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Old 07-06-2017, 10:27 AM
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Hi everyone! I'm new to posting here in the forums, but a lurker for some time. I recently saw a phalaenopsis at the BJ's store that made me turn my head. She had a different coloration than what I usually see. Almost remiscent of Schilleriana but with beautiful white speckles in the center. I've attached the pic.

Can anyone try to ID her? I'd love to know (or at least get a close lookalike ID). I recently by chance figured out my other Phal's ID by way of voracious googling (Dtps Chain Xen Magpie). So I know it can be done, or at least a visual doppelgänger can be found lol.

Thank you to anyone for their help! 😄

EDIT: I have found a lookalike ID - Phalaenopsis Empada So Satisfied.
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Old 07-06-2017, 10:36 AM
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Pretty, but I'm no help.
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Old 07-06-2017, 03:07 PM
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You'll find a lot of very similar flowers. So many, in fact, that a true ID is likely impossible - in the same way, those you've "identified" may well not be the hybrid you believe them to be. At this point there are probably a million different Phalaenopsis hybrids, with hundreds and hundreds all looking virtually identical. Without a name tag you'll never know.

You can presume that you've identified your other flowers, but if I were you I wouldn't go around telling people that they are what you think. I'd continue to label them as NoIDs. Two which look alike could parent vastly different subsequent generations based on how they were bred to get there.
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@jkofferdahl Yes it is sad that the true IDs of hybridized Phals are lost But my goal is just to find a "visual doppelgänger" as I said. I know my other orchid's heritage is likely not the same as the ID I found that it resembles. As I'm not breeding orchids (nor am I an expert on their biological heritage) and I'm merely keeping them as plant friends, I don't see the harm in trying to get a visual lookalike ID to appease my curiosity. At least then I can say "well it LOOKS SIMILAR to such and such" but obviously genetically is different.

Wish we could do an orchid paternity test!

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Old 07-07-2017, 11:06 AM
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Well, then, my guess is that your hybrid has a lot of the species Phal. schilleriana in it.
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