My noID phal that started this addiction!

[Kimbubbley]

Just thought you might like to see the cause of my addiction this is the first day its fully open, over the next few weeks the blooms seems to expand and the dots spread out.

I have 14 blooms develping so far on 2 spikes and while doing this shes also made 2 new leaves and a bunch of new roots.... wears me out just watching all that growth in one go!

Normally i would have more blooms and less leaf/root growth, but i repotted her for the first time in 3 years this year and she just went mad and threw out what i thought at first was a terminal spike... ie spiking before the new leaf grew... and then grew the 2 leaves from the crown to go with the spike

Way to go Phalerie!!

[quiltergal]

Hey that's a beauty! Nice work!! It really is amazing the flurry of activity that happens after a much needed repot. If you didn't know better you would think they were grateful! LOL

[Wjs2nd]

Nice. Same coloring as my first orchid, which is a NoID, from home depot. Funny, it started my crazy/addiction too!

[Bud]

Thats just an adorable bloom...once you learn how to care for that plant...you can take care of the others too...its not an addiction its a parenting skill

[Val]

It's not a noID, it's Phal. Dimension, made by Sion Orchids. It's very close to Phal. Rousserole (famous "French" hybrid), possibly even a remake of Rousserole, but Sion haven't disclosed it's parentage.

[psyc1210]

Originally Posted by Val

It's not a noID, it's Phal. Dimension, made by Sion Orchids. It's very close to Phal. Rousserole (famous "French" hybrid), possibly even a remake of Rousserole, but Sion haven't disclosed it's parentage.

Please explain how you are able to identify a spotted Phal that came with no tag?

[Val]

Originally Posted by psyc1210

Please explain how you are able to identify a spotted Phal that came with no tag?

My Phal. Dimension came with a tag - actually a small sticker on the pot, with a numerical code and the word "Dimension". I ggogled it and found Phal. Dimension produced by Sion Orchids.

Of course I can't be 100% sure about Kimbubbley's noID, but I do have circumstantial evidence:
1- There really aren't more than a handfull of Phals with this kind of pattern (as opposed to hundreds when it comes to other patterns and color combinations).
2- It's a logical assumption that a noID bought in Europe (probably in a big box store) comes from an European supplier, and I happen to know that Sion Orchids makes Phal Dimension. I con't imagine IKEA, for instance, buying from a supplier in North America or Taiwan, when Holland is so close.

Technically, this Phal is stil a noID, but for amateurs like us (me and Kimbubbley), who will never have their orchids judged, this could serve as an ID.

[camille1585]

Great bloom, it's so pretty! Sounds like a very happy orchid if it's multitasking like that. I have a few like that, it's amazing that they can do so much at once!

Just an idea as to the name, what I do in the case of Noids that have a probable/very close ID is to put that name on the tag, but leave the word Noid in there.

Val, I agree that such names could serve as ID, but when the photos end up on internet and people look up certain plants they'll see the pic and assume it's a true Dimension. That's another reason why I think it's better to keep 'Noid' in the name.

[psyc1210]

Originally Posted by Val

Of course I can't be 100% sure about Kimbubbley's noID,
Technically, this Phal is stil a noID.

Precisely.

[Wjs2nd]

Wow, that is great, it's no longer a NoID orchid for me.