Diana, welcome. It is not uncommon to find blooming dendrobiums for sale with no names. Many of them are imported from Southeast Asia by distributors and then sent to the big box stores for sale and the names are lost along the way. There are thousands of them so it would be very difficult to ID one. Just enjoy the colorful flowers and have fun.
Jim
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Just took some pics. Phrag Hanne Popow has opened although she starts petite. Phrag flowers usually get larger over time.
Group shot: Carol Kanzer, Hanne P, and Memoria Estelle Getty. I'm in phrag heaven. I have one more in bud, Noirmont is done I think, and 2 other phrags are just growing leaves. Has anyone's kovachiis budded? I'm thinking about splurging sometime in the next year since I am definitiely winning the war with phrags. Or maybe a Mexipedium xerophyticum......
My birthday Ascda. has arrived in a pot and has been carefully placed in a small wood basket. Now to get some roots going!! Water water water. But I'm stalling on changing my RO filters and fertilizing. Maybe I'll fertilize tomorrow!
Here's V. Pachara Delight. And a pic to show size for Janice. The plant with roots is over 3' and the window is 4' high. Also a pic with Ascda. Susan Ong 'Ah Mooi' and Vandofinetia White Crane. The vanda's flowers are the largest.
Vandofinetia White Crane is so lovely. Proud to own this one!
Perreiraara Motes Leprechaun 'Haiku Mint'.
More Ascda. Susan Ong 'Ah Mooi'. She is a movie star at chez moi, always asking for more pics of herself.
Oh Kathy, I love that Green and Burgundy flower (Perreiraara Motes Leprechaun 'Haiku Mint') and the name is so fun, reminds me of my Irish heritage too.
What can you tell me about that plant? What orchid group does it belong in? Is it easy or hard to grow? I'm trying to start out with some of the easier ones. I have some very small Phalenopsis plants that I bought on E-bay. Some of them were so small they withered away, but some are now making some progress, so I'm determined that I can do this. So many folks who are casual indoor gardeners have told me they have tried orchids and given up. I'm hanging in there, I can do this, I have hundreds of outdoor plants and work at a nursery part time that sells perennials. I'm not new to plants, just to orchids.
I see you make use of those wooden boxes. So far I am using the slotted plastic pots and just got a few Clay pots with extra side slots. I've used the mixed orchid bark for everything so far ( a little bit of charcoal and chunky white pumace mixed in). One thing that will be a challenge is the lack of humidity here. We have pretty dry summers and winters are all rain, but indoors where it is heated its dry (probably in the 45 to 50% range). I bet many of you folks that are in the more advanced stages of Orchid Addiction, have humidity chambers? Or live in the real humid areas?
Is it OK to ask questions on this thread too? Or should I be somewhere else doing that?
Thank you all for your friendly greetings and encouragement,
Diana
And the show goes on!! The Vanda Pachara really develops beautifully!
And as Jim mentioned:
"Sansai Blue is a great vanda in any and all of its forms."
My Vanda Sansai Blue 'Acker's Pride' FCC/AOS is also opening a spike right now. The blooms on the 'Acker's Pride' are a lot smaller and paler than the one from Natt's I had posted. Going for a nice dark blue and larger blooms one wouldn't jump for the Acker's Pride, but on its own I like it too.
I posted a single bloom on the Ceratostylis rubra the other day, here is the whole plant.
And the Bulbo echinolabium has been almost non-stop stinking / blooming since this Summer. The plant still has 3 spikes alternating, its blooming habit is in a way very similar to a Psychopsis. Amazing!! I am glad other Orchids drown it out with their prettier scents.
Ursula, very nice color on the 'Acker's Pride' . I thought I could smell that bulbo from here but then I remembered I hadn't showered yet this morning.
Jim
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