Project 2021: Phalaenopsis deliciosa

[3rdMaestro]

Just following up on this project. My phal was quiet for a long time and I slowly started losing my grip on its care as I had been traveling in and out of the country, but right before my last visit, I noticed, not a new root, but a bloom spike! Grown in indoor conditions under 2 T5 lights by a west facing windowsill. I feel like my plant is still quite small compared to what it could be, but the flower ended up being the hookeriana variant. So happy I got this to bloom before I had to part out my collection!

[Hazeldazel]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Nice blooms! I still have a lot of waiting to do before mine with be flowering size.

The standard species is the white version, and var. hookeriana is yellow, like yours is.

Hope you guys don't mind me posting on an older thread but I have a Phalaenopsis deliciosa that is blooming and isn't the color I was expecting. Is mine the var. hookeriana? I was expecting more of a pink/purple coloring. It's doing pretty well despite me blasting it with too much light and letting it get too dry last year.

[WaterWitchin]

Well heck, Hazeldazel... at least you have a bloom! My Phal deliciousa is a hazy memory. I don't know much about the species or variant anything, but it sure looks like 3rdMaestro's bloom.