Got this as a gift, no clue what it is! - Orchid Board

dragoonsers · #1 07-22-2013, 01:27 PM

Hello. New to the forum. As the topic says lol. I would think its a cattleya but it doesn't look like it. I have grown dends and phals before. Help me out please?!

Island Girl · #2 07-22-2013, 02:29 PM

I can say is, it's in the Cattleya family, maybe a Laelia? Not quite sure tho.... Someone who is more familiar with this genus, should be along shortly!

Oh, and

!!! Welcome to the OB!

silken · #3 07-22-2013, 04:07 PM

Looks like a cattleya of some sort. Possibly with Brassavola nodosa or similar because of the more narrow leaves. there are other ones with narrow leaves too.

HighSeas · #4 07-22-2013, 04:29 PM

I think we could identify it even better if we saw a flower. Have you a picture of the bloom? Cold Turkey....I would say Brassavola.

katrina · #5 07-22-2013, 05:59 PM

Cattleya alliance...possibly a hybrid...it looks like it might have Brassavola in the background somewhere. As for a definitive ID...even w/a flower...that could be nearly impossible due the fact that so many hybrids can be very similar in appearance and/or many seed grown hybrids can end up looking quite different from one another. Picture only IDs are never a reliable form of identification.

The good news is that you can be assured it's in the Cattleya alliance so you can start w/typical Cattleya conditions and tweak from there as needed. Start w/bright but indirect light, allow it to dry out a bit in between waterings, and intermediate temps.

WhiteRabbit · #6 07-22-2013, 08:46 PM

I don't know, but have one that looks quite similar - given to me out of bloom and without an i. d.. I haven't yet got it to bloom either

Catt alliance is my guess, probably has Brassavola in it

dragoonsers · #7 07-22-2013, 08:53 PM

Nope no bloom yet! So I'll treat it as a cattleya and it'll hopefully bloom! Haha. Thank you so much guys!

King_of_orchid_growing:) · #8 07-23-2013, 06:43 AM

Definitely an intergeneric hybrid, just as some people have speculated.

Definitely in the Cattleya Alliance, just as everybody has already pointed out.

Absolutely has Brassavola in it. For certain has Cattleya in it. Not sure if there's anything else in the mix. If it is a Brassavola and Cattleya mix, then it would be considered a Brassocattleya (abbreviated Bc.).

dragoonsers · #9 07-23-2013, 03:15 PM

There isn't much on the internet for Brassocattleya care.. So I think I'll follow the general cattleya guidelines and see how it responds ..