Orchid - Phalaenopsis

Dtps. I-Hsin Sun Beauty

                                 
   ID#670
 
 

(Phal. Salu Peoker x Dtps. Leopard Prince). Inside home for the Holidays. A popular hybrid for it’s outsanding vibrant color.


I purchased this plant in bloom to have some color indoors for the Holiday Season.


As other Phalaenopsis bloom tend to last several weeks.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: Medium PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: filtered light, medium to 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 with fuschia markings and a fuschia lip. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES: leaves....
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant purchased at mature size in bloom on a 6” plastic pot/ bark mix. -Kept in house until blooms faded. -Moved to glasshouse. -August 2012, Plant died. Water drip collected in the center leaves and rot. Must pay close attention to Phalaenopsis trapping water from over head watering. NOTE: inspecting plant more often could have save this one. * September 2012, added 25 seedlings of this same plant name, ( #754) will see if the flower is the same.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

September - 2012

Dec. 2011

Additional Information: purchased from Pinecone Perennials, New Bern, NC

Dec. 2011