Baldan's Kaleidoscope - Orchid Board

Im Just Saying · #1 03-17-2012, 09:27 PM

So I'm sure you guys have seen a few of these before, however I wanted to show off my newest edition from Peach State Orchids. My son and I had a morning out together where we looked around the greenhouse at different orchids. It was hard narrowing it down to one there were 3 phals I wanted to bring home. Surprisingly after looking around my son stated that if I was buying myself one he was getting one too. I didn't think to ask what the name was of the one he picked out but it looks like Dtps I-Hsin Sun Beauty to me. I also noticed once I got home that my Baldan's has some sort of growth coming from between the leaves. Can anyone tell me if it's a spike or a root? The new growth at the tip is purple-ish like the other inflorescence but the sheath is grey-ish like the roots below.

Junebug · #2 03-17-2012, 09:56 PM

Nice choices. They're lovely. That growth looks like a big healthy root.

Daethen · #3 03-17-2012, 10:03 PM

Very nice looking plants. And a very nice looking healthy root.

Arenalbotanicalgarden · #4 03-17-2012, 11:04 PM

It's a root. That plant is super hardy.
Barbara Baldan is a good friend of mine. Actually, I think that cross was done by her daughter, Laurel, back in '93??? or so.
I lived just down the road from them.

The Mutant · #5 03-18-2012, 07:45 AM

I agree with previous statements; it's a root. A big and fat one too. The plant looks very healthy, nice pick!

tucker85 · #6 03-18-2012, 09:56 AM

Very pretty phals.!

Im Just Saying · #7 03-19-2012, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Arenalbotanicalgarden

It's a root. That plant is super hardy.
Barbara Baldan is a good friend of mine. Actually, I think that cross was done by her daughter, Laurel, back in '93??? or so.
I lived just down the road from them.

That's so cool! I think I would be a semi-stalker if I lived that close just for a chance to pick their brains and see what they could teach me.

Glad to hear that Baldan's is hardy, it's my second 'chid so it's as much of a guinea pig for me as my Noid phal is when it comes to care. The one I got is actually in sphag so I'm going to keep it potted as is to see whether I prefer that or the bark mixture.