Unknown Onc. in S/H

[jay]

My fiance bought this for me on the 4th of July weekend in bloom. It stayed in bloom for most of the month. I cut the spike off and then repotted it into S/H with worm tea. One month later it started another spike from another growth. One week later it sent up another spike.

The buds are finally opening and I was hoping someone might be able to tell me what it is. I know the flowers haven't finished rotating around yet, but you can get the idea. They have moved into normal orientation since this photo yesterday.

Jay

[Tobi]

Jay,
I'm pretty sure it's a Brassidium of some type. There are several with that
color and pattern so you can try looking at pics online. Nice blooms by the
way.

[kmarch]

Tobi's right in that it is some type of Brassidium hybrid. Unfortunately it will be impossible to ID it more specifically. As hs said, there are a number of hybrids that look like this, each of which exhibit a fair degree of variation. Fortunately you need not have it ID'd to enjoy it. You're obviously taking good care of it to get it to rebloom, so enjoy!

[WIB]

It looks very much like Miltassia Shelob 'Webmaster.' - Bill

[jay]

Brassidium hybrid - this is more than I knew before. I didn't actually think I would get the name of the hybrid, I was looking for this.

Thanks everyone.

WIB - I will have to look that one up to see it.

I will post more pictures as more buds open.

Jay

[digitalphrag]

Bill is correct, it's a miltassia and 99% chance that it's Miltassia Shelob 'Webmaster'. It's going to require a bit more water than a brassidium would, but the culture is going to be pretty much the same otherwise.

[jay]

I looked up Miltassia Shelob 'Webmaster' and that really looks like my plant. I have 4 flowers on one spike and 3 on the other. I will post more when more of the flowers open up.


Thanks for all the help everyone.

Jay

[kmarch]

Originally Posted by digitalphrag

Bill is correct, it's a Miltassia and 99% chance that it's Miltassia Shelob 'Webmaster'.

Well, this isn't really correct. There are about 4-5 Miltassia hybrids that have similar characteristics (Miltassia Aztec, Charles Marden Fitch, Denis Kleinback, Zanzibar, Beallara Spiderman) and there are several cultivars of Miltassia Shelob (Tolkien, Webmaster, Woodlands Star, and Red Spider). So that reduces the chances of it being Miltassia Shelob 'Webmaster' to about 11%. I agree that it's possibly a Miltassia (not for sure) of some sort but beyond that a positive ID won't be possible without some sort of DNA analysis.

[WIB]

I think I was entirely correct that "It looks very much like . . ." Without DNA analysis, I would be reluctant to take the witness stand. -- Bill

[sandra]

Originally Posted by WIB

I think I was entirely correct that "It looks very much like . . ." Without DNA analysis, I would be reluctant to take the witness stand. -- Bill

LOL Bill. It does look very much like a Miltassia Shelob although, not exactly Here's my M. Shelob.

Jay, using a medium that is not too coarse and one that retains moisture would be good for this. I follow the general culture care for this as Oncidiums.

[WIB]

Sandra: My M. Shelob 'Webmaster' isn't as pink as your M. Shelob, so yours and mine could possibly be different hybrids or cultivars. I don't stand by my ID, but I was struck by the brown similarity between Jay's specimen and mine (no pic, I'm sad to say-computer crash). I think there are some greenish Miltassias in this group, too, but I wouldn't stand by it. -- Bill

[jay]

It still gives me a better idea of what I have. I am not going to call on any of you to testify in court over this.

Thanks for all the help.

jay

[MSPProductions]

Jay, If the plant came from a Trader Joes it's a Miltassia Shelob. I don't know anything beyond that. I have one too. I've tried to hunt down the growers but hit a deadend, that was about a year ago.