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Old 07-07-2016, 03:32 PM
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I got another weird orchid at walmart the other day, and this one I think is weirder than the 2 colored one. It has only 3 petals and 3 lips. On 2 of the flowers they have 2 lips and the third one is like a mix between a petal and a lip.

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Old 07-07-2016, 04:21 PM
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Yes, a peloric Phalaenopsis hybrid. While not common, they are not that rare either in Phalaenopsis.
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I think they are found more and more, it's "something different" and people are buying them. I even got a mini one.
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Old 07-08-2016, 06:43 AM
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This happens when the plant is manipulated by hormones.
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Old 07-08-2016, 08:42 AM
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I don't agree that it's peloric. Peloria (or pelorism), is defined as having symmetry when none is expected. That can be petals that look like a lip, or a lip that looks like a petal. The flower deformity in that plant is not symmetrical.
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It's a cool one. It does seem to have a couple of different things going on with it. I would call it peloric but there does seem to be some petals missing in some of the blossoms.
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Most of the flowers are attempting to produce 3 lips. That is a classic peloric type.

That some flowers are a little different means that it is not stable (there could be environmental factors). In other words, a nursery would not use this plant to produce meristems, as it would not necessarily produce all peloric flowers.
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Ooh, that's a nicely balanced bloom.
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Very cool.
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