Looking for Phalaenopsis violacea (Species)

[T_om]

Title says it all. Looking for either flask or seedlings of non-hybrid P. violacea primarily but would consider full grown plants.

Back in the hobby after a LONG break.

I'm in the NE Florida area just south of Jacksonville.

Tom

[aliceinwl]

There’s a flask up on eBay right now: ORCHID FLASK Phalaenopsis violacea fma. alba | eBay

Hobby Growing has plants for sale. So far I’ve been very happy with my purchases from them, but others haven’t so it’s worth perusing the reviews.

[T_om]

Originally Posted by aliceinwl

There’s a flask up on eBay right now: ORCHID FLASK Phalaenopsis violacea fma. alba | eBay

Thanks, but those are hybrids. Looking for species plants at the moment.

I'll check out your Hobby Growing link.

Tom

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by T_om

Thanks, but those are hybrids. Looking for species plants at the moment.

I'll check out your Hobby Growing link.

Tom

That particular flask (Phal. violacea fma. alba) looks like a species to me...it's the alba form. Of course, if you want some with the wonderful colors of the species, you will need to look elsewhere.

[T_om]

Originally Posted by Roberta

That particular flask (Phal. violacea fma. alba) looks like a species to me...it's the alba form. Of course, if you want some with the wonderful colors of the species, you will need to look elsewhere.

I think you are correct, I read the wrong description, thanks.

Tom

[aliceinwl]

Hausermann’s also has plants: Phalaenopsis violacea var. indigo x sib: Orchids By Hausermann

[estación seca]

Welcome to the Orchid Board!

Look up Big Leaf Orchids. If it's not on the Web site try contacting them.

[T_om]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Welcome to the Orchid Board!

Look up Big Leaf Orchids. If it's not on the Web site try contacting them.

Thanks, I'll take a look.

Tom

[Roberta]

I think that the use of "hybrid" here is misleading... if it listed as the species, it would be false advertising to do so with a hybrid. But there are many line-bred clones of Phal violacea (with considerable variation in color) and I strongly suspect that this is what was meant. You could ask them... Now, personally as a "species nut" I tend to consider species that have been line-bred for "flat and big and round" to the point that they are unrecognizable to their pollinators to be "species in name only" ... they meet the definition, but not the concept.

[Mr.Fakename]

Edit : I agree with Roberta, it's not super clear what hybrid means in this context.
The way I understand things, it just means it's an indigo form crossed with a sibling; so color isn't known in advance.

Indigo forms that originate from HP Norton are usually cloned to ensure a deep blue.