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08-30-2016, 06:33 PM
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Phal. (equestris fma. alba x bellina fma. alba)
This was purchased from Louisiana Orchid Connection in May 2016, with a spike. As of Aug 2016 it has been in bloom for 3 weeks plus, no signs of either bloom fading, plus a new bud looking promising.
This has a lovely subtle sweet fragrance.
Note that this lovely pink confection is a cross of two albas! I find the form more pleasing than equestris (Sorry - don't hurt me!).
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08-30-2016, 06:50 PM
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That is quite lovely!
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08-30-2016, 09:39 PM
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Beautiful!
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09-07-2016, 04:25 PM
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New (double?) bloom
This popped out past couple days. Looks like a double bloom or something.
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09-07-2016, 04:54 PM
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What a nice cross! I really like the result. The mutation is rather cool, too! 
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09-07-2016, 05:42 PM
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That looks like a cross between a sunflower and orchid, it's so cool!
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09-08-2016, 08:53 PM
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Gorgeous color and the mutation is really striking!
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09-08-2016, 11:21 PM
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Funny Phal
Thanks! I have a couple of peloric Phals, and this reminds me of them. It's not quite there yet according to Wikipedia (under "Floral Symmetry"):
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Most flowers are actinomorphic ("star shaped", "radial"), meaning they can be divided into 3 or more identical sectors which are related to each other by rotation about the centre of the flower. ...Zygomorphic ("yoke shaped", "bilateral" - from the Greek ζυγόν, zygon, yoke, and μορφή, morphe, shape) flowers can be divided by only a single plane into two mirror-image halves...Peloria or a peloric flower refers to an aberration in which a plant that normally produces zygomorphic flowers produces actinomorphic flowers instead
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Here's a photo of my Phal. Joy Fairy Tale "Joy", a true peloric, also currently in bloom and also sweet smelling |
10-26-2016, 11:34 AM
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Very nice!!!
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