Wilsonaria Tropic Breeze 'Everglades' HCC.AOS

[Drorchid]

This Oncidium intergeneric must get one of the tallest flower spikes with the most number of flowers of any orchid that I have seen. The flower spike is 9 to 10 ft tall (2.5 to 3 meters), with probably about 300 - 400 gold and bronze flowers. Needless to say I could not fit the whole flower spike behind the black cloth, so I asked if Yoko (Jerry's wife) could stand next to the plant:

Robert

 

[nikv]

That is amazing! :clap:

 

[swamprad]

That is so cool!

 

[NYEric]

It looks like you used masking tape to tape flowering stems to a stalk! :rollhappy:

 

[Drorchid]

shhhhhhhhh! Don't give away my secret!

Robert

 

[NYEric]

LOL! Let me know how you got the stems to grow that way. Is it an asian culture trick?

 

[toddybear]

Yes, the stems are perfect!

 

[Elena]

Wow! :clap:

 

[Candace]

Yikes.

 

[Hera]

Beautiful and amazing.

 

[P-chan]

Wow!! My mouth is still hanging open! What a spike!!! :drool:

 

[goldenrose]

Is it April 1st again? Will we be foolish again?

 

[SlipperFan]

Actually, it looks like an espalier.

 

[Jorch]

wow! perfectly horizontal branches, really, how do you do it?? oke::rollhappy:

 

[JeanLux]

how ever it was realized , it is a performance !!!! Bravo!!! Jean

 

[TyroneGenade]

Wow! I gotta get one of those. How much Oncidium sphacelatum is in this cross?

 

[Ayreon]

Wow that is S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R!

 

[paphioboy]

wow!! what's in the parentage that gives such tall spikes..? I bet it would make a good landscape plant..

 

[TyroneGenade]

Hi Paphioboy,

Did some digging, the Onc. wydleri (or more correctly, Onc. baueri) gives upto 3 m spikes. It contributes 50% to this cross. Onc. sphacelatum, which can give 2 m spikes, contributes a further 25%.

I already have a sphacelatum which has nice firm stems with lots of flowers. Now I need to get some wylderi pollen.

 

[paphioboy]

Thanks, Tyrone. I have a sphaecelatum, but the spikes are not as long and the colour not as bright, but the plant is a very vigorous grower. Just thrown in full sun and left to its own devices. Maybe I shall find a better clone..