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10 years ago

Hello Orchid Friends!

I just got this new addition and no name tags. Would you please tell what they are?

Thank you!

Tanie




Comments (11)

  • 10 years ago

    Looks like the first one is a zygopetalum of some sort. The other two would be in the oncidium alliance. Hope that helps but they may not be mericlones so we really won't have name to give you.

  • 10 years ago

    Thank you Bob! I'll go online to see if I can find out how to care for them. Would it be cool growing or warm.....

    Thank you for taking the time.

    Tanie


  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    If I'm not mistaken, the first picture is some sort of a Miltoniopsis, second picture is Burrageara Living Fire, and third picture is Colmanara Masai Red... nice haul :)))

    Jobet

  • 10 years ago

    Thank you Tongo Jobet! . I had a Burrageara Nelly Isler before but the heat damaged it badly since last summer. When it bloomed, the flowers were bigger and had beautiful fragrant. This one has the same red but smaller flowers and no fragrant. The first one I thought it looks like Miltoniopsis but very different with what have, the shape is alike though. The last one I never have before so this is helpful!

    Tanie

  • 10 years ago

    I agree with definitions. Miltoniopsis is nice. Hopefully, heat will not damage plants this year. I had Nelly Isler too, but orchid died, pity.. I want another one.

  • 10 years ago

    Me too, that was why when I saw this one (2nd in the picture) it looks a bit similar so I bought it but it's not the same. My Nelly Isler is still alive and growing but all crunched up looks pretty bad. I thought may be not enough water, but when I give it more water it still crunched up. In the mean times, new shoots are coming...and all the same.. Don't know what else I can do...Last few days my little room went up to 29 degrees.. I took it inside my living room to shelter. I hope it will help...

  • 10 years ago

    Yep, heat will damage the plant. I had bad miltassia, nursed it back to health, beallara has same problem too. I've learn a lot about oncidium's hybrids, now I know a trick or two how to revive them.

  • 10 years ago

    Do you have any idea how to nurse Nelly back to health? I mean without accordion leaves and being healthy again? My Oncidium seemed to be tougher than Nelly. Even some of my Miltoniopsis can handle more heat than the other too. I have 4 Milts. 1 which are yellow with pink in the middle, 2 others are white with pink in the middle like a happy face went through the same heat last year, but my most beautiful (to me) with burgundy and yellow in the middle toasted. The other 3 seem to be doing fine but I am going to pay attention closely this year to see if there's any sign of heat stress. I'll move them in the house right away. At the moment, they are budding and seem healthy.

  • 10 years ago

    Nelly Isler is much difficult to please compare to other oncidium alliance due to the trait of Miltoniopsis. But keeping them in higher humidity, colder temps and bright light could make them happy. Missorchid girl's video about Nelly Isler care may help you.

  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    "and third picture is Colmanara Masai Red" Thousands upon thousands of Oncidiinae Intergeneric hybrids and a positive Id on a very distant photo.

    Sadly, Colmanara Masai Red was marketed around the world as that when it was

    something else entirely. The RHS register has now been changed to what I believe is the correct name Oncostele Midnight Miracles. That is not to say that is the correct name for the orchid in the photo. Could be Oncostele Bloodshot. Could be ..... plenty of others Could be is not good enough to change name tags.

    These Oncidium Intergenerics changes to the Genera names have not helped us humble growers. I would always avoid trying to grow anything with the Genera name

    Beallara because they are not warm tolerant. All you can do nowadays is track back through the ancestry to see where the ancestors grew in wild.

    Beallara, Colmanara and many others have gone the way of the dodo.

  • 10 years ago

    Thank you Arthur! Have a great weekend!

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