Miltonia spectabilis
Miltonia spectabilis is a significant species that is in the background of nearly 1000 Oncidium Intergeneric hybrids, including some of the newer breeding lines that will dominate the future of Oncidium Intergenerics. From the flowering perspective it’s quite a contradiction, usually only having one flower (occasionally 2) per spike and one spike per bulb growth, but what a singularly impressive flower it is. A single specimen will normally grow and flower all new bulbs at the same time, thus putting on quite a show. The photo of my specimen shows what is...
Zygotoria Midnight Blue ‘Cardinal&...
In essence Zygotoria Midnight Blue ‘Cardinal’s Roost’ is similar to Zygonisia Cynosure ‘Blue Birds’, in that the growth and foliage is similar and they both flower out of the new growth before it matures. Where Cardinal’s Roost differs is that it’s a smaller growing orchid and tends to flower quite profusely in our small 105mm pots. One of my clients is constantly amazed at how her plant just seems to be flowering whenever she looks in her greenhouse. I tend to agree as my large specimen never seemed to be without a flower on,...
Zygonisia Cynosure ‘Blue BirdsR...
This orchid is pretty much as close as you’ll ever get to a blue orchid. Actually one of it’s parents is Aganisia cyanea which is commonly called the Blue Orchid. Zygonisia Cynosure ‘Blue Birds’ is also one of the few orchids we grow that has a patent on it, so you’ll see on the tag US 12/942,793 which refers to the US patent. One of the great things I love about Blue Birds is the multiple spiking that occurs on each new growth. Young plants will put up 1 spike with a new grow, but mature plants will commonly throw up 3 spikes each with 5...