Phalaenopsis speciosa

[zainal abidin]

Nice colour of shades of red. Wish to have one in my collection.

Can get them in one of the nursery in Seremban.

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Harvey, I thought that as well, but was determined, so I picked up a few (as tetraspis C-1 variety) from an Asian vendor that came to the SEPOS show a couple of years back. I sold most of them, and the one I kept did "just OK" for me until I moved to NC and set it outside.

It has been getting lows in the mid- to upper seventies at a minimum, and daytime temps in the mid- to upper eighties (occasionally into the nineties), with very high humidity, and is thriving.

Conclusion: this one is a "hot" grower like bellina, now "warm" like most phals.

Thanks Ray for your nice explanation.

---------- Post Merged at 07:38 AM ----------

Thanks all for your kind comments.

[Dorsetman]

The all red flowers do grab me, but the ones with the odd white petal rather disturb me. I have tetraspis which does this all the time, and my instinctive reaction when seeing it is "here is a freak, I'll just take that out to the compost heap". I know better, it is just what they do, but I can't get to like the habit.

[zainal abidin]

The all red flowers do grab me, but the ones with the odd white petal rather disturb me. I have tetraspis which does this all the time, and my instinctive reaction when seeing it is "here is a freak, I'll just take that out to the compost heap". I know better, it is just what they do, but I can't get to like the habit.

I'm hoping when I bought the plants few months ago all were in buds and red color but once opened they had mixture color.... so frustrated but have to accept it. I have another clone so called speciosa blue recently bought I wish all the petals would be blue...finger crossed.

[Orquiadicto]

Jawdropping.

[zainal abidin]

Jawdropping.

I wish one day you can add into your collection.

[Orquiadicto]

I have a hybrid of it (speciosa x sumatrana), but i haven't seen it flower yet.

[zainal abidin]

[QUOTE=Orquiadicto;447075]I have a hybrid of it (speciosa x sumatrana), but i haven't seen it flower yet.[/QUOTE
That is very beautiful primary hybrid maybe just a matter of time could be next season.

[Arne]

That's a lovely little Phal that I had't seen before. I didn't even know of it.

[zainal abidin]

That's a lovely little Phal that I had't seen before. I didn't even know of it.

Great.... now you can get the above species for the future during Orchid Show.