What the heck is it ?

[abiom]

Frm the pb,it looks like eria.hv to wait for the flower to open up

[Grandma M]

Interesting Keep us posted. I also want to know what it is.

Marilyn

[Mike O'C]

Originally Posted by Gin

I think you are right, the buds ( I guess) are getting longer I will post back when they are mature . I have 2 Eria but when in spike they look diffrent then this one . Thanks ideas are appreciated .. Gin

GIN,
The pseudobulbs do look like cymbidium bulbs but I know of no cymbidium that bears flowers on the pseudobulb like your plant seems to be doing. The pseudobulbs also look like Eria densa and Eria floribunda pseudobulbs but they both have white flowers on longish spikes. It would appear to me that your flowers are going to turn out green and I do not recall having seen photographs of a green Eria that has pseudobulbs that look like that and which bear flowers close to the pseudobulb. When you post photos of the flowers please try and give some sort of idea of sizes of flowers and of pseudobulbs. I hope that somebody on the list can help you identify it.

[Gin]

Thanks Mike it seems to be growing a stem I am waiting to take a picture when it is done growing it . I agree about being an eria .. at least I know what the heck it is , bet it has an oncidium complex .. ... Gin

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Looks like an Eria. Maybe pumila.

[Gin]

Update, not done growing but getting there it has a hint of either pink or lavender on tip of the buds ,
Could it be a dendrorochilum of some kind ? here are a couple of pictures will post more when it is done . Gin

[bellini girl]

Hi Gin,

I think it is an Eria. I have eria hyacinthioides looks exactly like yours. It's spiking now, about 3 inches tall. Will take pics and hopefully post them

Lecent

[Gin]

Thanks Got a suggestion that is might be Eria stricta here is a link they posted . Eria stricta

[nickel525]

maybe it's an illegal species...maybe your friend just played dumb....maybe it'll be EXTREMELY exotically beautiful since it's been saving up energy for 7 yrs.

[Mike O'C]

Originally Posted by Gin

Thanks Got a suggestion that is might be Eria stricta here is a link they posted . Eria stricta

Gin,
I went to the link that you referred us to for Eria stricta. The one photo (the one on the left) IMHO is not Eria stricta but looks to me like what we call Eria siamensis. However the photo of Eria siamensis in Opera Botanica No. 62 of April 1982 ("Orchid Genera in Thailand X : Trichotosia and Eria") has mauve/purple in the lip which our plants don't seem to have (they are small and I may not be seeing the mauve/purple!!! )
Look forward to seeing the photos of the open flowers. Hope a snail doesn't get there first!