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Help with ID on orchid, sorry no flowers yet.
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I am fairly new to orchids and this forum. I have some orchids I brought with me when I moved from Florida to South Carolina. I have Cattleya, Phalaenopsis and 2 (same ones) that I do not remember what they are. I believe came from an orchid grower at a USF Botanical Garden sale. I cannot seem to find any info on them. I have a slight memory that they might be a cattleya variety/hybrid/cross (sorry, not sure what to call it) but I am not sure. They have not bloomed for me yet, still figuring out how to adjust to SC growing conditions. I am guessing I need to get them out of the clay pots because they are inside now, in a sunroom, instead of under a oak tree outside. I know it is asking a lot without flowers but any ideas would be appreciated. Hopefully the pictures will post. Thanks!
Just noticed that the last 3 photos were not in focus. Here are 2 more. |
It's certainly something in the Cattleya alliance. I can't confidently provide much more guidance on ID than that.
If this is a hybrid, there are numerous smaller growing species that could be involved, like the ones formerly in the genus Sophronitis and species like Cattleya luteola. There could also be a bit of Brassavola and/or Laelia. But these are all purely guesses, and without a label or good, clear photos of the flowers (once they bloom), it's really impossible to know for sure. |
Thanks for the info. I have a tag (not in a pot) for a cattleya that I had thought it might be it but when I looked it up on the internet the leaves looked too large. Maybe it still could be the right id. Here is what the tag says:
HC252 C. Chocolate Drop "Volcano Queen" Red 3/27/08 |
C. Chocolate Drop would usually be uniformly bifoliate (2 leaves) with tall thin upright pseudobulbs, and broader leaves than this.
This looks like a Brassavola x Cattleya type hybrid to me. Can't even guess more exactly without flowers. If it is a Bc. type, it looks like it needs more light. |
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