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The orchid's flowers bloom late winter to early spring lasting throughout the summer. The flowers range from 4.5–5 centimeters (1.7–2 in) in size and have elliptical petals. Multiple flowering stems grow 15–20 centimeters (5.9–7.9 in) from the base of the orchid which creates several fragrant, long-lasting flowers at once.
Phalaenopsis (/ ˌ f æ l ɪ ˈ n ɒ p s ɪ s /), also known as moth orchids, [2] is a genus of about seventy species of plants in the family Orchidaceae.Orchids in this genus are monopodial epiphytes or lithophytes with long, coarse roots, short, leafy stems and long-lasting, flat flowers arranged in a flowering stem that often branches near the end.
Phalaenopsis celebensis is a species of miniature epiphytic orchid endemic to the island Sulawesi of Indonesia. [2] The specific epithet celebensis refers to another name of the island Celebes and indicates this species origin on this island.
Cut the spike two or three nodes below the lowest flower, and the orchid may bloom again in as soon as 8 to 12 weeks. “There’s a 50% chance a new stalk will grow from the old one,” Kondrat says.
Cabernet orchid: This is a beautiful, deep wine red Phalaenopsis orchidwith that classic moth orchid shape. Chia Lin 'Shinsu #1' : a Cattleya that’s a bit flamboyant, it starts out yellow then ...
Phalaenopsis deliciosa is a species of orchid occurring from the Indian subcontinent to Malesia and China. [ 4 ] The species is a miniature epiphytic herb. The leaves are unique due to their undulate margins.
Phalaenopsis philippinensis is a pendent epiphyte. The leaves are oblong-elliptic to oblong-oblanceolate, tapered to the base, obtuse-rounded. The upper surface is dark green overlain with silvery gray marbling, while the lower surface is dark purple.
The sepals are egg-shaped, 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in) long and about 20 millimetres (0.79 in) wide and the petals broadly egg-shaped to almost square, 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in) long and wide. The labellum is white with yellow and reddish markings, about 25 millimetres (0.98 in) long with three lobes.