Quote Originally Posted by Halloamey View Post
Great photos Maura ! The Milatassia is really beautiful and well photographed, you really have the knack for displaying orchids! The triangular Phalaenopsis is a complete homeotic mutant where the petals have completely transformed into labellum like organs.
Once again, I'm impressed with your encyclopedic mind, Amey. I could observe how the petals had curved in towards a sort of 3-part labellum, but I didn't have a clue why - just tired of the same old phals and liked how different this was - add to that the fact that it's a NOID, and I pretty much ended any further quest for knowledge there. Now you have me hooked. What is a "homeotic mutant"? Is that like an idiopathic mutation in that particular plant's genes? Is is selfed?

Maura