That looks like a Kenneth Schubert to me. I've been wanting one of these for a while, so I've been staring at a lot of pictures of them! LOL Anyway, it looks just like the ones I've seen.Originally Posted by PetSlayer
Well, the pic is taken the day the bloom has finished opening, could be youth? I'll see how it goes until Wednesday when I'll be free and I'll take a new pic Maura. That is what confused me a bit as well and why I asked
I also happen to have recently purchased a pulcherrima coerulea, so I have a picture of what one would look like. Here's a pic of a straight pulcherrima coerulea:
You can see quite a few notable differences between this and the one you have. I would say the Kenneth Schubert name is correct, although I don't think this is actually called a Dtps anymore, since Doritis is no longer a species of its own and has now been lumped in with Phalaenopsis. I believe it would now just be called Phalaenopsis Kenneth Schubert (Someone correct me if I'm wrong on that, though. Names confuse the bleepers out of me)
I actually have a lowii as well. It's potted in a clay pot with very chunky bark and some LECA pellets...I've heard these grow best when mounted, so I've tried to mimic the "mounted" feel with a pot. Anyway, it's quite happy. I have it with my other species phals. If yours is showing root growth, that's fantastic. You're on the right track. The only other thing I would recommend is putting it in a terrarium to give it maximum humidity. I've got a little terrarium I playfully refer to as "sickbay," where I put any plant that arrives looking dreadful. I currently have several plants in there that arrived with cold damage. The terrarium REALLY helps the species phals, I find. They recover a whole lot faster in the terrarium than if they were just sitting on the shelf.
I hope your lowii recovers! And congrats on your new orchid! It's just darling! What cute little blooms!
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