Please help identify...2 phals & 1 dendrobium
Login
User Name
Password   


Registration is FREE. Click to become a member of OrchidBoard community
(You're NOT logged in)

menu menu

Sponsor
Donate Now
and become
Forum Supporter.

Please help identify...2 phals & 1 dendrobium
Many perks!
<...more...>


Sponsor
 

Google


Fauna Top Sites
Register Please help identify...2 phals &amp; 1 dendrobium Members Please help identify...2 phals &amp; 1 dendrobium Please help identify...2 phals &amp; 1 dendrobium Today's PostsPlease help identify...2 phals &amp; 1 dendrobium Please help identify...2 phals &amp; 1 dendrobium Please help identify...2 phals &amp; 1 dendrobium
LOG IN/REGISTER TO CLOSE THIS ADVERTISEMENT
Go Back   Orchid Board - Most Complete Orchid Forum on the web ! > >
 
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #9  
Old 02-12-2010, 07:47 PM
orkie orkie is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Nov 2008
Zone: 6b
Location: NYC
Posts: 194
Please help identify...2 phals &amp; 1 dendrobium Female
Default

Two things to clarify:

The names Phalaenopsis and Dendrobium are not species, they are the genera (singular genus) that these orchids belong to. And none of the 3 orchids pictured are actually species, they are hybrids, so what you are looking for is the hybrid name (species names are lower case and italicized, while hybrid names are written with each part of the name in caps). An example of a species is Phalaenopsis equestris while a hybrid example is Phal. Zuma's Pixie.

Second, if a hybrid is not named, you can't ever truly know what the hybrid name is (you can make decent guesses sometimes though, but certain parents seem to always impart their characteristics on offspring and so many offspring that share just one parent may seem virtually identical). That's because, especially with Phals and Dens, there are so many hybrids that are virtually identical, as well as the fact that the same hybrids (offspring from same 2 parents) can look quite different from each other (just like humans siblings may look quite similar or very different).

All of this is just meant to inform, as you'll come across this system as you read or learn about orchids. And it doesn't matter if you don't know the exact name of your hybrid, as these types of hybrids can take pretty much standard Phal care and phal-type Den. care, such as recommended on the AOS website. Whether you know the name or not does make having them less enjoyable, I have several NOID hybrids myself.
Reply With Quote
 

Bookmarks

Tags
dendrobium, green, names, phals, species, identify


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
How to identify Hard or Soft cane Dendrobium cherlon Beginner Discussion 16 11-15-2017 05:23 PM
Please help me identify this Dendrobium. Beaveljeez Identification Forum 9 08-24-2009 11:34 AM
Please help me identify this dendrobium songs4cf Identification Forum 1 08-15-2009 09:33 AM
2 mini phals can anyone help identify them? nenella Identification Forum 12 06-23-2008 02:46 PM
Orchid Names / Identifiers Graham Beginner Discussion 18 01-21-2008 02:19 AM

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:46 PM.

© 2007 OrchidBoard.com
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO v2.0.37 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Feedback Buttons provided by Advanced Post Thanks / Like (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Clubs vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.