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07-16-2010, 08:23 PM
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well - here's pix from today - it's twin with 2 spikes, and this plant with the cluster of spikes - they didn't want to come apart when I repotted, so they remain together in one pot  |
07-17-2010, 12:03 AM
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I see a tag in your pot - does your orchid have a name? To me it looks like it could be Dtps. Purple Gem, the primary hybrid between Dor. pulcherrima x Phal. equestris. Such wonderful, strong spikes!
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07-17-2010, 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by phalaephila
I see a tag in your pot - does your orchid have a name? To me it looks like it could be Dtps. Purple Gem, the primary hybrid between Dor. pulcherrima x Phal. equestris. Such wonderful, strong spikes!
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That's just the tag I made for it - it reads "Phal. No I.D. farmer's market. pale pink" lol- it didn't have one - tho it has been suggested it may have doritis pulcherrima in it, and others have also noted - as I have myself - some resemblance to equestris - so it's possible ... I'm just tickled about it - I have killed so many Phals, and these two have been doing so well, and now multiple spikes! And only cost me $4! LOL
I have seen pix before of Dtps. Purple Gem, of course since mine isn't purple I didn't consider it as a possibility - Just did a web search and see some are quite light colored - DOH! @ me! lol
Thanks for the suggestion!
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07-18-2010, 03:05 AM
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Awesome!!! once th 3 spikes bloom, you should show it at an orchid show!!! i bet it would do well!
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07-18-2010, 03:29 AM
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Awesome!!! once th 3 spikes bloom, you should show it at an orchid show!!! i bet it would do well!
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Aw thanks  I'm pretty happy about it - break one spike, get three in return lol - we'll have to see what they do |
07-18-2010, 10:34 AM
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hehe - aww thanks  Yes, I think I am figuring out what Phals want finally! This one has the advantage for me of not minding that I keep the house cool in winter - it just kept growing and blooming anyway
small blooms, very delicate pink
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Oh WOW! It's extremely pretty!  What a deal! I'm sure it's happy! Any news on the spikes? |
07-18-2010, 10:38 AM
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That's just the tag I made for it - it reads "Phal. No I.D. farmer's market. pale pink" lol- it didn't have one - tho it has been suggested it may have doritis pulcherrima in it, and others have also noted - as I have myself - some resemblance to equestris - so it's possible ... I'm just tickled about it - I have killed so many Phals, and these two have been doing so well, and now multiple spikes! And only cost me $4! LOL
I have seen pix before of Dtps. Purple Gem, of course since mine isn't purple I didn't consider it as a possibility - Just did a web search and see some are quite light colored - DOH! @ me! lol
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It definetly looks like a Phalanopsis equestris hybrid! I love it! equestris is one of my favorites! It's a lovely hybrid! |
07-18-2010, 04:04 PM
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Oh WOW! It's extremely pretty! What a deal! I'm sure it's happy! Any news on the spikes? |
Thanks Mary - well spikes are growing - the plant with the two bigger spikes, buds and branches are developing, tho they are small still. The three small spikes have a ways to go yet.
Hopefully there will be some blooms on the larger spikes next month - I did get these last August, one plant in bud/bloom, the other with a small spike growing - so seems they are on schedule |
07-30-2010, 07:10 PM
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Update on this phal - it appears to have TWO more spikes starting ! 
One, at first I thought was a terminal spike - but then I realized it's actually not growing from the crown, but along side the newest, not yet mature leaf! The second - well it appears to be a spike, tho I am not completely ruling out root yet, from the same leaf axis as the broken, and subsequent 3 other spikes!
Macro on my camera isn't very good, so no pix yet - but maybe in a few days these spikes will be big enough to photograph ...
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07-30-2010, 11:53 PM
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wow! seems happy! it does look like it has equestris in it
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