Phalaenopsis floresensis a looker with a bite

Phalaenopsis floresensisThis is a very nice warm growing Phalaenopsis species named after the island Flores in Indonesia where it was first discovered. It  grows fairly close to sea level at about 150 to 500 meters on trees located in humid or wet areas. The flowers are small and cream colored with some very faint lines across the base of the lateral sepls. But what […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:00+02:00May 19th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , |4 Comments

Vanilla ice cream and cotton candy with a diaper chaser…

Phalaenopsis floresensisLet me introduce you to the lovely Phalaenopsis floresensis. This sweet confection of an orchid looks a little bit like old fashioned vanilla ice cream with a tongue dipped in pink cotton candy. Add that to 3 spikes with 9 flowers in total and you got yourself a party!

Granted I bought this one already  in bud from Marita a few weeks ago so I […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:12+02:00May 17th, 2009|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Vanilla ice cream and cotton candy with a diaper chaser…
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