Potinara Niti - Orchid Board

ewcia1028 · #1 10-01-2010, 08:45 PM

Hello

,I bought this Potinara at Home Depot some years ago and it is blooming for me every year .This year five flowers and they are very fragrant and beautiful.I have been trying to find out a cross of it, but wasn't able to,so maybe someone know this cross? Thanks

sweetjblue · #2 10-01-2010, 09:27 PM

Pretty blooms.

Orchid Wiz does not show any Potinara Niti. It does have a
Rhynchosophrocattleya (formerly Potinara) Nita Ling
Nita Ling is (Rhynchosophrocattleya Waikiki Sunset x Rhynchosophrocattleya Waikiki Surprise)
This might be what you have but no way to tell for sure unless you could contact the grower. Did the label show what company produced the plant?

Judi

buckie · #3 10-01-2010, 11:11 PM

The correct name for your plant is Cattleya Nita, this was registered by Ruben In Orch. 1967,,, it's parents are Iris (1901) x Manila.....This info is from the RHS.

JWV · #4 10-01-2010, 11:36 PM

I am going to guess that this is actually a plant of Pot. Thi-Ti (Blc. George Angus x Slc. Kauai Starbright). This cross originated in Thailand, and it is not uncommon for the names to get mixed up between Thailand and a "big box" store in the US. Do a search and you'll see very similar photos.

quiltergal · #5 10-01-2010, 11:48 PM

I tend to agree with RWV. Here's a picture of my Thi Ti 'Sweetheart'.

buckie · #6 10-02-2010, 12:04 AM

Ok, if we are agreed that this was miss labled then lets give it the correct name and that is Rhyncattleanthe Thi-Ti, the short Abv. is Rth.

Warren

ewcia1028 · #7 10-02-2010, 11:07 AM

Thanks a lot for all your help everybody,I am nicely surprise that so many people answered my question.Judi it is a very common yellow label with only number on it(NPR106 ) and Pot.Niti.I will check those crosses and see which one is the closest to mine.Thanks again everybody.
Ewa

Paul · #8 10-02-2010, 11:59 AM

Quite nice!

ewcia1028 · #9 10-03-2010, 11:33 AM

Thank you Paul