How many Buds does a new Moth Orchid spike?

[CJR66204]

How many Buds does a Moth Orchid Spike usually have on it? "Not Store bought?"

[sweetjblue]

Phalaenopsis can get anywhere from a few to many.

It all depends on wheither or not your plant is a standard (which *usually* gets many) or if it is a novelty (which gets just a few per spike).

Judi

[CJR66204]

Thanks so much Sweetjblue

[sweetjblue]

Your welcome!!

To give you alittle more info standards generally have species like these in their background:
amabilis, aphrodite, equestris, philippinensis, sanderiana, schilleriana,stuartiana

Whereas novelties have species such as:
amboinensis, bellina, floresensis, lueddemanniana, micholitzii, violacea.

There are many more that make up each of these two groups but this will give you some sort of an idea
what you may be dealing with or looking for.

Judi

[RosieC]

as well as genetics it can depend on growing conditions, health of the plant. I have some that genetically give more than others. but each time they flower how many you actually get depends on the conditions and current health of the plant.

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Just going to close this thread as it's a duplicate of this one in the beginner area. Best to just ask a question once so all answers are together.

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