Vanda insignis flowering - Page 2 - Orchid Board

tucker85 · #11 11-13-2013, 09:27 AM

Very nice!

rastafouni · #12 11-17-2013, 04:03 AM

Very nice but, sorry to disappointed you, it is not a Vanda insignis, it is one of the numerous forms and varieties of Vanda tricolor.

Vanda insignis has the edges of the lip who are up curved : when watering, the water stands inside the lip. The lip of the plant that you display has an arched lip with edges down curved : it is not compatible with Vanda insignis type species.

Please take a look at the details of Vanda insignis lip :

OrchidLover1982 · #13 11-19-2013, 04:08 AM

Interesting. You could be right. Was labelled Vanda insignis. Possibly Vanda tricolor variety insignis? No the first time I have had a mislabelled Vanda species if this is the case.

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I have had this particularly with Phaius species here in Australia. Many species labelled as natives but they are clearly not Phaius australis but rather Asian Phaius wallichii and Phaius tankervilleae. Try and tell people that here not many seem to fussed about it.

rastafouni · #14 11-19-2013, 04:20 AM

Yes, you are right : it is definitely not Vanda insignis but this plant is sometimes labelled as Vanda tricolor var. insignis. I didn't mentioned the name of this Vanda tricolor variety because it is not a recognized name but yes, this variety of Vanda tricolor that you display is, sometimes, labelled in collection as Vanda tricolor var insignis.