Phalaenopsis Gold Tris 'Desk Pot'

[Wild Orchid]

Beautiful flowers!
Thanks for sharing, Maria.
I'm finding it surprising to learn about the color difference between what was advertised on the website and what you received. As you mentioned, if a buyer really liked the contrast of colors in the flowers, it would be dissapointing not to have it with the purchased plant, wouldn't it.

I'd be interested to hear if others had similar experiences with hybrids. So far I only heard about harlequines changing patterns, which are red and white.

Also, do you find any difference in growing yellow Phals compare to others? I have read some reference that yellows were more difficult to grow. I wish I had a reference of the sorce I saved it from, unfortunately I don't, but here's the quote:

"I brought in the book that contains the information on the difficulty of growing yellow phals. It's entitled,"Growing Orchids Indoors" by Jack Kramer. This is what he has to say,
"Generally, the yellows are not as easy to grow as other Phalaenopsis. Too much moisture affects them adversely, and these plants are not as strong as other hybrids. Lately, I have been resting the yellows slightly after they flower-about a month or so-with less water than usual. Bloom season is variable but usually at its peak in spring." Hope this helps some. I think it will just take time to get it right. I was wondering, is there anyone out there who grows yellow Phalaenopsis really well?"

Lilia