Help needed! NOID - Brassia or Miltassia?

[AndreaK]

Help needed! NOID - Brassia or Miltassia?

I would like to at least narrow down this NOID's family. Any guesses?

[PaphMadMan]

To get the strong yellow background color there probably has to be some kind of Oncidium or Gomesa in the mix too. I don't have a specific suggestion right now, but I'll do some looking when I can - Brassidium, Gombrassiltonia, Aliceara.

[AndreaK]

Originally Posted by PaphMadMan

To get the strong yellow background color there probably has to be some kind of Oncidium or Gomesa in the mix too. I don't have a specific suggestion right now, but I'll do some looking when I can - Brassidium, Gombrassiltonia, Aliceara.

Thank you. I do not know very much about this group. The flowers show up very yellow in the sunlight but are a greenish/yellow color with a slight orange cast in the shade.

[PaphMadMan]

Every bit of information helps - any hint of orange gives some other options to consider. Another picture showing the whole plant and spike to see the growth habit might be useful. I'm on a quest now...

[AndreaK]

Originally Posted by PaphMadMan

Every bit of information helps - any hint of orange gives some other options to consider. Another picture showing the whole plant and spike to see the growth habit might be useful. I'm on a quest now...

Here are a few more pictures. You can see how the appearance of the flowers change drastically depending upon the lighting alone. The plant was repotted into a basket culture with bark, spag., Styrofoam, and perlite this spring. It is obvious by the size of the new growth that I need to water more frequently during its next growth cycle. I was conservative with watering this year because I was concerned the pot may be too large for the plant, but it was what I had on hand at the time. The image near the window is its everyday home. South facing window, lower level of a 2 story, some shade provided via a Japanese Maple late in the day.

[PaphMadMan]

OK, there is never any guarantee when identifying a NoID hybrid, but this is a very distinctive flower. This is almost certainly Brascidostele Gilded Tower 'Mystic Maze' HCC/AOS.

(Rhynchostele bictoniensis x Brassia keiliana) x (Brassia arcuigera x Oncidium wentworthianum)

[AndreaK]

Originally Posted by PaphMadMan

OK, there is never any guarantee when identifying a NoID hybrid, but this is a very distinctive flower. This is almost certainly Brascidostele Gilded Tower 'Mystic Maze' HCC/AOS.

(Rhynchostele bictoniensis x Brassia keiliana) x (Brassia arcuigera x Oncidium wentworthianum)

Wow! Thank you so much for doing the research into this ID. I truly appreciate the effort you put into it. The plant definitely looks like Brascidostele Gilded Tower 'Mystic Maze' HCC/AOS. Its identification will help me care for the plant properly. Thank you again.

[RosieC]

Yes I agree, looks like Brascidostele Gilded Tower 'Mystic Maze' to me as well. As PaphMadMan said you can never be 100% but I would be pretty sure with this one that that's the ID.

[PaphMadMan]

Originally Posted by AndreaK

Wow! Thank you so much for doing the research into this ID. I truly appreciate the effort you put into it. The plant definitely looks like Brascidostele Gilded Tower 'Mystic Maze' HCC/AOS. Its identification will help me care for the plant properly. Thank you again.

You are very welcome. I enjoy the search, and I have the ideal tool to do it - OrchidWiz, and I learn a lot in the process.

[AndreaK]

MrHappyRotter:
Ok, this is a sign about how posts cross and weave together. Your response to my Phrag. post and asking about the label caused me to remember a stage my daughter went through when she was 2. That prompted me to search her "hiding" places other than the trashcan. Low and behold - I found the label for this plant. You were 100% correct in your identification. It is Bcd. Gilded Tower 'Mystic Maze' from Alohilani Nursery.