Strange behaviour of NOID phal. Anyone knows what this is?

[debrasoon]

I bought this Phal without blooms and without a tag. Had no idea what it was going to look like and I have waited a whole year and a bit more for it to finally bloom. Now that it has I am not so sure I like it! . It kept Keiki Ing at the base of the plant and has abundant roots. Nice plant actually with silvery sharp leaves. Anyone knows what it is? In fact it had a strange root which was flat and about 2 cm think and which after I repotted about six months ago to try to encourage it to bloom formed part of the leaves/root system of a new Keiki. Here are a few pic of the plant.


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[debrasoon]

. Clearer pic of the flower.


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[NeofinetiaCanada2014]

Looks like a Doritis hybrid called doritaenopsis...?


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[gnathaniel]

Very pretty plant! Looks like a hybrid involving substantial contribution from pulcherrima, a species that often makes clumps of basal growths like this.

[RosieC]

Doritis pulcherrima is now a Phalaenopsis, as it was the only species in the Doritis genus that genus, and the associated Doritaenopsis no longer exist.

That having been said, I agree with both comments above, that it looks to have a lot of influence from Phalaenopsis (Doritis) pulcherrima. Can't say exactly what it is though.

[Miss_Cat]

Looks like one of those large colored lips, Liu hybrid Phals that form lots of basal keikis but no way to know for sure.
Pretty noid though.

[LovePhals]

I have one that is the same growth habit and I also grow in a basket, but the flowers do not look the same. Mine is a Doritonopsis (dyah redita 'hawaii'). At first I didn't like the flowers, but it has really grown on me!

[debrasoon]

Thank you everyone. It is beginning to grow on me too.

The colours are not as intense as in the pic. That is cause of the sunlight.


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