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06-26-2011, 11:20 AM
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Blooming Phal Violacea
I bought this back in early March. It grew a new leaf and then about a month ago started growing two flower spikes. It opened it's first flower this week. Its nice to have a plant flowering as otherwise not much happening right now.
After being open a couple of days the fragrance is now kicking in.
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06-26-2011, 11:41 AM
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Nice, what variant is this ?
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06-26-2011, 03:04 PM
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Hi Mervin,
The tag says it is a Violacea (Malaysia x var. Borneo),
so I guess I am not sure if it a true species.
I am really excited with it as it is the first plant that I have blooming that I didn't buy in spike or bud. Seems like the daylight hours and temps up and it spiked..
Regards
Last edited by Goatherder; 06-29-2011 at 10:25 PM..
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06-26-2011, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Goatherder
Hi Mervin,
The tag says it is a Violacea (Malaysia x var. Borneo),
so I guess I am not sure if it a true species..it does look like a picture in the book Miniature Orchids by Steven A. Frowine.
I am really excited with it as it is the first plant that I have blooming that I didn't buy in spike or bud. Seems like the daylight hours and temps up and it spiked..
Regards
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Okay, so now, with violacea var. Borneo being reclassified as bellina, you now have a var. Malaysia, which is still a violacea crossed with a bellina, this is Phal. Samera ( violacea x bellina) |
06-26-2011, 01:51 PM
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Hello and welcome, your bloom is beautiful.
Joann
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06-26-2011, 01:53 PM
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Congratulations. I like these small phals.. Your's is very pretty.
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06-26-2011, 03:29 PM
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Thank you all for the kind words, its nice that this plant likes the conditions. It looks better than my picture. And the fragrance is a neat bonus.
Regards,
Bob
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06-26-2011, 04:19 PM
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Cody is correct. Phal. violacea var borneo was reclassified several years ago to Phal. bellina. It is now considered a distinct species from violacea. So yours is a hybrid called Phal. Samera. It's nice, I use to have one just like it.  |
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06-26-2011, 05:58 PM
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Yep and I now own it! Thank you Terri!
BTW , it is now putting out another spike, should have blooms in another month or so! Will post a pic when it does.
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06-26-2011, 07:38 PM
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I can't wait Judi! It will be like seeing an old friend again.  |
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