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    Question ID for this encyclia...

    Hi there! A relative gave me this encyclia (about a month ago) as a gift because she's moving of house. This morning started to open its first flowers. Of course, the plant lacks an ID tag.

    Here're some pictures.

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    My best bet is Encyclia diurna. I think of this one because the plant's bulbs have between 1-3 leaves. My other guess will be E. ceratistes but this one can carry up to 4 leaves (from what I've read) and none pseudobulb of my plant have more than 3 leaves. Flowers of those both are very similar to be honest. I can feel some sort of scent but cannot tell more about it yet, on my experience with orchids, the scent gets stronger in the upcoming days.

    I know is always "difficult" to tag an orchid because there could be a lot of hybrids, but any hint about this one would be appreciated as you guys here have more experience than me Thanks!
    Last edited by harvester2015; March 17th, 2023 at 04:44 PM.

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    I looked on Jas's website here: http://www.orchidspecies.com/encdiurna.htm I think you are correct. This looks like Enc. diurna. Your photo is better than his.

    cheers,
    BD

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brutal_Dreamer View Post
    I looked on Jas's website here: http://www.orchidspecies.com/encdiurna.htm I think you are correct. This looks like Enc. diurna. Your photo is better than his.

    cheers,
    BD
    Hi! I'll tag this orchid as Enc. diurna
    Here's another picture I took when in bloom.

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    By the way, I hope this orchid survives. I mean, it looks in good condition/shape, but no roots had been growing since my first post and I noticed some bulbs have wrinkled too much.

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    Be careful to not over water when a plant shows these signs. Try instead to increase the humidity around the plant.

    Cheers,
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