early xmas present - Orchid Board

mattryan · #1 12-19-2010, 08:41 PM

just wanted to wish everyone happy holidays and thank all who have helped me this past year! Five of my phals are in spike right now and some are in bloom..i followed peeps advice to buy different cycles so i could have something beautiful all year long. I just wanted to share a pic of my newest got them from my sons for xmas. The burgundy 1 has a beautiful scent unfortunately i only said fragrant phal on label...but i really think it's beautiful. The purple 1 is branching and growing a new spike so lots more flowers to come. Anyway thankyou all over this past year for all the help and guidance you've given me

landanew · #2 12-19-2010, 09:39 PM

Very nice, I have received a couple of Christmas presents early, as well. So I know how you are feeling! Yours are beautiful!

Brad

CTB · #3 12-20-2010, 10:13 AM

Yes, Of course I treated myself to a early Christmas present of bulbophyllum orchids.

grasshopper · #4 12-20-2010, 11:13 AM

Those are beautiful!

Call_Me_Bob · #5 12-20-2010, 12:26 PM

pretty pretty! does the purple one have a name? is it small? i have one that looks just like that, its small and its a noid. but people from my OS think its phal. grape parfait. because they all got it one year. but a noids a noid.

definitely has equestris in its heritage

here is mine...

the lighting is weird on mine and looks exactly like yours in normal light

quiltergal · #6 12-20-2010, 12:59 PM

Hmmm, I'm not finding any Phals with the name Grape Parfait. There is a Phal. Parfait, and a Phal. Grape Pixie but that's as close as I can come to that name. Grape Pixie only has about 15% equestris in it, the other has none.

Mattryan, if I were to hazzard a guess your first plant has a large dose of Phal. venosa in it. That is where it gets it's color and fragrance. Very nice!

Call_Me_Bob · #7 12-20-2010, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by quiltergal

Hmmm, I'm not finding any Phals with the name Grape Parfait. There is a Phal. Parfait, and a Phal. Grape Pixie but that's as close as I can come to that name. Grape Pixie only has about 15% equestris in it, the other has none.

intersting! i wonder what it is, maybe it wasnt registered or something. i googled those names, and most things that come up, dont look like this one.

quiltergal · #8 12-20-2010, 01:07 PM

I don't know Bob. I'm afraid it's destined to remain a NOID. It's very pretty. I like the shape of the flower.

Call_Me_Bob · #9 12-20-2010, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by quiltergal

I don't know Bob. I'm afraid it's destined to remain a NOID. It's very pretty. I like the shape of the flower.

it would be a noid anyways, but my OS friends really liked it. got a blue ribbon at the show table yesterday

sorry for hijacking....back to topic now!

Connie Star · #10 12-20-2010, 06:33 PM

[QUOTE=help;367303]it would be a noid anyways, but my OS friends really liked it. got a blue ribbon at the show table yesterday

Congratulations! Did you think we wouldn't notice that you got a blue ribbon?