Phal in bloom...

[Jonathan]

Originally Posted by Marigoldsfail21

I haven't got any orchids yet, but I'm planning to get some eventually. (When I'll know enough not to kill them) Nepenthes and bromeliads are making me addicted to all the other epiphytes.

Hi Marigold...

Congratulation you are officially being poisoned
that are not hard to care for... just some watering and fertilizing...

Regards
Jonathan

[bactrus]

Marigold, here's somewhere to start... http://www.aos.org You're in USA right? Start with some easy ones like Dendrobium.

[harris]

Nice phal Jonathan, I'll continue spreading the poison...

These are my babies:

Phal violacea


Phal bellina


Phal cornu cervi


And my all time favourite,
Doritaenopsis NOID. A cross between Doritis pulcherimma alba X Phal bellina alba

[Jonathan]

Hi Harris...

I have an "WOW" for the "Doritis pulcherimma alba X Phal bellina alba" this is an great looking plant...

I want more picture please

Regards
Jonathan

[harris]

Thanks Jonathan,

The company server has blocked flickr so right now I can only paste photos from my other 'lepak' place. Will keep more coming, don't you worry about that...

The doritaenopsis is truly a jewel. When I bought it, it's still a seedling (cost me only RM10) and the nursery labelled it as Phal bellina. When it first bloom, I was shocked because it's a beauty! Since I don't know the ID and the sepal and petal shape is different from common phal, I asked an orchid sifu and and that is the cross name that he gives.

You got lucky sometimes you know...

[plantlover]

They are gorgeous!!

[Marigoldsfail21]

Ok, I'm officialy poisoned, I bought my first Phal yersterday.

Unfortunatly none of the nursuries ever list the species name or the cross so I don't know what it is. I'm guessing it's a hybrid like alot of the orchids sold around here.

[harris]

hi marigold,

if you can post a photo, maybe we can help with the ID...

[harris]

A few more phal in my collection...

Phal violacea


Phal violacea alba


Phal pallens


These 2 are hybrid and I don't know the IDs...

[Marigoldsfail21]

Originally Posted by harris

hi marigold,

if you can post a photo, maybe we can help with the ID...

I can't upload a photo now, but it looks nearly identical to this: