Identify this 5' long spike'd Orchid plz

[CR7cristiano]

Here is an orchid i have been growing in an old iron tub along with my large oncidium.
I have absolutely no clue what kind of orchid this is. The spike is just about 5' long and the Blooms carry an almost Vanilla like scent in the early mornings & mid-day.

HELP!

[lambelkip]

It's a Myrmechophila, possibly Myrmechophila christinae.

[Bud]

maybe its a

Schomburgkia brysiana

but you need to provide us with the full picture of the plant not just the flower ...from the roots to the tip of the leaf and the proportion of the bloom to the plant

[CR7cristiano]

Originally Posted by Bud

maybe its a

Schomburgkia brysiana

but you need to provide us with the full picture of the plant not just the flower ...from the roots to the tip of the leaf and the proportion of the bloom to the plant

Yep that is definitely it Bud!! Your the man! From what specie of orchid does this one derive?

[Bud]

do a search at the RHS site online or:

http://www.orchidspecies.com/myrbrysiana.htm

[shadytrake]

This Schom is now Myrmecophila brysiana. The pseudobulbs have a hollow and ants like to live in them. The like LOTS of light just like Cattleyas. They tend to be warm growers and do not like to be disturbed. They grow very well on tree trunks and wooden mounts as long as your temperature does not get cold in the winter.

Go to this link for more information.

IOSPE PHOTOS

If yours has magenta / pink in it then it is probably tibicinis. Often the two are confused. See this link. brysiana has no magenta or pink at all. It is yellow with orange.

IOSPE PHOTOS

[CR7cristiano]

Thanks you guys for the info.
It is in fact a Myrmecophila Brysiana. I'm glad i found out now i can more understand what it takes to take care of it. Mind you it is doing pretty well now just finished flowering on a 5' long spike for about a month.
I was worried about all the ants on it, and was trying to get rid of them, but now I know there is an almost symbiotic relationship between the two. Can't wait for a new spike, and better yet, get a new and different kind the one with the pink and yellow in the blooms.

Many thanks!