Wilsonara Joe Vanilla 'First Out'

[DaylightFirefly]

The last photo has a tenant of the plant. Little spider, why he decided to make his net in the curve of this petal? I will never know.

[Paphluvr]

A striking flower. Love it!

[Califoutdoors]

Very pretty—-niiice!👍

[lambo1972]

Awesome! That is beautiful! I just bought this Oncostelopsis Eye Candy Pinkie at my local orchid society’s show. They are very similar…

[DaylightFirefly]

Originally Posted by lambo1972

Awesome! That is beautiful! I just bought this Oncostelopsis Eye Candy Pinkie at my local orchid society’s show. They are very similar…

They probably are similar. Here is their ancestry:

Oncostele Eye Candy 'Pinkie'
(Oncostele Catatante x Oncidium Barossa Delight)

Oncostele Joe Vanilla
(Oncostele Top Cat x Oncidium Garboil)

I was very pleased with these flowers. They are significantly larger than my oncidiums.

[lambo1972]

Awesome! I hope I can get mine to flower next year. This one came in spike. I have had great success with an Odontocidium wild willis pacific bingo in my little windowsill grow area…

[Diane56Victor]

I've got a Candy Eye 'Pinkie' thats been working on it's first spike since the middle of August.

[Califoutdoors]

Originally Posted by Diane56Victor

I've got a Candy Eye 'Pinkie' thats been working on it's first spike since the middle of August.

👍

[DaylightFirefly]

Originally Posted by Diane56Victor

I've got a Candy Eye 'Pinkie' thats been working on it's first spike since the middle of August.

Sounds about right…. They can be real slowpokes. Mine were developing for at least 4 months. Kinda gave up on watching and waiting.

[lambo1972]

Are they really that slow? My odontocidium wild willie is quick! I was hoping the Eye Candy Pinkie would be more like that. Interestingly, the eye candy pinkie had a lot of buds when I got it almost 2 weeks ago, and most buds are open/opening. I guess for that reason, I though it was a fast grower....