New orchids,please ID!

[ermione]

I bought two new orchids,hybrids,and I would like you to identify them.I realize it is almost impossible to identify a hybrid,but I would like to know if they are oncidiums or something different so that I can take care of them properly.Any help will be appreciated.

[Dollythehun]

My educated guess: Oncidium tribe and a Brassie or Mtssr mix. Someone else will nail it for you...

[rbarata]

The first is, probably, a vuylstekeara aka cambria.
Cambrias are human made hybrids and can't be found in nature. Treat it like an oncidium and you'll be fine.

The second, like Dolly said, seems to be some sort of brassia.

[Dollythehun]

Originally Posted by rbarata

The first is, probably, a vuylstekeara aka cambria.
Cambrias are human made hybrids and can't be found in nature. Treat it like an oncidium and you'll be fine.

The second, like Dolly said, seems to be some sort of brassia.

Rbarata, interesting, I was just reading about the breeding (?) of those and how they were named for their breeder/creator. I don't think I had ever seen one and truthfully that whole Oncidium tribe looks similar to me. Thanks for the correction but what part of the plant was the tip off?

[MrHappyRotter]

Unless they have tags, they should be regarded as NOIDs, but we can probably help you get close.

I don't think the first one is a Vulystekeara or Cambria. It's got heavy Rhynchostele bictoniensis influence and is probably Oncostele Black Beauty or similar.

The second one is definitely a Brassia or Brassia intergeneric (Bratonia, Brassidium, Odontobrassia) with heavy Brassia influence.

[PaphMadMan]

MrHappyRotter has it right, as far as we can be certain.

The first is Oncostele Black Beauty or Oncostele Midnight Miracles or something similar. There are many named and unnamed hybrids that would be indistinguishable.

The second is a Brassia or one of many Brassidium type hybrids.

[rbarata]

Thanks for the correction, MrHappyRotter.

[Dollythehun]

OK. Here is my learning opportunity. What feature of the any did you base that on? The pbibs looked very round to me but other than that...

[rbarata]

OK. Here is my learning opportunity. What feature of the any did you base that on?

And mine too!
How do you differentiate it from a cambria?

[Dollythehun]

I hate autocorrect!!!!! Should be pbulbs and plant. Ugh.