NoID purple vanda in bloom
 

First bought this vanda from Lowe's in June of this year. Very large dark purple spotted flowers and excellent root system. I then decided to report it into a large hanging basket with a bark/moss mixture. Left it outside in partial shade under a tree. This time it decided to rebloom with two spikes! Still not sure what the ID is. Closest thing online is a Sunanda "midnight black."

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/710/22...72f3ee27_k.jpg

The purple color shows through better when there's sun: https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/669/22...8da6a023_k.jpg

A full shot: https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/739/22...131189f2_k.jpg

And here it was back in June in it's original basket from Lowe's. It had one spike back then:https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/343/18...1703ccf7_k.jpg

nicely done!


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Yow! It's grown a lot! Is the bloom spike from June visible in the current photo as a dried stalk, two leaves down from the right flower cluster?

How gorgeous! Great growing!!


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Oh, and please pardon my manners... Welcome to the Orchid Board! We look forward to hearing from you.

Wow! What a beauty!

Sharp eyes you have! Yep that was the old stalk where I cut. To be honest, I wasn't expecting it to bloom again so soon. We did have a very wet summer in Florida, and I suppose that must have helped. Also. Thanks for the welcome!

Whatever it is, it's a beauty. Great color!

Gorgeous!

Wonderful!