I got this plant from Oak Hill as phal equestris alba. Though quite pale, it really is an albescens plant that has very faint color. A few years ago about this time of year, it tried to flower itself to death during our Fall Show and Sale (this year on oct. 2-3). The judges almost gave it the best amateur species award except there was a completely amazing phal hieroglyphica that was just flowering all over the place (if I'm remembering my years right) which they gave the award to. About a week after the show the plant started to collapse. I ended up cutting off most of the main growth and slathering it with stoprot gel, which did stop the infection/disease or whatever and another basal shoot eventually came out. This plant is very vigorous, but if I don't keep it properly watered or the air gets dry when the buds are coming out, they will blast. This summer the spike in back blasted but a keiki started growing on it. Later, three spikes came out which are flowering now. Hopefully this will still be in flower for our show, but more hopefully it won't crash after that
one flower spike
another flower spike
I've mentioned this before, but I've noticed that it seems like the alba and albescens plants of equestris are often much more vigorous than the pink ones! I had always thought that white plants of normally colored species were usually weaker than their colored counterparts. If anyone could explain that I'd be interested
one flower spike
another flower spike
I've mentioned this before, but I've noticed that it seems like the alba and albescens plants of equestris are often much more vigorous than the pink ones! I had always thought that white plants of normally colored species were usually weaker than their colored counterparts. If anyone could explain that I'd be interested
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