Hi Darlene, New Years greetings and congratulations on the wedding.

The RHS have sorted out the name of this beautiful orchid and here is some light reading.

"AGM Orchids

Orchid Review

Oncostele Midnight Miracles ‘Masai Splash’

cultivation needs are very similar to those of Aliceara Peggy Ruth Carpenter (p37–8). The main differences are that the flowers will not last as long if grown at the top of the temperature range, that Oncostele Midnight Miracles plants do not grow as fast nor bulk up to the same extent. Most will produce only two flower spikes when mature.

11 and 12 Oncostele midnight miracles ‘masai Red’, and 13 ‘masaisplash’ The parents of this grex, and so both these cultivars, are R hynchostele bictoniensis x Oncidium cariniferum. The cross was made by Truford Orchids, California, and registered by the American nursery hu-Bro in 1983.

Parent plant R hynchostele bictoniensis grows in humid forests from Mexico to Central America, at around 1,800 –2,800m. It was first discovered by George Ure Skinner in 1835, and was described by Bateman as C yrtochilum bictoniense in the 1838 part of his huge, 10-part, lavishly illustrated book T he Orchidaceae of M exico and Guatemala. The species was transferred to Odontoglossum in 1840 by Lindley, and has been commonly grown in nurseries under that name ever since, despite being moved to L emboglossum in 1988, then to R hynchostele in 1998.

warscewicz discovered Oncidium cariniferum in 1854 in the Cordillera de Chiriqui, Panama. It is now known from Costa Rica to Panama. It was described by Reichenbach in 1852

as Odontoglossum cariniferum but moved to Oncidium by Beer in 1854.

Plants of Oncostele Midnight Miracles are widely available in the UK under the trade name Masai, and are sometimes labelled as either Masai Red or Masai Splash. In order to make the names acceptable for the AGM award, these names have been recognized by the RhS as cultivars. ‘Masai Red’ always has a solid, dark red lip, but the amount of lighter colouration on the lip of ‘Masai Splash’ will vary according to the temperature and light levels under which it has been grown. Currently there are other clones of Oncostele Midnight Miracles available in the USA, and they are often seen at shows there, but to date we have not come across them in the UK.

Oncostele Midnight Miracles plants can be purchased in flower from late autumn to early summer. They can be grown as houseplants or in an intermediate greenhouse. Their..."

Added via edit. Here is a pic. of the splash form. Pic has been sitting in the photo album with a crummy name. Most orchid nurseries make sure the names on their lists are correct. Thanks for the post. It has enabled a fix to a long standing annoyance.

Oncostele Midnight Miracles 'Masai Splash'