Oncidium intergenerics from Trader Joe's

[estación seca]

There are multiple named clones of Wildcat.

[PaphMadMan]

Originally Posted by estación seca

There are multiple named clones of Wildcat.

At least 68 awarded clones alone, and many many unawarded ones, and perhaps thousands of individual unnamed non-clone seedlings have been sold as well. Some are virtually indistinguishable and some look nothing like each other. The plants in this thread are almost certainly Tiger Crow and 2 clones of Wildcat, but attaching any specific clonal name just isn't realistic, no matter how much it may "look just like" unless there are additional circumstances to considered.

[D_novice]

All three positive for Cymbidium Mosaic Virus, Agdia test.


Foolish me, they've been cheek by jowl with many other of my plants incl. other Onc intergenerics not purchased from TJ's. So far nothing else has tested +, but of course now I have to test everything.

A very high level senior grower (mostly Cyms) is on record as saying quarantine and virus test everything you bring into your collection, no matter if you got it from the best breeder/grower. That's a high bar, I don't have that much room, but now I can see some things are just too good to be true, and sometimes you get what you pay for.

[MDBuch]

So excited to find the TJs post as I love picking through their “exotic” corner past all the generic moths!
I’ve also got what appears to be the first posted pic?

[fooferdoggie]

I like to go there early and smell them that's the best way to pick (G)

[D_novice]

I thought I'd post this here - even though it didn't come from Trader Joe's (it came from Cal-Orchids, at their fall open house).

Anyone have any idea about a more current name for this? (Is there a new "genus" [nothogenus?] for Wils x Oda?)

Wilsonara Firecracker 'Red Hot'
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(Odontioda Petit Port x Odontioda Taw)

[Dollythehun]

Very pretty regardless...

[Roberta]

Plugged it into the Orchidwiz Genus calculator... Odontioda x Wilsonara = Wilsonara.

Makes sense... Odontioda = Odontoglossum x Cochlioda, Wilsonara = Odontoglossum x Cochlioda x Oncidium. So Ondontioda is a subset of Wilsonara. No additional genera in there... Lumping Odontoglossum and Oncidium could make it all Odontioda, I guess.

[D_novice]

Haven't wanted to shell out for OW cuz I'd have to buy a PC, and I don't need to know everything about every orchid - I only have about 125 of them. On the other hand, it would be nice to be able to have all that knowledge at my fingertips!

Thanks again, when I was looking at it, I was thinking - this is all Wilsonara!

On the other hand, unless it got named/awarded, there's no single name for it. I like it though (why I bought it )

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by D_novice

Haven't wanted to shell out for OW cuz I'd have to buy a PC, and I don't need to know everything about every orchid - I only have about 125 of them. On the other hand, it would be nice to be able to have all that knowledge at my fingertips!

Thanks again, when I was looking at it, I was thinking - this is all Wilsonara!

On the other hand, unless it got named/awarded, there's no single name for it. I like it though (why I bought it )

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