Wee, more blooms! - Orchid Board

The Mutant · #1 03-13-2012, 10:23 AM

I just wanted to show you guys the new flower that opened completely today on my...whatever it is. My cutie-NoID.

I also wanted to show you the difference in colour between the "old" flowers and this new one. I know it's not fair to do so since the flowers do lose some of their colouration with time, but I can't recall the colour being as saturated and bright before, not even on the newly opened flowers (but on the other hand, me not remembering things from a month ago is like a Penguin not being able to fly - it's the natural state of being).

The thing is, the first five flowers opened pre-"my fanatic orchid state of mind", and after the Phal was re-potted, the spike started growing again and developing new buds. So this is the first flower that has opened after I got bitten by the orchid bug.

So check it out! I even had to take a picture of the flower from behind, because the sepals has never had so much colour on them before (I think at least). Some of the pics were taken in direct sunlight and the others in plain daylight.

denite25 · #2 03-13-2012, 10:46 AM

love it,great growing

tuvoc · #3 03-13-2012, 12:29 PM

Nice one.

Kim

tucker85 · #4 03-13-2012, 12:36 PM

Beautiful flowers! Great colors. I don't know what it is but it looks like there's P. equestris in it's background somewhere.

orchid-eric · #5 03-13-2012, 01:21 PM

Pretty! Your doing good.

The Mutant · #6 03-13-2012, 06:14 PM

Thanks guys! I'm very happy that my little NoID:s are rewarding me for taking better care of them so soon. I had expected it to take a much longer time to show on the Phals, but I've already gotten results.

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Originally Posted by tucker85

Beautiful flowers! Great colors. I don't know what it is but it looks like there's P. equestris in it's background somewhere.

It reminds me a bit of the Phal. Be Tris hybrids and those have equestris in their heritage so I definitely believe there's equestris somewhere in this one (I also think there's something "equestrish" about it). It also reminds me of Phal. Brother Spring Dancer but I don't think it is one due to it not being particularly compact. But that hybrid also has equestris in it, so I think we're on to something here.

Bud · #7 03-13-2012, 06:55 PM

Lovely colors and form. You have a happy healthy plant.

grasshopper · #8 03-14-2012, 12:32 PM

I love how the vibrant pink fades out to a blush. Very pretty!