Hello, I bought these 2 orchids just a couple of days ago. I know that one of them is a dendrobium nobile, but i've got a little question about the root that's starting to grow. Is this just a regular root growing? Or could it possibly be a keiki growing? I'm a little new to dendrobiums, so bear with me :) As for the cattleya, I'm not sure what it is at all. It has an incredibly strong fragrance of a similar flower. I think it's called a Hyacinths Muscari Scilla. If I'm correct that it's that flower, the orchid smells like that exactly. Thank you for your help, and I hope you enjoy the pictures of the blooms as well :)
I don't know what the Cattleya is, but the growth at the node in the last photo could be a keiki, since it is developing a root. I've only seen keikis on Phalaenopsis orchids, and those are quite different in structure. Functionally, it seems to be the same, since you should be able to obtain a clone of the parent plant.
Suspect that your Cattleya is a relative of this one: http://www.orchidweb.com/products/cattleya-trianaei-semi-alba-queen-of-snows~1778.html You have two gorgeous plants. Wow! Congratulations! That is the most impressive Dendrobium I have ever seen. Like a young sapling. And what flowers! Beautiful!
Thanks both for your answers :) They helped a lot. :D If it is a keiki, I'd be so terribly excited! There are more than one places where the roods are growing from nodes, so I look forward to seeing more developments soon :) Togata57 - Wow! Isn't that a rare flower? It's gorgeous! How would I figure out if it's a relative of, exactly? I'm just incredibly curious :) And thank you for the compliments, that made my day <3