Calimero Orchid????? - Orchid Board

AonghusD · #1 03-13-2011, 05:52 AM

Someone gave me an orchid as a gift and the label says 'Calimero' but I cannot find out how to look after it since the browser comes up with nothing.......Don't want it to die on me.

kavanaru · #2 03-13-2011, 07:21 AM

you will probably get a black orchid with an eggshel on top of it, when it blooms

AonghusD · #3 03-13-2011, 08:07 AM

OH, It's already in bloom with small round leaves and the blossoms look like a miniature purple phal.

Roly0217 · #4 03-13-2011, 08:16 AM

It would help if you could post a picture of it here so that we could identify it and help you with the care requirement.

kavanaru · #5 03-13-2011, 08:46 AM

it sounds more like "Calimero" is one of those commercial names in Europe, meaning actually the nursery and not the plant itself. Like Phalaenopsis Table Dance or Phalaenopsis Cameleon... a picture of teh label on the plant would give a clue..

by the way, if your plant is a NOT (especially being a Phalaenopsis) it will be nearly impossible to have a correct ID!