Tolumnia Midas 'Orchid Heights' AM'AOS
 

I don't claim to be a Tolumnia grower but I've always liked this one. Just blooming on a 3 growth division in a
2" pot. Broke the spike off of my bigger division, too bad.
The photos don't do justice to the color of the plant, it's a buttercup yellow in real life.

Stunning! Great photos too. I love this one - well done.

Thanks for sharing.

- J

The name of this one is a little trickier than most Tolumnias. This was originally registered as Oncidium Midas (Red Belt x onustum). Red Belt became Tolumnia, but Onc. onustum became Zelenkoa onusta, so this is now Zelemnia Midas.

How cute! That's already a nice color in the pic, so it must be especially nice in real life, buttercup yellow is bright! Nice speckling too.

:shock: :faint: Zelenkoa has got to be one of the strangest genus names ever. Zelemnia is no better Oncidium is so much easier to remember, and prononce! I honestly wonder who comes up with these crazy names.

Oh wow this is a stunning tolumnia!!!!! Thank you for sharing. Where did you get it?


Ryan

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When Onc. onustum was separated from the Oncidiums about 10 years ago, a new genus had to be created, and the taxonomists who named it selected to name it in honor of Harry Zelenko, an artist who painted all the illustrations for "Orchids: The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Oncidium".

True, I did buy it as Onc. Midas. I didn't know, however, that it wasn't just a reclassified Tolumnia.

Thanks for the info!

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Purchased a long time ago from Taylor Orchids in Monroe, MI. You can find them on the Web.

Ohmygosh! :love: I love this one! :wtg:

Well that explains it then! Doesn't make me like the name any more than before though!