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Orchid ID: Beallara Tahoma Glacier

If its big and catches your eyes, if it's flowers are white and purple stars that have the wow effect and create an amazing display and smell of christmass spice then yes you are probably looking on the Queen Beallara Tahoma Glacier.



This orchid is a very complex hybrid in the genus Beallara/Aliceara and it's a cross between Miltassia Cartagena and Odontioda Alaskan Sunset. In more details: Odontoglossum x Brassia x Cochlioda x Miltonia. Miltassia cartagena (Brassia x Miltonia) x Odontioda 'Alaskan Sunset' (Odontoglossum x Cochlioda) =Beallara Tahoma Glacier. The result of this union was one of the best known orchids in the recent decade, one of the most awarded, loved, adored and searched for!

And with no surpsie, this hybrid is very vigorous and easy to care for and with a bit of care will grow quickly like a weed that produces the most outstanding flower display. The flower spike can carry up to 15 hand sized star shaped flowers that have the most delightful spiced fragrance.

Beallara Tahoma Glacier is perfectly adjusted to thrive in the modern household, in fact it was created specifically for this one sole purpose. It will grow quickly in  intermediate temerpatures that are comfortable for us and bloom in the wintertime which is a huge plus. The only downfall is that it's not a space saver. The orchid will grow large in time but this can be forgiven once you see the flowers! One spike with 15 flowers? Imagine having 2 or 3! Paradise.





It will grow well in bark or coconut husks, also you can grow it in a mixture of perlite and organic medium or semi hydorponics. But keep it on a fairly light windowsill or provide good but not scorching light. Watering every week, because it's a odontoglossum/oncidium type hybrid it doesn't like to be dry for too long as the sudobulbs will shrivel and you may end up with horrible foliage.




In my advice it likes a lot of feeding. If you think orchid on steroids think Beallara as it benefits the most from good feed. Once in a week with a bloom booster + and once a week with a growth booster + when not in bloom but in growth period.

Where to get it? I mean seriously? Just go to your local plant nursery!



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Comments

  1. mine have no leaves but a 2 to 3 cm growth what do i do/

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  2. Can you clarify the feeding…it sounds like you are saying you feed it twice a week once with bloom booster, and once with vegetative fertilizer. Can you advise what NPK you are using for both types and if the fertilizers have calcium, magnesium or any micronutrients included. If not, are you adding these and at what strengths. Do you feed by ppms and if so how many ppms per feeding? What about need for any fungicides to keep spotted foliage under controlled as is sometimes an issue with these. Any problems with mites? It sounds like it doesn’t like to dry out very much.

    Can you share which of the pics are yours? That large plant is gorgeous.

    How long have you had your plant, and what size do you start with, and how lik long did it take it to get to blooming size. How long does it stay in bloom.

    I find it difficult to find much information on this intergenertics so this additional information would be helpful.

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  3. Beautiful plant. I forgot to say thank you for sharing and providing so much information — even though I’m asking for more. 🤷🏻‍♀️😁😎

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