Oncidium coloratum
 

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Sweet miniature oncidium I picked up at Andy's Orchids a few weeks ago.


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Ooh, that's pretty. I got a plant labeled Odontoglossum coloratum at a raffle recently, and I assume that it is the same thing, renamed? I hope so!

This is really nice, love the bloom. Looks like another for my list. Thank you for sharing!

What a lovely, curious little alien!

I'm so envious you can just go to Andy's. Although, when I think about it, it's probably a very good thing for me that Andy is located waaay over there.

You might see this as Gomesa colorata (probably the most accepted name now) or as Baptistonia colorata, but Odontoglossum coloratum has apparently never been a published name for this species, or any species. If you got a plant under that name someone was confused. I hope you can identify your plant when it flowers.

I just checked with Kew, and if this is indeed a properly labelled Oncidium coloratum, the currently accepted name by the Kew Checklist is Gomesa colorata.

Thanks! And you are right about 'just
going to Andy's' it's a blessing and a curse.


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Thanks for the updates taxonomy info! I am confident that it is labeling correctly so I will update my records.


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Thanks I was looking for another plant and Andy walked me through the greenhouse and showed me to this one while we were on our way. It's funny because my husband had been by the 'not for sale' section of these earlier and taken a photo to show me.http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...7c52274bfd.jpg

One day I hope mine will look like this!


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My gosh, look at all those spikes and flowers!

I guess I have the mystery odontoglossum. It's a handwritten label from a member of my OS, so I guess I'll just have to be patient.

What temperatures does it handle? I see Francisco Miranda has them as well, under the name Carriella colorata.

The current synonyms for Gomesa colorata are:
Oncidium coloratum
Carria colorata
Carriella colorata
Baptistonia colorata

Just gotta love all the changes being done to the Oncidiinae!

Currently it's in the 20-25 C (65-78 F) and the humidity where it is currently growing stays around 70%.http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...4a97367442.jpg

The second bud opened yesterday. Whatever it's name I'm so happy with this little orchid!


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Thanks! How hot and cold does it ever get for you?

San Diego stays mild most of the year daytime temps between 60-85 F (16-29 C) nights can get cold 44-19 F (26-7 C), but generally stay well above frost or plant damaging temperatures at night.

I am about 7 miles from the coast so several weeks a year we will get sustained heat close to 100 F (35-37 C) for a week or more at a time.

I grow all of my miniatures inside so everything stays in the daytime temps range all year, I don't have central air conditioning so I try not to buy and cool growing plants. I have my Catts, Onc, Ond, Phals, and everything else outside in a protected part of the garden April-September. I move them to the porch where it is more protected from the Santa Ana winds and the temperature stays more even September-April.

Really cute one.

This is just so cute! I've been looking, not found one yet. Maybe a phone call to Andy.