Orchid ID in the Orchids forum

BellaKelly

Nov 30, 2020 1:04 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: BellaKelly
Tampa Bay, Florida (Zone 9b)

Anyone able to ID this orchid for me?

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BigBill

Nov 30, 2020 2:23 PM CST

Name: Big Bill
Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a)
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Do you ladies have any ideas what hybrid this might be?

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sugarcane

Nov 30, 2020 2:43 PM CST

Name: lindsey
wesley chapel, fl

I don't know what this cutie could be.
BellaKelly, are you a member on Facebook? Tampa Orchid Club and Tampa Bay Orchid Society both have pages ..someone there might recognize it.
Do you remember where you got it from?

lindsey

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BigBill

Nov 30, 2020 2:49 PM CST

Name: Big Bill
Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a)
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Thanks so much Lindsey!

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dyzzypyxxy

Nov 30, 2020 2:51 PM CST

Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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Looks vaguely familiar, but a name's not popping into my head, sorry.

Elaine

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Ursula

Nov 30, 2020 3:56 PM CST

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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a

Sorry, no!

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BellaKelly

Nov 30, 2020 4:35 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: BellaKelly
Tampa Bay, Florida (Zone 9b)

Thank you all, it was worth a shot.

This is a shared orchid, and my friend has passed away. She always called it a daffodil orchid, but I can't find any info to back it up.

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Australis

Nov 30, 2020 5:03 PM CST

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Name: Joshua
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Zone 10a)
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I have a suspicion I've seen something like it before, but can't put my finger on it at the moment.

Let me ponder it.

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BigBill

Nov 30, 2020 5:34 PM CST

Name: Big Bill
Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a)
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That's it Bella, that's it!

I am quite confident your orchid is Bc. Daffodil. But according to recent dna name changes, it is properly Rhyncanthae Daffodil. It is a hybrid of Rhyncholaelia glauca X Guarianthae aurantiaca. It used to be Cattleya aurantiaca.

It typically has 2-3 flowers per inflorescence, up to 2 1/2 to 3", some are fuller flowers taking after the glauca parent. Some, like yours, can be a bit open and starry!
When the cross is a species by a species, this is known as a primary hybrid.
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Last edited by BigBill Nov 30, 2020 5:40 PM

Australis

Nov 30, 2020 5:40 PM CST

Plants SuperMod

Name: Joshua
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Zone 10a)
Köppen Climate Zone Cfb