Phal - Super Fragrant - Orchid Board

BArmstrong · #1 04-03-2020, 03:45 PM

I absolutely HATE buying a NOID, but in the greenhouse section of the local garden center I was smacked in the face by this incredible fragrance (hard to describe, very close to a really refined honeysuckle, and very citrusy when you put your nose up to the flower). This plant packed a punch from at least 10 feet away! Anyways, I know there are 50 billion phal hybrids out there, but I was hoping between the fragrance and mottled leaves, someone might have some idea of what this is. I would love to add a bunch of these to my inventory. Thanks!

Ray · #2 04-03-2020, 03:48 PM

A photo would help.

BArmstrong · #3 04-03-2020, 03:50 PM

Yeah, sorry Ray, for some reason pics didn't upload on the first post, added a reply with the pics in it.

Clawhammer · #4 04-03-2020, 03:52 PM

Got some schilleriana in it I suppose

BArmstrong · #5 04-03-2020, 04:08 PM

Yeah, the two that I can find that seem the closest are Phal. Jiaho's Pink Girl and Phal. Pinlong Cheris, both have schilleriana in them. I'm leaning towards Pink Girl.

Clawhammer · #6 04-03-2020, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BArmstrong

Yeah, the two that I can find that seem the closest are Phal. Jiaho's Pink Girl and Phal. Pinlong Cheris, both have schilleriana in them. I'm leaning towards Pink Girl.

I have a Jiaho's Pink Girl and it doesn't mottle under light, it turns purple.

BArmstrong · #7 04-03-2020, 03:49 PM

Hmmm, I'm not seeing the pics, trying again . . . .

Ray · #8 04-03-2020, 08:28 PM

The form looks like there's some equestris in there, the spotting maybe from stuartiana, and leaf mottling is likely from schilleriana.

Leafmite · #9 04-04-2020, 12:11 AM

How wonderful! Have you checked for a tag somewhere, buried in the pot? You could also explain to the garden center that you found an orchid you feel is special and ask if they might tell you from where they got it so that you might try to find the name of the orchid. Perhaps you will get lucky.
I try to always buy orchids with names but only because I lost a really fantastic noID Dendrobium and, if I had a name for it, I might have been able to find a replacement. I do not want that to happen again.

BArmstrong · #10 04-04-2020, 04:10 AM

Thanks for the suggestions Leafmite. Unfortunately they don't know the name (they order in bulk from a third party) and it is repotted with no additional label.