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Posted: 03 Dec 2012


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Phalaenopsis violacea var. alba

Phalaenopsis violacea var. alba
I purchased this as Phalaenopsis violacea but wonder if it is in fact Phalaenopsis bellina. Perhaps this close-up photo will help with identification. The species, if it is Phal. violacea, is from Malaysia and the island of Sumatra. It is beautifully scented, too, especially on warmer sunny days. It blooms successively on the same spikes and the plant have started to bloom is almost always in flower.

There are several more pictures on the blog post below, but the color is different, though I cannot remember whether that was the result of the photography or whether they actually were a darker and different green. It is possible, too, that the flower above is older and has faded somewhat. I'll have to watch the plant more closely and see if I can figure it all out.

orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2012/09/phalaenopsis-viol...

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