Orchid identification.

[David Farber]

I bought this at Costco. The flower had already bloomed but was well beyond its prime. It's many months later and the plant looks very healthy. Any idea what kind it is?

Thanks for your reply.

[K Barrett]

Its an oncidium of some sort. Yes, you are doing a nice job with it. Congrats!

K Barrett

[David Farber]

Hi K.

Thanks for the id. Can you tell from the close up how much longer it will be until the flowers bloom?

Thanks for your reply.

[David Farber]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for your analysis. I'll post pics of the blooms when they arrive.

[K Barrett]

OOps, I looked at the pic again and it will be a few weeks before the buds open.

K

[David Farber]

There are two Norman's locations in L.A. One is in Montclair and there is a sister store in the Flower District of downtown Los Angeles called, "Orchid Affair." The downtown store has one set of business hours for wholesalers and another set for regular people. It's on my to do list.

The blooms opened up yesterday. So what do the experts say?

Thanks for your reply.

[Steve]

Well, a month ago, I said the pseudobulbs looked too elongated to be pure Oncidium. Now that I see the flowers, I don't see anything there but Oncidium. It's not exactly like any one I remember seeing in person. I can't even tell you if it's a species or a hybrid.

Steve

[David Farber]

Is there a word in the orchid world which is equivalent to the word, "mutt," in the dog world?

Thanks for your reply.