House orchids

[Bart]

That's a nice one Tony, well worth the wait!

[Pete Clarke]

Almost as nice as a Pleione - Thunia bensoniae flowering for me for the first time.
I got it for £1 in an auction several years ago.

[johnstephen29]

A collection of Phalaenopsis Moth Orchid plants in flower.

[monocotman]

A few flowering over the summer inside.
First up is coelogyne mooreana 'Brockhurst'. Easy grower with a nice scent of freesias.
Next is a hybrid phragmipedium 'Suzanne Decker' flowering for the first time.
Next to it is Sarracennia 'Brookes hybrid' - useful for keeping the kitchen free from flies when the doors are open in the current heatwave.
Last is a primary hybrid cattleya - canhamina 'coerulea'. I think it is a hybrid between the species mossiae and purpurea.
'Blue' forms of both species were used.
All grow indoors in the winter and in the cold greenhouse in the summer.
David

[hud357]

Ahh.. Picture 3 explains how you knew that Phrags would like the same water as carnivores (orchid forum topic a week or so ago).

[Maren]

To give it its full name, Lc (Laeliocattleya) Canhamiana is a beautiful orchid. The cross was registered as far back as 1885 and is a primary cross (cross of two species) of  Cattleya mossiae x Laelia purpurata. You have grown it to perfection, congratulations.

[johnstephen29]

A new Phalaenopsis Moth Orchid i was given at the weekend, really beautiful flowers.

[monocotman]

Maren,

Canhamiana is certainly is a nice hybrid cattleya. The flowers lasted the best part of a month. It may be a clone or a seedling - I'm not sure. It came from 'Blue cattleya' on ebay. He/she has some nice plants for sale. Thanks for the correction on the name. I'm not sure whether purpurata is still a Laelia - some botanists have moved it into cattleya along with sophronitis. I'm not sure what the current thinking is.There are currently 4 new growths and it may have three sets of flowers next year. Fingers crossed!

Regards,

David

[Maren]

Hi,

you're right about Laelia having been moved to Cattleya. Pity. It makes it hard for oldtimers like me to adjust.

[Maggi Young]

Seriously wondering about starting campaign to retrain taxonomists for a more useful occupation - thought gardening might be a good choice.........



some possibilities  for job enrichment.....

[Matt T]

I've had this orchid for a few years now and this is the best it has ever flowered. It was given to me a few years ago by forumist Emma T. I'm not 100% sure what it is, an Oncidium hybrid, it looks a lot like a plant called Comanara Wildcat 'Bob Cat'. Whatever it's name it's an easy grower and the show gets better every year. The amount of yellow is variable, some years all of the flowers have yellow tipped petals but this year most have only a little.

[Maggi Young]

My word, that IS very showy. Contrasts of dark satin and velvet looking areas on the flower are most attractive.

[reifuan]

Matt, for what it's worth; I think it's 'redcat', rather than 'bobcat'. (^_^) extremely similar though, I thought only galanthophiles cared to distinguish between plants with such minor differences..

[Matt T]

Hi reifuan, thanks for that. As much as I enjoy growing the plants for their own sake, it's always nice to be able to put a name to them. Cheers.

[Maren]

..and the genus name is Colmanara.