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    Default Phal Henry Fernandez

    Bought this earlier in the year as an out of bloom plant that should bloom within the yesr.It spiked 3 weeks later in my growroom
    Looks like a standard white but the flower size is pretty nice.
    Over 4 1/2" wide & 4" tall.
    Most of my family find this has more of a WOW factor than my species Phals(heathens).

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    Hi Steve,

    It certainly has a WOW factor, but I think species do as well! I looked it up to see how far removed from a primary cross it is - Very! There isn't a single species parent going back at least five genereations.

    But it's pedigree is predominated by...you guessed it, a few white species.

    The name is registered as Henry Fernando. It's pedigree is:

    42% amabilis
    41% rimestadiana
    15% aphrodite
    2% schillleriana

    Orchid factoids of the day! Nice photo, too!

    Julie

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    It is very elegant!

    Cheers!
    BD

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    as much as I am so over seeing them everywhere.... white Phals still tug at my orchid-want-that-one conscience

    at the end of the day, I guess they do put on quite a show... and yours is doing just that!

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    despite the species snobs who turn up their collective noses, I find a well-bloomed large white to be as elegant as any phal.

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