Orchid - Phalaenopsis - #614

Orchid -

                                          ID#614

 

This plant came unidentify

After one year with the plant blooming for me, I know now that it is a Phalaenopsis and thus, better prepare to care for it.

Leaves are elongated and large with a dark purple and center green tone.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: medium PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: filtered light, low. WATER: moist well, drained, high humidity 60-70 % SOIL: Pot in coarse chunks of fir or redwood bark and/or hardwood charcoal
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: White/creamy flower about 2.5” diameter with a red speck/yellow center.Early spring. Largest of my white phals., petals are thin . FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES: purple/green with a red edge before it flowers. Leaves are elongated 5-6” long with a mark center ridge.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch This plant, along with 24 others where given to me by my neighbor, the previous owners “The Cochran’s” which I never met moved out of town and no longer could care for them. About half of the Collection still had plant name/description and sometimes nursery of origin. Very helpful information to guide me into their care. So my education begins..... Planted in wood basket with bark. Mounted basket on wood trellis. Removed basket and mounted plant directly on trellis, and few weeks later into a clay pot & bark. Plant needs more moisture, noted wrinkle leaves. 3/22/2012 first flower open. Plant perish date not recorded. -Aug.7, 2014: Plant from Hawaii arrived with wrong label, error notice at plant blooming. (label as #907, however bloom is totally white as was #614) - Feb. 2017: (1) AC/4” hanging, with spike. Doing well
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Additional Information: Adopted from Hank & Betsy Cochran Collection.

(1)Aug. 2014: Carmelaorchids.net Hawaii

March, 2012

03/2011

March 2017

March 2017

Plenty of aerial roots.

August 7, 2014