noid phal with deformed bloom

[cutie_monster]

hello orchid lovers! its been a little while since i'vd wrote in. i hope everyone had a happy thanksgiving. it's been really busy around my house lately, which is why i didn't notice this crazy bloom right away...


Untitled by big_cutie_monster, on Flickr

it has 6 petals instead of 5, and also in the center it looks like it may have been trying to make a 7th petal that didn't fully form or open up. this phal has six other blooms on it that are normal in appearance. also fyi, it has been in bloom since early may and its been growing/putting out new buds still. it doesn't appear to be under any stress though, it even grew a new leaf during the blooming stage. idk whats going on? weird. brandy