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Hi to all,
I'm new to orchid's culture and don't really know if this are Laelia, Cattleya and what species/hibrid
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The questions are:
1. is it possible to identify this orchid?
2. Some flowers are with great petal striation but others from another florescence of the same plant don't: is this normal? Or is there any desease?
Thanks
We need to see picture first to answer your questions. You try to resize & upload the photo again.
Pictures are definitely a "must."
Many of the online photo albums include photo editors which will enable resizing. Although somewhat limited in capability, Picassa -- a free photo editor which can be downloaded -- would enable you to do some resizing.
I take it the orchid did not come with a name tag? If not, then a photo or photos may make correct identification possible IF the orchid is a species. If it is a hybrid, on the other hand, a solid ID will be virtually impossible -- there are just too many similar hybrids out there. In a hybrid case, a tentative ID is the best one can hope for.
Welcome. Aphoto would definitely help.
Sorry, it didn't work either
Let's try again, after resizing:
Again the questions:
1. is it possible to identify this orchid?
2. Some flowers are with great petal striation but others from another florescence of the same plant don't: is this normal? Or is there any desease?
Thanks
3. Is it posible that last year the petals were white and this year is this color? Or I made a mistake in identifying the color?
Thanks, also for your pacience and welcome.
Ricardo
Probably Cattleya (Laelia) lobata.
Laelia lobata, or possibly a very similar hybrid. One of many Laelia that have been reclassified as Cattleya though, so also Cattleya lobata.
I saw the color streaks on the petals and thought it was due to age or cold damage. Has this been a recurring problem? Are the flowers short lived? Isolate the plant until you are sure its not diseased and do not share the same clipper unless sterilized
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Thanks.
I really can't say because I met these orchids only a year ago and don't know their past. As I said before, and I think the photos show, one florescence has it but the other doesn't. Don't really know if this is important or not.
If it's virus how should I know and what should I do?
All the best, Ricardo
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I forgot about it: the flowers are there since 6 or 7 of June. How long do they live typically?
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