Growing Rhynchostylis Orchids in Big Bend, Wisconsin

Genus Rhynchostylis

Genus: Ascocentrum, pronounced as-koe-SEN-trum, abbreviated (Asc.). Tribe: Vandeae / Subtribe: Sarcanthinae.

Genus: Rhynchostylis, pronounced rink-oh-STY-lis, abbreviated (Rhy.). Common name, "Foxtail Orchid". Tribe: Vandeae / Subtribe: Sarcanthinae.

Genus: Sedirea, pronounced se-DEER-ee-ah, abbreviated (Sed.). Tribe: Vandeae / Subtribe: Sarcanthinae.

Genus: Vanda, pronounced VAN-dah, abbreviated (V.). Tribe: Vandeae / Subtribe: Sarcanthinae.

Bigeneric Hybrid: Ascocenda, pronounced as-koe-SEN-dah, abbreviated (Ascda.), cross between two genera (= Ascocentrum x Vanda).

Bigeneric Hybrid: Asconopsis, pronounced as-koe-NOP-sis, abbreviated (Asp.), cross between two genera (= Ascocentrum x Phalaenopsis).

Bigeneric Hybrid: Rumrillara, pronounced rum-RILL-air-ah, abbreviated (Rum.), cross between two genera (= Ascocentrum x Neostylis).

Trigeneric Hybrid: Mokara, pronounced ???, abbreviated (Mkra.), cross between three genera (= Ascocentrum x Vanda x Arachnis).

Indoor Culture (Success or Failure to Re-bloom)
Success	Rumrillara Sugar Baby
Failure	Vanda kimballiana
Failure	Ascocenda Wong Manee
Failure	Asconopsis Irene Dobkins
Failure	Mokara Calipso
Failure	Rhynchostylis coelestis
Failure	Rhynchostylis gigantea
Failure	Rhynchostylis retusa
Failure	Sedirea japonica

Orchid
Photograph Genus species 'Cultivar' - OR -
Genus Hybrid 'Cultivar'
Description and grower
Rumrillara
Sugar Baby
Parents: = Neostylis Lou Sneary x Ascocentrum miniatum - 1988
Ancestory =
50% Ascocentrum miniatum
25% Neofinetia falcata
25% Rhynchostylis coelestis
Desc: Small yellow flowers. Slight fragrance.
Bloomed: 7/31/2004 - 9/14/2004.
Repotted: 1/23/2003.
Grower: 9/5/2002 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL).
Status: Removed from collection.

Rhynchostylis
retusa
Parents: = species from India.
Desc: White and purple flower.
Bloomed: 4/23/2003 - 5/21/2003. 1/19/2004 - 3/1/2004.
Grower: 6/17/2002 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL)
Note: The state flower of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Status: Removed from collection.

Ascocenda
Wong Manee
Parents: = Vanda coerulescens x Ascda. Yip Sum Wah - 1976
Ancestory =
50% Vanda coerulescens
19% Vanda sanderiana
3% Vanda luzonica
2% Vanda coerulea
1% Vanda tricolor
25% Ascocentrum curvifolium
Desc: Pink flowers.
Grower: 9/5/2002 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL).
Status: Removed from collection.

Orchid Photograph	Genus species 'Cultivar' - OR - Genus Hybrid 'Cultivar' Description and grower
	Rumrillara Sugar Baby Parents: = Neostylis Lou Sneary x Ascocentrum miniatum - 1988 Ancestory = 50% Ascocentrum miniatum 25% Neofinetia falcata 25% Rhynchostylis coelestis Desc: Small yellow flowers. Slight fragrance. Bloomed: 7/31/2004 - 9/14/2004. Repotted: 1/23/2003. Grower: 9/5/2002 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL). Status: Removed from collection.
	Rhynchostylis retusa Parents: = species from India. Desc: White and purple flower. Bloomed: 4/23/2003 - 5/21/2003. 1/19/2004 - 3/1/2004. Grower: 6/17/2002 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL) Note: The state flower of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Status: Removed from collection.
	Ascocenda Wong Manee Parents: = Vanda coerulescens x Ascda. Yip Sum Wah - 1976 Ancestory = 50% Vanda coerulescens 19% Vanda sanderiana 3% Vanda luzonica 2% Vanda coerulea 1% Vanda tricolor 25% Ascocentrum curvifolium Desc: Pink flowers. Grower: 9/5/2002 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL). Status: Removed from collection.

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