phal (buena 'cerise sparks' x brother purple 'brother'

[bonsai1504]

this phal put on a show of four spikes!!! i think this is an amazing cross.

[priz_m]

Cullenperry your phal is Gorgeous!

how long have you had it?

[bonsai1504]

three or four months.

[priz_m]

is very very beautiful, definately a nice addition to your collection

[bonsai1504]

i got it for $10.00 at an orchid society meeting. it was definitely a great buy!

[Dorothy]

Nice pink peppermint coloration
Is it fragrant ?

FYI - For the sake of nomenclature ..
In hybrid names - Genus is Capitalized
The grex ( or hybrid name) and the cultivar name (which is surrounded in single quotes) are also capitalized.
The reason I bring this up is that species are written without capitalizing the first initial.
It helps in identifying an orchid by a quick glance at the name to determine whether it is a species or hybrid ..

It's not a matter of orchid snobbery,
it's more of a matter of assisting those who can use all the help they can get in the prevention of basic orchid name confusion
(Such as myself)

[Bird Song Farm]

Very nice phal. and a great buy!
Al

[priz_m]

Dorothy you lost me

I'll stick to NoId's

[bonsai1504]

it is not fragrant. i wish it was though.

[cb977]

Originally Posted by priz_m

Dorothy you lost me

I'll stick to NoId's

LOL...sounds worse than it really is

The type of orchid it is (Cattleya, Phal, Den, etc) is always capitalized. If it is a species, the actual name of that particular plant is never capitalized. If it's a named hybrid, the name is capitalized.

Phal Buena Cerise Sparks x Phal Brother Purple 'Brother' is actually a named hybrid:

Phalaenopsis Texas Sunrise
(Phalaenopsis Buena Cerise Sparks x Phalaenopsis Brother Purple) ...

sure is pretty