Phalaenopsis speciosa

[pavel]

That's SOOO cool!

[Roy]

This is a spectacular Phally, The Name has changed though.
NEW name for this is ... Phal. tetraspis. It has been separated away from speciosa.

[wonderlen]

ohhh i want one lol

[mtequine]

how interesting and lovely!

[Dorsetman]

Obviously there are some with only red or white color - when I googled I found some interesting color combinations, including solid white and solid red.

But would they be the same on the next flowering I wonder ? Meaning if you buy one which is all white, is it all white for ever ?

I saw pics of this ( among other) species when a lecture was given to my Orchid Soc., on the subject by a specialist ; and I asked this question; did not get a satisfactory answer - the problem being ( I think) that a specialist who is "into" herbarium specimens and the fine points of distinction which are used to say that this plant is of this species, and the next one- looking very much like it to the uninitiated- is of another species , does not actually grow orchids at all.....

But it is a lovely thing !

[Phalcycle]

Beautiful!
Love the lip

[espranch]

BEAUTIFUL, Branka! I love the different colors of red & white on each flower...Betty :-)

[Clivedude]

Beautiful,these smaller phals are so cute...lovely photos to cool

[eorchids]

NEW name for this is ... Phal. tetraspis. It has been separated away from speciosa.

I agree with you. Phal. speciosa is supposed to be extinct in the wild.
Since few years, we see this type of tetraspis (the famous first one is tetraspis C#1). In 2006, I bought a standard tetraspis which appeared to be a "C#1 type", the 1st flower was all white.
All white, all red, everything is possible, even a single red spot. Some growers think that the expression of red could be influenced by warm temperatures.
Beautiful flowers.