It's a peloric which occurs when the petals of the flower imitate the lip. I say that because the middle of the petals has an atypical structure (the upraised yellow area in the center) that is not typical of a normal petal. I have seen this in other pelorics. Here is an example taken from orchidsnet.com-
http://www.orchidsnet.com/phalpeloricR.jpg
It looks very much like my Phal TaiPei Gold x Cassandra 2.
Nenella, I think you are on to something. "The hybrid between Phal. equestris and Phal. stuartiana was registered as Phal. Cassandra by Veitch in 1896."*
"Phal. Taipei Gold was also one of the first Phal. venosa hybrids (x Gladys Read), also registered in 1984. There are 8 awards to different clones of Phal. Taipei Gold, most of them from the first time that this hybrid was made. But the plants proved difficult, if not impossible, to breed with. Many people thought that they might be triploids, the result of crossing a diploid Phal. venosa with a tetraploid Phal. Gladys Read. The cross was remade several years later using a known diploid Phal. Gladys Read and the results were very different."*
The petals of my phal are non peloric. I attached a photo.
It is a non-stop bloomer and a cheerful orchid to have.
I hope this helps
*- taken from Bedfordorchids.com
Unidentified Home Depot Phalaenopsis
Possible Tai Pie Gold and Cassandra parentage
Linear Mode
