Miltonia regnellii
Edit as per comments below.
I purchased this orchid as Vuylstekeara Yokara 'Perfection'. Is that right? Searching widely has given me doubts. Would it be Miltonia spectabilis?
Appreciate your feedback on this.
Sibbie
Miltonia regnellii
Submitted by sibbie on Thu, 15/05/2008 - 20:45.
I don't know anything about
I don't know anything about these so I checked on the monocot list http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
and found.....
Vuylstekeara auct., Orchid Rev. 19: 60 (1911).
Hybrid Formula: Cochlioda × Miltonia × Odontoglossum
So your plant certainly has Miltonia in its background.
A check of the RHS Grex finder http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/registerpages/orchidsearch.asp
revealed...........
Orchid search results page
Vuylstekeara Yokara
had the registered parents
Seed Parent
Vuylstekeara Leda
Pollen Parent
Odontioda Dorila
So I know a little bit more now and I hope that may help you futher your search!
Regards wellsy
I see what you mean
Hello Sibbie, I see what you mean about having doubts if your plant is Vuyl. Yokara 'Perfection', it is nothing like it.
As for it being Miltonia spectabilis, I'm pretty sure it's not this one, we see it quite often around the Shows.
What is worth looking at is Miltonia regnellie http://www.orchidspecies.com/orphotdir/miltoniaregnellii.jpg
and the natural hybrid Miltonia xcogniauxie at http://www.orchidspecies.com/miltcogniauxii.htm
When looking at these two links, bear in mind that your photo was taken looking down toward the anther cap not head on.
Like Wellsy, I don't grow these plants myself, we need some Site Users that do to add their comments.
Rgards Bill
getting somewhere
Thanks Wellsy and Bill,
I see the similarity to Miltonia regnellie and Miltonia xcogniausie is quite strong, especially Miltonia xcogniauxie.
As we are agreed that it not at all like Vuyl. Yokara 'Perfection' I will throw that label away and call it an Unknown Miltonia in my little database unless someone comes up with a better idea.
Thanks for your help,
Sibbie.
Miltonia regnellii
Following Bill's suggestions, I have done a lot more of my amateur research on the web, trawling through photos of Milt. regnelli and Milt. xcogniauxiae and comparing them with my photos of this orchid.
I am now convinced that it is not Milt. xcogniauxiae. It looks a very, very similar flower to the Milt. regnelli (species) flower and am happy to use that name in my shadehouse.
Thanks for the leads.
Sibbie.
Sibbie the Sleuth!!!!
Well done Sibbie, I think a very good outcome for this one.
If Wellsy agrees I think we should list it as Miltonia regnellii.
Bill
I agree
You guys are on to it...I agree.
Regards wellsy
" Miltonia??????"
Hi Sibbie,your comment to call it Miltonia Unknown is a very good idea,,if we are not certain of the correct name then we should refer to it as Unknown.
No name is better than the wrong name.
Now your flower versus Milt regnellii which has no prominent anther cap, has no wings on the column, a lot of venation on the labellum, does not have the two prominent calli at the back of the labellum and the purple of the labellum is too widespread.
Milt regnellii has a sort of spicy pungent fragrance.
hope this is of some help,
regards Ken.
Hmmmm....
Thanks for your comments Ken. I think I'll just wait and see what the flowers are like in the next flowering as the plant matures. Then take some better photos, and reconsider the whole issue then. Shall check for spicy fragrance too.
At least we are all agreed that it was mis-labelled.
Thanks everyone. Sibbie.