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10-16-2021, 02:10 PM
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Help with orchid identification
Hi guys, hoping you could help me out real quick. Attaching two pictures, does the first one look like a miltoniopsis to you? And do you think it’s possible the second one could be a sharry baby onc? Thanks!!
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10-16-2021, 02:13 PM
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Found out first one is zygo.
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10-16-2021, 03:45 PM
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Zygopetalum and some kind of Oncidium hybrid.
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10-16-2021, 03:52 PM
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There are a lot of dark-flowered Oncidium hybrids.
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10-16-2021, 04:17 PM
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There are a lot of dark-flowered Oncidium hybrids.
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I went ahead and bought it … excited to see what it looks like in full bloom.
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10-17-2021, 01:27 AM
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from one beginner to another...it looks like that plant was riding in a grocery store basket. we’ve found that the media from grocery store orchids tends to be pest ridden, so if you aren’t going to repot immediately, which i wouldn’t with these probly, then they should probly be quarantined. our last grocery noid was a little pbulb thing from a couple weeks ago. it had slugs and millipedes in the media....lots of them. much different we’ve found than buying from orchid vendors online. just our experience, ymmv...
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10-18-2021, 11:43 AM
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from one beginner to another...it looks like that plant was riding in a grocery store basket. we’ve found that the media from grocery store orchids tends to be pest ridden, so if you aren’t going to repot immediately, which i wouldn’t with these probly, then they should probly be quarantined. our last grocery noid was a little pbulb thing from a couple weeks ago. it had slugs and millipedes in the media....lots of them. much different we’ve found than buying from orchid vendors online. just our experience, ymmv...
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It was indeed a grocery store purchase; Trader Joe's. I've got it quarantined away from my others currently. Not planning on repotting it yet like you said; but will probably after the blooms fall. It didn't end up being sharry baby, which I'm okay with ... turns out it was "volcano queen". Still happy though
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10-19-2021, 11:13 AM
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Beautiful. Look up Oncidium fuscum. It's probably an ancestor. Many of its progeny have a nice fragrance.
'Volcano Queen' is used by Carmela's Orchids as a clonal name for a named cross. It would be Genusname speciesname 'Volcano Queen'.
Trader Joe's sells a lot of orchids. I think stores in different parts of the US get them from different vendors. I haven't noticed bugs in the ones I've bought locally, and while usually ready for repotting, the medium hasn't been in terrible shape.
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10-21-2021, 06:05 PM
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Beautiful. Look up Oncidium fuscum. It's probably an ancestor. Many of its progeny have a nice fragrance.
'Volcano Queen' is used by Carmela's Orchids as a clonal name for a named cross. It would be Genusname speciesname 'Volcano Queen'.
Trader Joe's sells a lot of orchids. I think stores in different parts of the US get them from different vendors. I haven't noticed bugs in the ones I've bought locally, and while usually ready for repotting, the medium hasn't been in terrible shape.
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I looked it over pretty thoroughly once I got it home and it looks pretty healthy; no sign of pests or infection. Trader Joe's here too always seems to have the best quality orchids when it comes to your typical grocery store orchids. Granted, I've only bought I think three (including this one) but out of those, they've all been in wonderful condition.
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