phal. braceana

Very nice flower. I like it very much whatever the name is.

[ezil]

I have really enjoyed this discussion. I'm going to see if one of our AOS judges can shed some light on this (thanks for the advice goodgollymissmolly!). I had no idea my plant could be so interesting. Since I also have a wilsoni seedling (and the leaves look quite different), my curiosity is piqued!

[Call_Me_Bob]

I'm new when it comes to taxonomy but from reading the posts here and looking thing up in chrostenson's phalaenopsis a monograph, I agree with Camille it really looks like a braquestris melmi to my untrained eye.

[Andre]

Just got a braceana last week. It had two leaves that my dog ate off the plant. The roots look great and it is mounted under moderate light and cool/intermediate temp. How often do these plants grow leaves, and do they like to dry out totally between watering? Any suggestions on how to bring it back to life?

[camille1585]

Depends if you or dog ate the crown of the plant along with the leaves... If the crown is in one piece, then I think you should see a new leaf soon hopefully, a healthy plant should be able to quickly replace those that were lost.

[Andre]

The crown is intact. So I hope for the best.
Thanks. Andre

[The Mutant]

I agree with the others, it's definitely a Braquestris "Melmi", I think (I have to add the "I think" being a newbie and all) I knew I recognized this fellow from somewhere, found it again at one of the European vendors: Braquestris "Melmi".

I think I have to out this guy on my wishlist too, it's really beautiful. Thanks for sharing it with us!