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Old 07-05-2009, 02:17 PM
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First I want to that this great board for giving me the courage to try to grow this and other more difficult plants, without the knowledge gained here I would have killed this and many other plants.
This was purchased from Norman's orchids in April 2009, the first thing that caught my eye was the frilly leaves,it was originally in sphag,it had two small spikes just beginning to form, about 1" long, when I got it home I put it in S/H because sphag hates me and I thought the transition would be easy.
Here are the final results and I love this tiny flower.
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Old 07-05-2009, 03:09 PM
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Very cute! The leaves are very interesting!

I agree with you on gaining the courage and knowledge to grow different orchids and keeping them alive, because of Orchid Board.
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Old 07-05-2009, 05:57 PM
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Way to grow! That's a really cool plant, I love the leaves and flowers.
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Old 07-05-2009, 08:31 PM
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For what it's worth, the correct name is Phal. deliciosa - decumbens is one of many synonyms of this very widespread species (Sri Lanka to Sulawesi).

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Old 07-06-2009, 12:48 AM
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Thank you for the info Eric, I just wrote what was on the tag.
I hope to see all the buds in bloom and will post new pics.
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small flower for sure. i also like the wavy leaves.
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Old 07-06-2009, 03:26 AM
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i like the leaves too, just like osaka fern!
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The flower looks like the P. deliciosa! Wow, what a resemblance The difference is that this plant is much bigger and the morphology of the leaves is different. Very cool Phal. Now I want one.
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Wow so tiny! Very kool though, thanks for sharing!!
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