Dtps. Purple Martin and other Phals

[Elena]

I don't grow a lot of Phals plus I'm normally drawn to species but here are some hybrids that managed to stick around and are currently in bloom.

First is a Dtps Purple Martin 'K.S.' Small plant, the flowers are only about an inch across or so. The colour is tricky to photograph but looks fairly accurate on my screen. Has a gorgeous fragrance in the morning

Also still have two NOIDs which I bought when I first started growing orchids

 

[SlipperFan]

Nice photos, Elena. I like the blue Phal.

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Lovely phals! I think they're great. They bloom for such a long time, helps pass the time waiting for everything else to spike...

 

[rdlsreno]

Pretty!

Ramon

 

[JeanLux]

great pict. Elena. I, too, like best the blue one: it seems to have a lot of Phal. equestris coerulea in its parentage!!! Jean

 

[NYEric]

They look happy.

 

[Elena]

Thanks for the nice comments, folks!

Lovely phals! I think they're great. They bloom for such a long time, helps pass the time waiting for everything else to spike...

That's why I kept some and that's exactly what I'm doing right now - looking at the Phals while waiting for some very slow spikes/buds

Purle Martin doesn't actually have any equestris in it. It's Dtps Kenneth Schubert x Phal violacea so it's 2 parts violacea and one part Doritis pulcherrima.

 

[JeanLux]

Sorry Elena, I must have be troubled by the blue ! Here a pic. of my equestris coerulea, the lip is def. different!! Jean

 

[Barbara]

Nice phals Elena, but I especially like the blue one. You're an excellent photographer too btw.

The equestris coerulea is beautiful too Jean.

 

[Elena]

Thank you, Barbara.
Jean, wow, that's really blue! Very nice.

 

[Jorch]

Very nice equestris var coerulea! I have never seen one before.. and now, needless to say, it's high up on my wish list! :drool: Thanks for sharing.. and enabling

 

[GuRu]

Excellent photos Elena and what shall I say - I'm also mesmerized by the blue colour of your hybrid and Jeans equestris var. coerulea.

Best regards from Germany, rudolf