Phal stuartiana var nobilis

[Brenda Aarts]

Here is a little guy I ordered in March. Plant is still quite small but put out one nice flower with a fair amount of green in it compared to my other stuartianas. Thanks for looking.

[sithwitch]

Hello, Brenda!
Did you get this little beauty from Crystal Star? I bought one that looks the same at the Montreal show. I had no idea phals could bloom while that small! Gives a new whole meaning to "blooming size" lol
That one will look amazing when bigger with loaded spikes
Do your leaves have the mottled pattern? Mine are sadly a uniform dark green.

[Brenda Aarts]

Hi Melanie,

Good to hear from you. I got this one from Ten Shin, although, I also got one from Crystal Star, one can never have too many stuartianas can we? The leaves are somewhat mottled, but not as much as I have seen.

[camille1585]

Very nice!!! var nobilis is on my wishlist since a few months ago. A bit more expensive, but looks worth it.

Originally Posted by sithwitch

Do your leaves have the mottled pattern? Mine are sadly a uniform dark green.

Try raising the light levels. I have noticed on my mottled Phals that the amount of light has a huge effect on the intensity of the mottling. But from what I've noticed it will not change the old leaves, only the new ones that are growing.

[The Mutant]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Very nice!!! var nobilis is on my wishlist since a few months ago. A bit more expensive, but looks worth it.


Try raising the light levels. I have noticed on my mottled Phals that the amount of light has a huge effect on the intensity of the mottling. But from what I've noticed it will not change the old leaves, only the new ones that are growing.

I don't think it'll help with this guy. If I've understood it correctly, the nobilis don't have the spotted foliage as the other variants of P. stuartiana do. Mine doesn't have any spots either.

[sithwitch]

Originally Posted by The Mutant

I don't think it'll help with this guy. If I've understood it correctly, the nobilis don't have the spotted foliage as the other variants of P. stuartiana do. Mine doesn't have any spots either.

Aw, I might try to bring it closer to the light as a test, like Camille proposed, since mine is currently pushing a new leaf, but won't be too disappointed if it doesn't marble some... wonder if I'll ever get that light coffee fragrance off the flowers? that'd be lovely
...like Brenda said we can never have too many stuartianas! Or in my case, a schilleriana that I am planning to get soon hehe. That should scratch my "mottled-leaved phal" itch

[camille1585]

I don't even own a stuartiana yet! I have a schillie and the hybrid of both, but not a stuartiana... I need to do something about this quick!!

[The Mutant]

Originally Posted by sithwitch

Aw, I might try to bring it closer to the light as a test, like Camille proposed, since mine is currently pushing a new leaf, but won't be too disappointed if it doesn't marble some... wonder if I'll ever get that light coffee fragrance off the flowers? that'd be lovely
...like Brenda said we can never have too many stuartianas! Or in my case, a schilleriana that I am planning to get soon hehe. That should scratch my "mottled-leaved phal" itch

It doesn't hurt to try. I think I remember reading that there might be some spots, but that they fade as the leaves mature, so if that happens, don't be alarmed, it's just the var nobilis playing with your heart.

They're gorgeous, aren't they? When I got my very first mottled leaf Phal, a P. Wiganiae, I realized that I needed to have its parents too. I now have a P. schilleriana that grows like mad and I LOVE it, and, hopefully, I'll get my first P. stuartiana soon. In the meantime I have a P. lidenii, P. celebensis, and a P. philipinensis to help me get my "mottled leaf fix".

Oh, important thing; if you keep your mottled leafed Phal too bright, the spots will fade, just so you know. I think my schillie has been kept too bright because it doesn't have that distinct mottling as I have seen other examples have. The new leaf it's growing looks very promising though.

Originally Posted by camille1585

I don't even own a stuartiana yet! I have a schillie and the hybrid of both, but not a stuartiana... I need to do something about this quick!!

Yes you do! I think Elsner has stuartiana, so go there and order one or two when it's time to get some TC for the project plant.

[WhiteRabbit]

wow! very cool!

[JaneEyre]

Very cute and beautiful flower.