Wow, Look what Mother Nature did!

[Jkelee]

I was just admiring my chids on my pool patio tonight and noticed something strange.

I have a Phal that has two totally different color blooms on her? I thought was kinda weird? This plant has all Purple/white blooms, but ONE. One flower is Yellow/red.

Then I realized that I had these to huge plants full of flowers sitting next to each, for months. Now this one is re-blooming, and coming out with a new color on her.

I remembered that the other Phal that sat next to her, looks JUST like the flower on the other plant.

I guess, that someone reached out and 'touched' the other, huh?

This is mystery flower, and it's siblings on the same spike.
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/517979373_sivgi-XL.jpg
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/517979263_itCKc-XL.jpg

This is the Donor, 'other' plant that sat next to her.
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/485851857_SbArX-XL-1.jpg

I just noticed, the Doner is my Avatar

[cb977]

How odd...and wonderful!

That's way cool, Jackie

[MuscleGirl'sHobby]

Wild! Mother Nature never ceases to amaze me.

Thanks for sharing your little anomalies

[justatypn]

Thats amazing 1 delightful bloomer with great character...enjoy

[Bird Song Farm]

That's just plain weird! Beautiful, but weird.
Al

[Jkelee]

Thanks! But is this NORMAL?

[Bird Song Farm]

Let's wait and see what BikerDoc has to say. He grows a lot of phals.
Al

[SP2340]

lol, very cool!

[kiki-do]

Very beautiful! Normal? Whose to say what is normal in the orchid world.

[Dorothy]

Gives a whole new meaning to 'reach out and touch someone'.


I believe the term is mutation?