time to fully develop. kiki-do
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01-05-2008, 12:49 PM
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Roots are good
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Yeah, it definitely could be one of the complex intergenerics of Brassia or Odontoglossum. Yes it can take a long time to mature the spike. Sometimes more than a month. It's worth the wait, though.
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I don't do most Dendros or large, "floofy orchids". For me it's minis (like Angraecoides), Masdies, Paphs, and others that crept in somewhere along the line. See my orchid list for complete collection (usually not current.)
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01-24-2008, 01:02 AM
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It's hard enough identifying a plant with a flower. It's pure guesswork with plant alone...Oncidium incurvum can have a spike upto5' long, although the plant itself is smaller than what yours looks to be. The PSB's are also compressed and ridged. Do you have a closeup of the plant itself?
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