Is this a vanda?

[dave b]

Originally Posted by Rosiefuture

Dave, I tried to google a good pic of an aerides lawrenceana but none of them have a good view of the leaves. The best one I saw, the leaves look flatter than on my plant. On my plant the leaves are corrugated for want of a better word.

Damian I have several spider orchid which I purchased recently so they haven't flowered yet. They are quite different to this orchid, they are like a large, tougher version of an epidendrum.

I would like to see a pic of your arachnic flos aeris though. Marion

you are right about the leaves. i should have looked closer. The short leaf size and short internode length is different than aerides law. also.

[Rosiefuture]

Well it's still doing ok in the new set up, there is active but slow root growth. If I see anything that makes me think it's going to flower I will take more pics.

Marion

[Matthews]

Originally Posted by Rosiefuture

...and I don't think it's been fertilized for a very long time.

I would start fertilizing on a regular basis. The results are always stunning.

[Greenman]

Looks like a Renanthera or an Aerides or perhaps a cross of one of the above with a Vanda. I concur with what others have said above. This plant likes warmth, LOTS of water, LOTS of Fertilizer, and good air circulation. Given that, it should give you a nice show.

[Angurek]

It actually looks more like a Rhynchostylis to me, because the leaves are very wide. I don't know, though; you'll have to wait until it blooms to be better able to identify it.


If it had more than one stem, I'd say it was a dendrobium...