A very tough NoID Yellow

[jkofferdahl]

I bought this plant back in the early Spring and it was in bloom at the time. Since then, however, it's been through more abuse than an orchid could possibly ever deserve; I'm sure that it thought it was in a torture camp! First, a mouse got into my plants and ate the flowers from one of two spikes. (This, in fact, was the opening salvo of my current rodent war.) The plant itself was unharmed and the second spike remained in bloom, even beginning to grow new buds. A couple of months later I wanted to photograph another bloomer, sitting behind this plant, and managed to knock this one onto the floor, breaking BOTH spikes off just above the topmost node as well as smashing the plant's pot. Repotted, in no time the broken spikes were again shooting out new growth. Naturally, this being too good to be true I managed to knock the plant over again (I swear it's the ONLY orchid I've abused!), breaking off one of the two spike's new shoot. I wanted to cry.

Well, the least mangled spike is now in bloom, the second has two new shoots, one in bud, and a third spike is growing beside the second and is about 8-10" tall. The color of the photo is a bit off because it's sitting under my T5:

[charlesf6]

The color might be off but that is a nice picture of a pretty Phal., love the yellow...poor little Guy!

[jkofferdahl]

Originally Posted by charlesf6

The color might be off but that is a nice picture of a pretty Phal., love the yellow...poor little Guy!

Here's a pic of the same plant, this one taken in April or May when I bought it, that shows the true color of the bloom, which is over 3" span:

[rbarata]

Well, that's its survival instinct that makes it bloom so much.
If you want it to bloom just go near it.

[charlesf6]

Originally Posted by rbarata

Well, that's its survival instinct that makes it bloom so much.
If you want it to bloom just go near it.

[peterlin]

Hi John, this looks like Phalaenopsis Fuller's Sunset. It's a good yellow hybrid. There are several clones of this grex reproduced in large number.

[jkofferdahl]

Thanks, Peter!

Interestingly, I have a labeled P. Fuller's Sunset which is literally opening its first flower in my care today and as I type (bought it maybe 3 months ago). The plants themselves are remarkably similar, and when I found the first flower open enough this morning to see the lip my first thought was that it looked like the NoID. Quite soon I'll be able to compare them side by side! The identified plant is from Hausermann's while the NoID came from Peach State Orchids, here in Georgia.