First of Many... - Orchid Board

gixrj18 · #1 07-27-2008, 12:01 AM

This will be the first of many ID's I will need help from you guys with. Today, I met with a local hobby grower to buy some seedlings, as part of an Ebay transaction. To make a long story short, he is moving to Iowa this week, and sold me his whole collection. It is mostly Encyclia and Cattleya, but there are a few other species in there, and about 6-7 Vanillas. About 80 plants in all, and so far, I've only found two hybrids.....the rest are species. The only problem is, about 1/4 of them are un-tagged, so I will be posting some of them....as I go through them! This is the first, there are two baskets full of this one. This is the only one in spike, so I will post a pic when it blooms. I was just wondering if anyone could give me a Genus name, so I can give it the right treatment (and not blast the buds). This collection was all grown outdoors, so some of them look a little rough, or sun-burned.

Grandma M · #2 07-27-2008, 06:54 AM

I can't help with the ID. but WOW to adopt 80 new plants is quite an undertaking. The best of luck to you. Do they need replanting?

Marilyn

Bird Song Farm · #3 07-27-2008, 07:52 AM

Here's a wild guess for this one.........Dendrobium?
80 Plants!!!

Better buy bark by the buckloader full.

AL

gixrj18 · #4 07-27-2008, 09:39 AM

Too small to be Dendrobium, it looks like some kind of miniature. Most of the plants are mounted, but some need re-potting.

cb977 · #5 07-27-2008, 10:33 AM

Nice haul, Jasen! Mostly species?

I'm sure somebody will come up with some help for you in identifying this one. It looks kind of familiar but I'm drawing a blank...sorry

If it "hits" me, I'll let you know

gixrj18 · #6 07-27-2008, 12:21 PM

Yes, mostly species...I've only found two hybrids in the group.

gixrj18 · #7 07-27-2008, 05:56 PM

Here is two more from the group: the first is a bifoliate with 1" p-bulbs that seem to grow in spaced intervals along the rhizome.

I have about 5-6 divisions of this one. The second seems to be monopodial, I'm guessing something in the Oncidium family.

More to come.....

gixrj18 · #8 07-27-2008, 09:51 PM

I can't have everyone stumped, somebody has got to know one of these!

Chubidubi · #9 07-27-2008, 09:58 PM

Jasen the first one looks a little like my Enyclia pygmea and the last one is a Tolumnia. Hope this helps.

Chubidubi · #10 07-27-2008, 10:00 PM

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This will be the first of many ID's I will need help from you guys with. Today, I met with a local hobby grower to buy some seedlings, as part of an Ebay transaction. To make a long story short, he is moving to Iowa this week, and sold me his whole collection. It is mostly Encyclia and Cattleya, but there are a few other species in there, and about 6-7 Vanillas. About 80 plants in all, and so far, I've only found two hybrids.....the rest are species. The only problem is, about 1/4 of them are un-tagged, so I will be posting some of them....as I go through them! This is the first, there are two baskets full of this one. This is the only one in spike, so I will post a pic when it blooms. I was just wondering if anyone could give me a Genus name, so I can give it the right treatment (and not blast the buds). This collection was all grown outdoors, so some of them look a little rough, or sun-burned.first-many-2008_0726xmas0004.jpg

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