Phal. deliciosa - Orchid Board

jkofferdahl · #1 05-09-2009, 04:24 PM

This is the first of my three Phal. (Kingidium) deliciosas to bloom. I had no idea that the flower would be so small! It's probably half the diameter of a dime. You can get an idea of the flower size from the plant's root next to the flower. Very cool.

whygreenberg · #2 05-09-2009, 04:36 PM

Very nice! I love the faint spray of purple spots. Is the plant itself also very small?

jkofferdahl · #3 05-09-2009, 04:41 PM

This is the smallest of my three, Yvan. It's perhaps 4 inches in leaf span. My largest, which hasn't even initiated a spike yet, is about 6" in span. The third has just initiated a spike in the last few days.

RosieC · #4 05-09-2009, 04:44 PM

Wow, cool little flower, I've never seen such a tiny Phal.

Brooke · #5 05-09-2009, 08:39 PM

Very nice

I'm patiently

waiting for mine to bloom

Brooke

SP2340 · #6 05-09-2009, 09:04 PM

Wow, very cute, thanks!!

Cowboys East · #7 05-10-2009, 01:00 AM

Hey,
Beautiful little Phal. Thanks for sharing. This was one of my first orchids I purchased that didn't come from a grocery store. It was also my first orchid murder

. Although I think I could handle it now, I am still a little afraid of the deliciosas.
Neil