Hi all I need some identification help PLEASE

[jjbulldogge]

I was given a couple babies from a friend. They are growing very well, but I need some help with identifying them. The first is similar to a spider plant... it grows shoots (see pic) and it gets beautiful tiny little white flowers. The second type gets a tiny purple flower and the top of each arm (sorry, I don't have pics of them in flower). I love my orchids, I have about 20 different plants that I get so much joy from... but I have searched the internet and I can't find any similar plants. Thanks in advance, glad I found this forum!

[psyc1210]

Try posting a few more times and then you can upload the photo

[jjbulldogge]

ok I will try again... thanks

[mandyjo]

Hello! I just joined here a few days ago. I just posted several replies to my own post in order to get to the five posts so that I could upload pictures. Everyone is so knowledgeable here!

[mermaidsea]

Waiting for pics!

[Phalcycle]

The first one- spider plant.
I am not sure if you are referring to the commonly called Spider plant or the spider orchid. The sider plant is a common popular houseplant that grows spikes and offsets on them. They have white flowers, and the leaves come in many types of varigation from cream, white, yellow, and pure green. The spikes can be yellow or green. Although these are not orchids, they seem like one. They grow air roots, a common factor in epi orchids. But infact, these are not related to orchids.

The spider orchid is a brassia orchid, in the oncidium and intergeneric alliance. They are water lovers, simular to other oncidiums. They grow psudobulbs that are flat egg shaped with leaves on both sides. The spikes come from inbetween the bottom leaf and bulb.

The second orchid with purple flowers, I am guessing with too many outcomes. The 'arm' are spikes, and they carry flowers. This can be any type of orchid, most of them come in purple color. Maybe describe the leaves and such. Most orchids can be genus id'ed by their leaves structure.

[jjbulldogge]

I am going to try again and again LOL

[jjbulldogge]

I can see how knowledgeable you all are... I have looked at the forum a few times :-) if I can post the pics I will be on all the time! LOL

[jjbulldogge]

am trying... hope it works! don't think it is working

[jjbulldogge]

I am going to do the 5 and then see if it works

[jjbulldogge]

it now says upload of file failed :-(

[psyc1210]

Can you try uploading it to a site like photobucket, and then posting the link to the picture?

[jjbulldogge]

[jjbulldogge]

yeah!! ok this is the one with little purple flowers

[jjbulldogge]

[jjbulldogge]

[jjbulldogge]

and this is the one with the little white flowers that resemble a spider plant

[Phalcycle]

The first picture you have, the one with purple flowers, is a genus Dendrobium orchid.

The second one looks like the common houseplant spider plant, unvarigated.

[jjbulldogge]

My friend got both mother plants given to her about 30 yrs ago. Both plants have the same type of flowers just in different colors. The one that looks like a spider plant is still so little... the mother plant actually looks like a huge ball... it has grown around a moss ball ( hard to explain.. I hope you guys can understand what I am trying to say) Thanks

[mermaidsea]

In case you missed it, see above what Jay (Phalcycle) said. The one in the blue dish is an orchid and the other is a spider plant -- not an orchid.

mermaid

[linda01]

Where are the pictures, I can't see any? Is it just me?????

[katrina]

Not sure what happened there but the thread was split into 2 different threads. One w/your pics and the start of your original question and a 2nd starting w/jay's comments.

I merged the 2...all should look normal now.

[digitalgate]

first one you have a..... rotting orchid and spreading fast. You better cut before got worst. I hope i have not offended you that yellow pseudobulb is not good news to me.

[kmarch]

The plant pictured in post #13 looks like it could be Dendrobium kingianum, and Aussie native orchid. The other one is a "Spider Plant". The flowers of the two will be completely different in shape an structure.

Den kingianum grows in spring/summer, the canes mature in summer/autumn, and it flowers in winter/spring. It needs a cool autumn/winter, down in the 40-50F range. You cna water it all year long but slightly less in winter.

[Dollivera]

Originally Posted by psyc1210

Try posting a few more times and then you can upload the photo

Since Joining i have posted once but can seem to find the link to post now. Can someone help???? Please

[koshki]

You don't have to post in the same thread, just a total of five times.

[orchids4me]

Originally Posted by Dollivera

Since Joining i have posted once but can seem to find the link to post now. Can someone help???? Please

Your only at your 4th post need a 5th then on the 6th can up load pics.
Where to post .... Click on the big banner that says" enter the forum" find a catigory you want to post under depending on your subject matter click on that then at the top when that category loads at the top left corner says "new thread" click that to start your own thread. Was that what you meant ?
Hope that helped
Emmaye