Phaleonopsis, blue

[Edwin Reffell]

Is there any phaleonopsis which is blue and not white but died blue? A phaleonopsis called Royal Blue is on sale here for about 22 US dollars. If it really is blue and not white died blue I shall probably buy it but I do not want to discover myself with yet another white phaleonopsis when it blooms again next year. Thank you for answering.

[RosieC]

No, there are some lilac which are the closest but in Phals I've never seen one that actually looked blue (there are some blue vanda's but some argue those aren't a true blue either).

In China or somewhere like that they have tried to produce one using genetic manipulation but I doubt those are on sale in Europe yet.

To me even those are fake so not so pretty as if I knew it was natural, but those on sale just now are all dyed which is even worse because I know people who have been fooled into thinking they would carry on blooming blue.

[brianwstephens]

I hate how some places dye their flowers :/

[Edwin Reffell]

Thank you everyone. I too do not want any orchid that has been dyed. The Phaleonopsis I would buy must be blue every year and never revert to white or any other colour. I have seen blue Vandas. They look pretty but I doubt if I could give them the conditions and attention they need.