P. violacea var. Indigo x P. equestris alba - what to expect?

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Originally Posted by The Mutant

The problem is, I have no idea... All I have to go by are the pictures on the vendors page and the probability of those photos showing the actual parents is not that high. Here's a link: Phal. violacea var. Indigo x Phal. equestris var. alba - Orchideen der Schwerter Orchideenzucht

Oh, found another interesting primary hybrid but this time between Phal. violacea coerulea and Phal. equestris blue (coerulea)! Does this hybrid have a name?

There is a good chance (a very good one) that those two are the parents, and that is definitely a Norton violacea. So lighter lavender tones can be expected.

[Ben Belton]

From what I understand, alba equestris rarely breed alba and I know that Norton indigo violaceas often breed red. So you could get anything. That said, go to the gallery HERE where Rob crossed an indigo violacea with a coerula equestris and got some indigo Equalaceas. So you might, and you might not.

[The Mutant]

Oh deary me. I've been drooling over those hybrids on the Sapphire site, I don't know how many times, and now you're telling me that there might be a slight possibility of this hybrid to resemble those? This is turning into a "must have" hybrid...

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Originally Posted by Ben Belton

From what I understand, alba equestris rarely breed alba and I know that Norton indigo violaceas often breed red. So you could get anything. That said, go to the gallery HERE where Rob crossed an indigo violacea with a coerula equestris and got some indigo Equalaceas. So you might, and you might not.

That's interesting to know! so then a standard magenta vio x an alba equestris would turn up colours pretty close to magenta?

[Ben Belton]

Probably, but not always.

If you self an alba equestris many of them bloom pink.

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Originally Posted by Ben Belton

Probably, but not always.

If you self an alba equestris many of them bloom pink.

[rangiku]

Originally Posted by fishmommy

I wonder if it will be sequential blooming multi-floral like equestris or single flowers like violacea?

It will be a sequential bloomer. When they get older they have multiple spikes with multiple flowers.

I have a one made with indigo violacea (pollen) and equestris coerula (pod) and it looks like an indigo violacea. Smells like one, too. Fishmommy, I had it in the MOS display at the MOS show so you might have seen it - first blooming and first flower for me, then. Several flowers since and a new spike has appeared. It's from Sapphire Dragon Orchids.

[Call_Me_Bob]

that one is just absolutely divine! where did you get ir rangiku?

[The Mutant]

Oh, Sapphire Dragon Orchids... Why do you not ship outside of the US? *sighs*

Um, yes, the P. violacea indigo x P. equestris alba jumped into my order yesterday. I swear! I was just browsing their site and checking if something new and interesting had been added to their stock and when I checked my order - there it was! Looking aaaall innocent.

I swear, if they don't ship soon I'll have like 20 orchids in the same order...

[camille1585]

Just a word of warning, I saw on the schwerter site that these are new Taiwan imports that they've only been establishing for 3 months, and so are recommended for advanced growers. I have bought new imports from Schwerter ebfore, and sometimes it's a bit delicate to get them going. But spring is on your side!

Originally Posted by rangiku

It will be a sequential bloomer. When they get older they have multiple spikes with multiple flowers.

I have a one made with indigo violacea (pollen) and equestris coerula (pod) and it looks like an indigo violacea. Smells like one, too. Fishmommy, I had it in the MOS display at the MOS show so you might have seen it - first blooming and first flower for me, then. Several flowers since and a new spike has appeared. It's from Sapphire Dragon Orchids.

Very nice color!!!
But hers may not necessarily be sequential. If you look at different pics of Phal Equalacea on internet, some inherit the the flowering behavior of equestris.