Zygopetalum Advance Australia

[Bud]

This must be a hybrid done in Australia to have the orchid named after their anthem. The flowers have the exotic combination of chocolate brown, green, velvety purple, and white with a fragrance combination of classic scent lilac and narcissus….this orchid plant have a fine root system that is on the sensitive side….so easy on the repot. The fertilizer salt deposits must be flushed out regularly or just observe the tips of their leaves if it discolors.
I give this the Baker culture for all Zygos: medium to bright indirect light and intermediate temperatures, and I don’t let the temperature get too hot… most Zygos like the top inch of the mix to dry out–some usually refer to the pot as ‘approaching dryness’–the top will be dry but the rest of the mix will still have moisture. …but I don’t like to let this dry out that much so I water this liberally under the sink; keeping the mix evenly moist, not wet....my apartment has humidity issues....this is in a well-draining media mix 4 inches pot.....with the help of an electric humidifier with attached oscillating fan since air circulation is important….this orchid plant easily shows signs of stress(be very observant of the bulbs if shrinking)…..and as much as possible I don’t wet the leaves because it is thin and can easily get cold dark spots.
This is the third keiki of the mother plant I got two years ago and it is also producing two new growths. The picture of the mother and this keiki when it was merely a baby is posted on my album.

[TOMMYMIAMI]

I love this color combination, when there is little bit of green in other colors on the bloom! And the plant is gorgeous and healthy too!

[Bud]

Thank You for the visit Tommy !
....and your kindness

[Ferns Daddy]

Super nice blooms, I like the pot you have it in.

[ronaldhanko]

Very nice, Bud, and beautifully photographed.

[orchidsarefun]

I like this grex too because it is much more compact than either zygos.
Bud, I am curious as to what you mean by a keiki ? these have pseudobulbs, where does the keiki appear ?

[IncurablePlantHead]

Got this at the Coral Gables show today. It was not labeled too specifically. Do you know this one?

[Bud]

Originally Posted by Ferns Daddy

Super nice blooms, I like the pot you have it in.

Thank You, FD!!!!

*I got this porcelain cache pot from Marshalls; you can find nice pots there really cheap

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Originally Posted by ronaldhanko

Very nice, Bud, and beautifully photographed.

Thank You Ron!!!!

I am not a photographer but I take as many shots to come up with a few nice ones.

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Originally Posted by orchidsarefun

I like this grex too because it is much more compact than either zygos.
Bud, I am curious as to what you mean by a keiki ? these have pseudobulbs, where does the keiki appear ?

Thanks for the visit!!!!

'keiki' in Hawaiian means baby....so I call every new growth, new bulbs and new rhizomes 'keiki' (I don't know if the new growths coming out beside bulbs are forbidden to be called 'keikis'?)....I know it is always used in new growths in spikes or on the stems of Epidendrums and Dendrobiums; some can also be basal keikis ....if its a baby orchid plant I call it 'keiki' there is no known rules I think

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Originally Posted by IncurablePlantHead

Got this at the Coral Gables show today. It was not labeled too specifically. Do you know this one?

Thanks for the visit !
Zygolum is an artificial hybrid of orchids beween the following genera:
(Zygopetalum Hook. (1827) × Zygosepalum Rchb.f. (1859)

this is quite old hybrids and maybe RHS have renamed it a thousand times that I do not know what it is presently called....you should have asked the name of the orchid or its parents so you have an idea=after all you were among experts in that Coral Gables show(I am sure there was a judge or some expert of some sort in that show)....it doesn't harm you to ask around about an orchid that captures your attention.
*although I think your picture is a Zygopetalum rounded petals and a large velvety purple rounded lip....Zygolums are thin pointed petaled and large oval lip

[WhiteRabbit]

Gorgeous!

[kindrag23]

Soooo pretty reminds me of oncid blooms. in a way mixed with vanda blooms...so so interesting.