what is this kind of phal with seed pod
 

hi all :waving, I havnt been growing and caring for phals long, since march maybe, but im quite good at it..so my family say as I usually kill plants...:lol: I wanted to know what kind this orchid is as when I bought it I cant remember it being like this. whilst the flowers were on i pollinated it, the pod gradually formed and when the flowers were wilting I cut the stem right down to get nutrients to the pod, then very soon after I got another shoot with these flowers on..to me they look different, does anyone have a name for them, thanks, also when should I take the pod off, thanks

I think we often call flowers with unusual positioning of petals and sepals mutants. Some of us think they're really cool! I do! I have a yellow mutant that I hope will remain that way when it flowers again.

To my knowledge this is nothing to worry about (unless you hate the appearance of these flowers) and I would keep the seed pod on if the plant is otherwise healthy.

is my pod ok
 

thankyou for the quick response and for the info, how long should I leave the pod on, and can you tell if it looks ok.

These kinds of genetic mutations have a term for them - generally called, peloricism. There are various degrees of peloricism.

Basically what peloricism is is when the petals look the same or similar to the labellum (aka lip).

thanks for the info, very interesting. have a good day all the way in L A.