orchid with lotsah holes!
 

ok i know i seem to be unprofessional buying an orchid then after i came home... i realize i bought some orchid with lotsah holes... well the bulb looks pretty i think i got carried away with the bulbs not minding the leaves! lol! anyway... is there anything i can do with this kid! he looks healty to me... well as of the moment! lol! thanks! please tell me its just a minor thing coz im kinda paranoid!
btw... could someone tell me whats the name of this orchid! LOL! thanks!

With fat pseudobulbs and even larger pleated leaves, could be in the Bulbophyllum genus. Flowers help for ID. As for the holes....could be snail/slug damage, weevil or other chewing insect or just plain 'ol leaf damage from something striking the leaves.....Whatever it is, it looks healthy and looks like you will be getting flowers soon. In the last pic the 2 cream white growths might be flower spikes??????

definetely not a bulbophyllum, and i too think that those white growths may be spikes.

Maybe a Lycaste...? :scratchhead:

Sorry, I meant Lycaste and not Bulbophyllum...:oops_sign

That looks like snail damage to me. Is the plant in a pot or mounted? If it's in a pot the little buggers hide down in the medium during the day and come out at night to feed. Repotting is the simplest solution to ridding your plant of critters. If it's mounted I'm not sure what to do. I suppose you could wait until dark and try catching them in the act with a flashlight. Just pick n flick. :rofl:

Just curious, how much is the average price of orchids over there. I remember some of our neighbors had them in their front yards but I didn't get hooked until recently.

u wouldnt believe i just got them for 1 dollar 50 pesos! lol! anyway i felt sad though coz i think these orchids came from the wild. I'm trying my luck to raise them coz i dont think wild vs inhouse care wouldnt be the same! errr.... what else... well ive check last nyt theres no holes in it. i just sprayed fungicide all over my orchids... its a bit dirty well lots of dirt around its leaves!! anyway! dats a bit for now ill update if something happened! i hope ill be able to raise them well! if it flowered then ill post some pics! Im planning to buy trichoglottis brachiata its a bit pricey though. roughly around 8 dollar or 300 pesos here!

Wow, that was a steal. Even $8 for a specie is pretty cheap. I have a friend visiting her family in Rizal next month, if only she can bring some back. :( Anyway, goodluck growing.

I don't think it is a Lycaste but possibly a Coelogyne.

Brooke

I agree with Brooke, possibly Coelogyne or Calanthe. If Calanthe those leaves will probably drop before too long.

:)

Just taking a stab at this, when I first looked at it, I thought, Gongora.

well... i think ur friend would have a hard time bringing the plants well its strict and of course i hate to say this but airport in the philippines- the worst! and most unpleasant people ive encountered anyway enough of complains this is an orchid site! LOL!

Could just be me but it looks a lot like a stanhopea to me....it's not uncommon for stans to look "beat up" their leaves are pretty frail - if it is a stan, keep it in dappled light - no direct or even partial sun...keep it moist year round but cut back on the fertilizer in the winter months....

Well, I guess it looks like many different chids to many different people.....bottom line: we'll know what it is when it flowers, soon I hope and I trust you'll post a pic when it does!

Snails have been horrible here in Tampa Bay. We received well over 3 feet of rain this summer and they have been everywhere. I have been trying to get out there in the AM early to squish them, but they appear to really favor Phals more than anything else. I am hoping that the cooler weather will discourage them OR that I have crushed enough...they have also been chewing my Chiritas. I have so many cats and dogs that ramble thru my shadehouses I hate to use anything. Anything natural to help???? Greg in New Port Richey

oh i use a fungicide it works! and safe for the plants for me :D