a blue real phal

[Call_Me_Bob]

It's real, Scientists make world's 1st blue orchid The blue genes come from Asiatic Dayflowers.

Interesting! I find it novel and intriguing. But I honestly hope it isn't breed able!!! Like expressed earlier, it's a short cut that makes breeding efforts irrelevant. I HATE everything died/unnatural and thsi being created in the lab would fall under that category in my book. I'm not even sure if I like colchicine treated plants. But at least colchicne doesn't give plants hue's that they wouldn't otherwise have, it just intensifies what they already have.

There is a good discussion over at Big Leaf! Big Leaf Orchid forum • View topic - Engineered Blue phalaenopsis

I personally see nothing wrong with intergenerics such an Vandopsis, Ascoenopsis, etc. But the difference is that those would be from natural pollen-on-flower productions. Not created in the lab. That's what make it distasteful to me.

[DavidCampen]

They should make one that is phosphorescent (bioluminescent).

[Ordphien]

I have a rose that glows under a backlight.

[AnonYMouse]

I think the pic used some filter.

A GMO blue phal. Was bound to happen. Probably poison dart frog DNA sequence.

More reasons to stick to species.

[tucker85]

The flower in the picture looks like it's related to P. philippinensis or P. aphrodite. Those are both large flowering white phalaenopsis. Breeders have never even come close to producing blue in those species. The solid color indicates to me that they've used dye or manipulated the photograph. They would naturally choose a white phal to do that. The closest that breeders have come to blue can be found in P. violacea and Doritaenopsis. But there's no true blue yet.

[Connie Star]

I think it's ugly, however it was created. Just my opinion....
And blue is my favorite color.

[Call_Me_Bob]

Read the link I posted. It's P. amabillis the blue genes come from Asiatic Dawflowers

[NYCorchidman]

Now that is realy blue and the "blue" phals in the picture or in the article do not have real blue.

If I wanted a blue phal, I would just buy one of those blue diamond phal (colored with blue dye) which is fake but at least has realy blue.

I personally find blue phals creepy!

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Originally Posted by DavidCampen

They should make one that is phosphorescent (bioluminescent).

I would totally buy that one!

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by DavidCampen

They should make one that is phosphorescent (bioluminescent).

Didn't they already do this a few years ago with a Dendrobium?

[Vanda lover]

There is someone on ebay who is selling seeds from rare blue orchids that he claims he grows on his farm in Tennessee. The photos he has show dyed Phals and dens. I sent a message to tell him that he is unethical and that these orchids are dyed and he sent one back to tell be that I should try growing some of his seeds before I throw stones.