My flowering NO ID Orchid

[bactrus]

Thank you for helping me ID this fellow. Have it for 3 years already. Recent colder weather must have triggered it to flower in this manner. Previous years only one or two spikes.

Enjoy

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[shawnintland]

WWWHHHHAAAAHOOOOO! I'd invest in a big refrigerator if it's hot next year! What a beauty! How about scent? Can you shoot a close up of a single flower from front and side? I can probably get an ID for you if I can see it in detail...then again someone may chime in with the answer at any moment...but I'd still love to see it up close! Just discovered one of my 'never before' orchids is blooming as well!
Congratulations! That's a spectacular bloom you have there!

[bactrus]

Thank you shawn for the nice compliment. Okie, photograph tomorrow if the flowers are still around. Usually most of my orchids are flowering at this time of the year. The cold spell also managed to trigger my phalaenopsis to flower too. No pics yet, they are still spiking.

[jessilim]

It's a wild species that thrives in thick jungle. Opens once a year.

Name (spelling may be off) > Soligeni

Chinese Name (please translate, Cantonese, not sure about other dialects) >
Indian woman marries-off daughter

[bactrus]

You're right about the chinese name, Jessie. It does look like an Indian flowewr garlan and smells little like jasmine.

[powersensor]

Hi Bactrus,

Did you fertilize your orchid? It looks wonderful. I was told that in order for orchid to flower continously is by spraying fertilizer on the leaves once every 2 weeks with the liquid orchid fertilizer.

[bactrus]

Last year or rather BB (before baby), I foliar them NPK Green on Mondays, NPK Red on Wednesday; both very light concentration below recommendation. Fridays, fungicide. About 20 pellets of control release at the base, less with smaller plant/pots. Once a month some contact insecticide cypermethryne and when dry weather dimethoade systemic poison. Need to control the spider mites and other creepies crawlies. That is my general rule.

This year, nothing of the above. Just control release and some organic German fertiliser. No time to spray and also, don't want to poison the baby if I forget to wash hand or on cloths. They are in my mother's place. Will show my Phals later. They are all spiking now.

[Jonathan]

Hi Bro...

The species name is Coelogyne but i don't know the full name... they grow in tropical and highland... for tropical species they normally grow around the riverside where they have at lease 90% humidity... anyway if you can get a close up on the flower then we can get the full id^^

Oh btw they are very fragrance... ^^ love them...

Regards
Jonathan

[bactrus]

Was a little busy since I took the photos so no time to take time at mother's to take photo. Just pop baby by then run- feel like the stork- come back already late. Now the flowers have gone back to dust already. Nevermind, there is still next year! Thanks Jon and Shawn.

[Jonathan]

Hi bro...

No worries we will be here waiting for the next flowering season^^ btw later i might have a buncg of phal photo to share since they are all budding now...

Regards
Jonathan