Oncidium ‘Red Stars Rooster’
Oncidium clonal hybrid
This cross of Cochlioda × Odontoglossum × Oncidium was formerly called Wilsonara Red Stars ‘Red Rooster’. (Another source says this is a cross of Onc. Chanticleer × Onc. Shelley.) The Oncidium genus contains about 340 natural orchids, and has spawned innumerable beautiful hybrids popular with orchid enthusiasts.
Plants: Most oncidiums are epiphytes, growing on other plants in nature.
Leaves: Stiff, erect, solitary leaves are 8–12″ (20–30 cm) long.
Flowers: Each inflorescence contains about 60 fragrant deep orange-red flowers. Flowers are about 2″ (5 cm) around. Five dark red, somewhat recurved tepals are behind a prominent orange lip, or labellum, with four lobes. The labellum is about 1 ⨉ ¾″ (2.5 ⨉ 1.9 cm). Atop the labellum is an orange fringed structure called a callus. It is about ½ ⨉ ¼″ (1.3 cm ⨉ 6.3 mm) in size.
Fruits: Seeds.
Habitats: Natural orchids are found throughout tropical and subtropical Americas: the southern United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
Online References:
Wikipedia (Oncidium)
Wilsonara Red Stars‘Red Rooster’
Cochlioda x Odontoglossum x Oncidium. · 4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) 
Cochlioda x Odontoglossum x Oncidium. · 4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm) 
Cochlioda x Odontoglossum x Oncidium. · 4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm) 
Cochlioda x Odontoglossum x Oncidium. · 4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 5 × 3″ (12 × 8.4 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Liliidae | Includes lilies, orchids, and many others |
| Order | Asparagales | A diverse group that includes asparagus |
| Family | Orchidaceae | Orchid family |
| Genus | Oncidium | New Latin, from Greek onkos, “barbed hook” |
Oncidium ‘Red Stars Rooster’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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