Looking for names of true mini phalaenopsis (narrow leaves, low height spikes)

[snoozy]

I wish to buy my first phalaenopsis orchid, and prefer space savers!

Could someone name some true minis- not with smaller flowers, but with narrower, shorter leaves and preferably shorter spikes?

[Whimgrinder]

P. equestris is small and easy to grow.

[snoozy]

@jkofferdahl, thank you for your reply!
Sorry if I wasn't clear before, does "true mini" refer to something in the orchid world? :blush:

You guessed it right, I DO want names of "smaller full-sized" ones! By "true minis", I meant: Phalaenopsis orchids that
a. have smaller narrower leaves, and
b. low height spikes.

As far as I've learned from the web, a lot of orchids sold as minis turn gigantic, as they weren't minis to start with!

[dangerouseddy]

phalaenopsis japonica?

[fishmom]

Phal. Kuntrarti Rarashati is an older primary cross between equestris and venosa. It stays quite compact and is a good grower and bloomer for me.

[estación seca]

There are a lot of hybrids bred to be much smaller than standard hybrids. The flowers also tend to be smaller than the standard hybrids. You can see some of these on the Hausermann's Orchids Web site, though I don't know whether you could import them.

Orchids By Hausermann: Phalaenopsis Multiflorals & Minis

A lot of these are produced in Taiwan. There may be nurseries in your country who import them.

Many of the minis are bred from Phal. equestris, which others have mentioned above. This comes in different color forms as well. If you search here for Phalaenopsis equestris you will find lots of photos of different plants. The search function is in the top maroon menu bar.

[snoozy]

Thank you everyone for your input!

@fishmom, loving the colors on Phal. Kuntrarti Rarashati, will be on the lookout for this one!

@whimgrinder, Phal. equestris has been added to my wishlist, there's something very attractive about the petal shape and arrangement on this one

@dangerouseddy, Phal. japonica looks like a good candidate for mounting

@estacion seca, the link has been very helpful, thank you. Phal. Younghome Sunkist has a beautiful combination of colors. Even found a peloric orchid (Dtps. Younghome Sunkist) that I love while googling this one!

[Tindomul]

Check out the Parishianae group of Phals. They are small, but the blooms are small. However you might like them anyway. Check them out here,

Parishianae Sektion