I love orchids, but I’ve basically only had phalaenopsis, and want to expand into different varieties. I found this one at a local nursery, but the label just says “unusual orchid”. I did a quick search online, but didn’t see exactly like this which makes me wonder if it’s a hybrid. Ignore the pot, it’s just in there temporarily to keep it from falling over.
by k10101525
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If you are a beginner and purchased your orchid at a grocery store, more than likely it is of the genus Phalaenopsis. Most common orchids, especially Phalaenopsis, are hybrids and it is difficult or impossible to identify the name. This isn’t to say your orchid can’t be identified. In many cases, it might be possible to somewhat identify the parents of your orchid.
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I’m also quite new, so I may be wrong here – but it looks like an Encyclia – which I only know because someone in the sub helped identify an Encyclia that came to me last summer!
Dainty flowers, the double leaf, pseudo bulbs. But your bulbs look flatter than mine did, so again – I might be wrong!
I would guess Brassia Caudata or a hybrid based off it, but it is just a guess.
It looks like a kind of Spider Orchid or Brassia caudata.
Brassia, which is part of Oncidiinae.
I can’t tell you which one exactly, but it’s a brassia (or possibly an integeneric hybrid of brassia, but I’d guess pure brassia). Generally cool-growing member of the oncidium alliance.
I just got one and the tag says brassia Rex
Brassidium Gilded Urchin probably
Thanks everyone! I appreciate it so much. Now I have a starting point to do a bit more research on it. It’s so pretty.
Lol at “unusual orchid”. I mean… they aren’t wrong…. But that’s just kinda funny to me. Usually people put “NOID”. I like this one better 😂
Brassia caudata or one of its hybrids.