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Old 08-26-2007, 09:20 AM
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What is this orchid?

Yesterday afternoon I opened my door to find an orchid sitting there, just waiting to be brought inside. What a nice surprise - from our new neighbors (yes, the new owners of that awesome orchid I posted a photo of previously).

The identification stick that came with it indicates that it's a "Dtps.K-yut Diamond" and the paper reads Phal, but nothing more specific. I decided to look it up at the photo id guide at this forum and I see two that it resembles, neither of which are a phal. One is a Vanda and the other a Cattleya. It looks more like the Cattleya to me.

I believe this is a pretty common orchid because I've seen it before and I'm happy to add it to my small (but growing) collection. I'd just like to know what it is for my continuing education.

I took the attached photos, which I hope come out clear enough because I had to reduce the file size so much.

Thanks - Sue
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it looks like an insect

looking at the close up, it looks like an insect of some kind, eyes and all!
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Dtps is a Doritaenopsis a Phal Hybird
you can download the culture sheet from the AOS
http://www.aos.org/aos/orchids/page01.aspx

what a very nice gift you have some nice neighbors
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Yes, it's a Doritaenopsis (Phal. hybrid) which requires the same culture as Phalaenopsis.
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Thank you very much for the info. As always, lots of help around here. I'll have another question later as someone brought me a piece of an orchid yesterday at work but I want to post a picture related to my question because there's a "seed pod" on it. Anyway, more later. Thanks again.
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