Two new Oncidium Intergeneric Hybrids

[Orquiadicto]

Today I bought myself two new plants. A Colmanara Wildcat MASAI RED and a Burrageara Nelly Isler.
As I suspected that they would have a big sphagnum ball in the centre of the root mass I decided to repot them immediately even though they are both in bloom. Here a few pictures of the process:







A nice new growth. I hope to get blooms from it in it's due time.





After all, there was no sphagnum ball in the centre of the roots. Once untangled, it looked almost like a Vanda with its long strong roots. It was quite a job getting them all back in the original pot.

The Burrageara Nelly Isler did have the sphagnum ball between the roots and I've lost more than one plant because of this. This is how it looked like:






Hopefully the repotting hasn't affected her and the two spikes without flowers develop well and bloom.

[RosieC]

Gorgeous, I love both of those.

I've lost orchids from that moss wodge in the middle as well. Unfortunately I lost my first Nelly Isler to that, and my second more recently to mites Really think I need another one seeing your flowers.

I've had more success with Wildcat, love the colour of yours. I'm thinking this is one I might have to get multiple plants in different colours, mine is a 'Bobcat' which is browner than yours.

[Orquiadicto]

Thank you. I love these Colmanaras and other Oncidium intergeneric hybrids (Miltassias, Odontocidiums, Miltonidiums, etc.).
They're really not expensive here at IKEA. They cost EURO 9,99 (about $12.00), so quite affordable. I must get more of them, but I think I'll wait if the many I have out of flower set out spikes and bloom.

[Vanda lover]

Beautiful! They have nice healthy roots too. I have been eyeing Nelly Isler for some time now. Maybe it will be my next.

[MrHappyRotter]

I love oncid alliance intergenerics. Next to paphs and phrags, I think they're my favorites.

Yours are pretty. I tend to like the ones with a lot of brassia influence, or the ones that have an "odontoglossum" appearance but are warm growing or at least heat tolerant.