Confused

[linda]

I am very confused and hope some one can help.
I have a phalaenopsis and the flower is rather large and pure whit with the inside yellow.
It did not come with ID. So I did a web such and they all look like the one I have BUT!!!! they all have a different name. Some have snow angle some have Ikaria on it and others have other names. Whats the different they all look identical to mine. can some one explain please
I have a picture under the indentafy.forum it's called 'Let's play name this orchid' by Linda
I also have several more of the phal. with flowers and again they're all different names for them and all the same.
Thanks

[BikerDoc5968]

The bad news is that this is the usual thing with hybrids...five white phals can have 5 different names and you'd be hard pressed to see the difference. Kinda like those puzzle books trying to find what's different among the pictures. The good news is that whatever you want to call your plant I'm sure it is beautiful and you'll enjoy it just the same if it were a phal by any other name!

[bellini girl]

Hi Linda, yours might be a hybrid. Not to worry NOIDS are fun to have

Lecent

[linda]

but aren't noids like kekis? if so this is a blooming size. And I guess if theres five look a likes then i can name it which ever name i want right? If they all look the same.
correct me if i'm wrong, I just want to make sure I under stand.

[BikerDoc5968]

The only way I know of is to have your plant genetically tested....I think very costly and not really worth it for the average chid grower like most of us that just enjoy their beauty. For me I'd rather grow a healthy well-flowered plant than know a specific name. And yes, it is YOUR plant, call it what you will. I have a noid that I call Phal Memoria Leon for my dad after he died. He loved to grow chids but was never very successful. So this plant had no name and now it has a special place in our home

[linda]

Very beautiful. Love the colors. Are all orchids like that ? Like with Dens do they have different name but look exactly the same ?

[quiltingwacko]

Biker doc that is such a pretty phal. Thanks for sharing it's beauty with us.

[Dorothy]

Linda -

A keiki is Hawaiian word for baby. A Keiki is a genetically identical plant produced asexually by an orchid plant. Most commonly, keikis are produced on orchid genera such as Dendrobium, Phalaenopsis and Vanda. Ocassionally a Keiki will bloom while still attached to the mother plant. (as per the OB glossary)

A NOID is another way of saying NO IDentification

Allow me to introduce you to this thread - http://www.orchidboard.com/community...eed-names.html

Assigning a registered name to a NOID is like guessing the first and last name of a person just by looking at them .. you might get it right or you may be way off ..
I have done a number of orchid lineages and some hybrids can go back as many as 12 generations which can include over a hundred of hybrids and/or species .. and after my experiences in looking up and charting lineages .. I rarely suggest registered names to hybrids without identification knowing how complex some can be .. I just don't think it's fair to say it's something it may not be ..

Also .. a hybrid can look differently between other hybrids of the same parents when they are cultivated to have distinguishing characteristics .. for example a specific color pattern or flower size or shape ..
The cultivar name is the name given after the grex ( or hybrid name) that is in single quotes ..
Here is an example -
Here are photos of the same hybrid - Phalaenopsis Brother Lancer
This is the 'TK' cultivar - http://www.paramountorchids.com/jpg/...%20TK1copy.JPG
This is the '348' cultivar - (scroll down to the 14th Phal) - Growing Phalaenopsis Orchids in Big Bend, Wisconsin
These both have the same parents but look very different.
The specific characteristics have been 'cultivated' to retain these traits ..
If this is confusing .. ask me specific questions .. I'll simplify it the best I can for you