Inherited many orchids, need advice and identification help!

[Dollythehun]

Yes, I have radiata. Mine just stinks and sprawls. You have the nice one. Great container too.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by malteseproverb

Dolly is right, it's a wild beast...

And the blooms smell like honey. It's wonderful.

Interesting, my cochleatas (have 2 in bloom) have no detectable fragrance at all... but they both started blooming in mid-September, and show no sign of pooping out, obviously not the same flowers, but they keep producing flowers at the tips, and the spikes are now pretty close to 3' (1 m) long. I suspect that there are different populations... I have one more, that typically blooms starting in spring and goes throughout the summer, ending about the time that these two get going. So not surprised that fragrance is variable as well as blooming season.

[Dollythehun]

Mine is considering blooming, it has little sheaths forming...lots of them. Phew.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Dollythehun

Yes, I have radiata. Mine just stinks and sprawls. You have the nice one. Great container too.

Bulb pan seemed to be the container of choice for a rambler like that. After whacking, the back-bulb part left in the pan is putting out new growth. Maybe the aroma is an acquired taste... actually, reminiscent of Vick's Vapo Rub to me.

[Leafmite]

You could try systemic spikes or granular systemic instead of spraying. As long as you have trays underneath to catch the water and dump the water in the pots of soil, non-edible plants, it is pretty safe to use.

[estación seca]

I guessed Coelogyne because the pseudobulbs seem right, and it seems to me people in the cooler northeast tend to grow them. But I am not certain because the mystery plant only seems to have one leaf, and I think most Coelogynes have two. I'm not very familiar with Lycastes but I seem to recall most of the ones I've seen have much less elongated pseudobulbs.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by estación seca

I guessed Coelogyne because the pseudobulbs seem right, and it seems to me people in the cooler northeast tend to grow them. But I am not certain because the mystery plant only seems to have one leaf, and I think most Coelogynes have two. I'm not very familiar with Lycastes but I seem to recall most of the ones I've seen have much less elongated pseudobulbs.

Looks like you guessed it... Malteseproverb was able to take your hint to decipher almost illegible the Coel. massangiana... check above.

[estación seca]

That's a different plant... the original mystery plant still remains a mystery. Are there any Lycaste with elongated pseudobulbs and one leaf?

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by estación seca

That's a different plant... the original mystery plant still remains a mystery. Are there any Lycaste with elongated pseudobulbs and one leaf?

Took another look at that "mystery plant" Doesn't look like Lycaste.. leaf doesn't fit... Lycastes have more ribbed leaves. I'm thinking might be Coelogyne relative. Like maybe Dendrochilum?

[estación seca]

I thought Dendrochilum had enveloping, funnel-shaped bracts on the pseudobulbs?