Why a NoID is a NoID.

[ronaldhanko]

Great answer, Cody!

[RosieC]

good answer Code

The one I always think of is people using pics they see online to try and ID orchids but that orchid also got it's ID from someone doing the same. It could go on and on that way getting further from what it should be... like Chinese whispers.

Your example of breeding is even more important!

I like to look for ones as close as I can for my NOIDs but my records and tags always indicate it's NOID status.

[orchid-recruit]

I think that most of us start out buying Noids, purely for the beauty of the orchid, but now I am starting to get rid of them to make room for only named orchids.

[jordankelemen]

I think you are absolutely right, I have a collection of around 500 species of plants and all these species have replaced the NOID plants that really created the passion I now have for Flora.

[Mothlives]

I have a NoID that I got for valentines day last year and it is still alive and sending up a flower spike now. I am really excited, this inspired me to buy some more orchids, I found some clearance ones at a local nursery I assume they were cheap because they are all done flowering.
One orchid had a printed tag that said Dtps sin yuan golden beauty. Does this mean that it has an ID?
Another one I got had a hand written tag that read Dendrobium Pegasus white, I couldn'f find any info when I googled it so does this mean it is a NoID?

Thanks for the clarification.

Caroline

[Rowangreen]

Looks like it's registered, so yes, you have an id

The International Orchid Register / RHS Gardening

I can't find a registered Dendrobium Pegasus. However there is a species called Dendrobium peguanum, so could you have mis-read it? (nb, capital letters for hybrids, small ones for species)

[Mothlives]

Thanks!

[Talila6]

reading all these posts about orchids being thrown away and rescued, i am now convinced that i will not be buying any more orchids from the box stores. (no, i wont dumpster dive for them either) i want my orchids named. i wont buy anything without a tag either.. this throws too much uncertainty into a collection. i have a bunch of NOIDs myself. i feel sorry for them.. poor orphans. but won't bring home any more either. Also they have not re-bloomed for me either. Maybe I am dreaming! or too much of a snob! i want to someday get a ribbon, or have the pleasure to show off one of my plants if i ever get them to be in good enough shape for a showing.

[Stray59]

Talila6:
There is nothing wrong with setting limits for your own collection - with all the options out there, you have draw your line in the sand somewhere. My limits seem to be very flexible though! If I like a plant, I will try to get it. If it is a NoID, I will rethink how much I like it and often walk away, leaving it for someone who will love it more. But, if I really like it, I mean really like it, I will get it regardless of the ID. But again, this is what I like about the orchid community - the diversity of it's members and their likes/dislikes. It makes for some really interesting posts. And it makes for much "food for thought".
Steve

[Talila6]

Originally Posted by Stray59

Talila6:
There is nothing wrong with setting limits for your own collection - with all the options out there, you have draw your line in the sand somewhere. My limits seem to be very flexible though! If I like a plant, I will try to get it. If it is a NoID, I will rethink how much I like it and often walk away, leaving it for someone who will love it more. But, if I really like it, I mean really like it, I will get it regardless of the ID. But again, this is what I like about the orchid community - the diversity of it's members and their likes/dislikes. It makes for some really interesting posts. And it makes for much "food for thought".
Steve

Thank you for the reply. I am very new to be actively sharing ideas with other orchid lovers. I have owned NoID for many years, and they have attracted me by their beauty. They are also very common and it is easy for anyone to buy them!..oh so many!
You reassure me that is ok to set some limits. It all comes down in the end of how much we like a plant, they have a way of seducing us.