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Originally Posted by zuerose  Cool!!! Now I really can't wait for the flower to bloom. I paid $7 for it and picked it because it looked healthy. |
Congratulations, you've mastered one of the fundamentals of successful orchid hobby growing, picking out robust healthy plants. It's a great start. and the price was right indeed!
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Originally Posted by zuerose With so many names, is it a hybrid of some kind? I don't know alot but I've been told that there are many hybrids in orchids. |
Yes you have what we call a hybrid and yesm there are many,
many hybrid orchids out there. New orchid species ("species" orchids are as they are found in the wild, not hybridized) are still being discovered in the wild and it is estimated that there are 35,000-40,000 orchid species. Hybrid orchids are man-made crosses, not occuring in nature and it is estimated that there are another 125,000-130,000 orchid hybrids. Orchids are the second highest selling flower, second only to Pointsettias.
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Originally Posted by zuerose The other orchid I bought from the same place for the same price has a stick that says:
Otaara Jane Fumiye 'Hawaii' AM/AOS
What does it mean? |
Otaara is a very comples hybrid containg the genera Brassavola, Broughtonia, Cattleya, Laelia, and Sophronitis. There's a lotta veg in that soup. Your spelling is correct.
Here's a picture of what it may look like. The more complex the hybrid, the more variety in their offspring so your flower may end up someing out different.
Happy Growing!