Help with Apple Blossom "Woodland"
 

Hello everyone...again

Yes I think I have another problem. When I bought the new Oncidium, the leaves were a dark green. I put it on my porch... (have had it for about 2 weeks) where it gets abut one or two hours of sun through a screen...but there is a noticeable difference now in the color of the leaves...they have turned much lighter green..

is this bad?

Should I move it to get less sun?

Thanks for the help in advance!

J

Lighter green is generally a good sign, as the lighter the green tone, the better the light absorbtion. However, sometimes too light green/ nearing yellow can be a bad (ie too much light). I would say it's fine, but it you did the higher light too quickly they could burn. I'd keep a close eye on it, and maybe post a pic. But from your comments, I would say it's probably ok. Let us know!

I have to agree, lighter is usually better. However, I'm pretty sure your plant is from the Cattleya alliance (not an Oncidium). you may want to head over to the Cattleya forum, and see if you can find information there.

Iwanagara Apple Blossom 'Woodland'

Light: Medium to High
Temperature: Intermediate to warm
its not an oncidium...Kip is right

I'm so confused!
 

I thought if the orchid had large bulbs at the base it was an oncidium?

Here's a pic

this on too?
 

Thought this one was an oncidium too...

Nanook, you're right about the 2nd one, from what I can tell, but the first one is definitely in the Catt alliance. Tough really to explain, but larger broad oval/round pseudoblub with a single or sometimes 2 leaves is normally a Catt. Also Catt leaves generally arise from above the PB. It's one of those things you just have to see a lot of. Oncs tend to have multiple leaves coming from the base of the PB, as well as 2 leaves or so from the top of the PB (as you see in pic 2). Hope that helps

Nanook, I was confused by this at first, however many in the Cattleya Alliance also can look like this.

One difference (as I understand it) is that Cattleya Alliance bloom out of the top of the p-bulb and Oncidium Alliance bloom out of the base of the p-bulb. I'm sure there are other differences as well, but I don't know them all.

Your second one does look more Oncidum like than the first however I can't be sure unless you have a name for it. I can't really describe either what about the first looks more Cattleya like, or what in the second looks more Oncidium like. It's something n the shapes of the bulbs and leaves that I've picked up from looking at so many pictures. However I'm no where near being an expert and can't be certain if I'm right.

There are other types of orchids with p-bulbs like this as well. Bulbophylum springs to mind but there could be others as well.

Assuming it is Iwanagara Apple Blossom as though (and it seems the most likely) then it is Dialaelia Snowflake x Blc.Orange Nugget and these are both in the Cattleya Alliance.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who was stumped in trying to explain why it looks like a Catt...

On the second photo...... my mother ( it was a gift from her) says that the flowers look like little yellow butterflies with long spikes