Some latecomers

[The Mutant]

I've forgotten to post these three Phals of which two I've had for a month actually and the third one, only for two days.

From Schwerter I ordered a Phal. equestris var. coerulea (BS) in case my undead baby ditto doesn't make it (I call it undead since it was listed as dead on the receipt but it was still included in the box and very much alive at that), and a Phal. Stone Dance var. yellow.

From a member of the Swedish orchid forum I ordered a "Miniature Phalaenopsis - pink" which looked like an equestris on the photos so I figured it was a NoID equestris hybrid of some sort. Imagine my surprise when I picked it up this Friday and noticed it had a tag saying, equestris x tetraspis! I checked RHS and found its name; Phal. Taida Sunshine. So now I have yet another equestris primary hybrid, and one I've been looking at at several occasions since I find the flowers cute. It has a spike which I hope will continue growing so I may enjoy its flowers in a month or two.

The photos are in the same order as listed above:

[nenella]

Very nice!!!! they look really healthy! Look forwrd to seeing updates, blooms etc!
Have you re-potted them? or is this how you got them?

[The Mutant]

The Stone Dance was almost ridiculously healthy when I got it, as a matter of fact, I've never seen such a healthy root system on any Phal I've purchased so far, and it is a Thailand import so it was only recommended for experienced growers. Lucky me Mr Stone Dance hasn't read this recommendation and is quite happily growing under this newbie's care.

The first two are repotted and the third one has been temporarily potted into sphagnum since it was rather dehydrated when I got it (it was sent bare rooted). I'll repot it into my bark mix as soon as it has recuperated for a bit longer.