Phalaenopsis schilleriana

[Happypaphy7]

This is a bit late but here it is!
This one bloomed every year like a clock work around Valentine’s Day in the last four years but always with only 6-7 flowers each time.
This year, it gave me its best ever blooming!
very strongly scented with sweet rose fragrance perfect for stay in Valentine’s

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[abax]

My schill is blooming now and all the blooms have been open about two weeks. Adore
the subtle fragrance. Poor thing, I keep my big nose in it every time I pass by.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Well bloomed. Such a rewarding species. Has it kept the 5-6 leaves usually?

 

[Martin]

Looks like a linebreed one. Very full round flowers and good color. First class schilli!
Mine has also flowered around Valentine. I brought it home instead of roses. The sweet fragrance was a pleasure.

 

[emydura]

That is superb.

 

[Happypaphy7]

Well bloomed. Such a rewarding species. Has it kept the 5-6 leaves usually?

No, it would maintain 3-4 leaves as it always grew one new leaf a year and lost one.
But then this past one year, it grew two new leaves. I guess it has finally decided to pick up a speed a bit.
Such a root champion, though! The pot is full of roots and I'm not looking forward to repotting it whenever that might be!

 

[Happypaphy7]

Looks like a linebreed one. Very full round flowers and good color. First class schilli!
Mine has also flowered around Valentine. I brought it home instead of roses. The sweet fragrance was a pleasure.

Yes. Both parents are bred for dark round flowers.
I really like the fact that this pink flowered plant blooms on around Valentine's Day since I stopped buying red roses. So hard to find and a bit expensive on the actual day. Plus, todays roses seem to be without fragrance.

 

[Happypaphy7]

That is superb.

Thank you!

 

[Happypaphy7]

My schill is blooming now and all the blooms have been open about two weeks. Adore
the subtle fragrance. Poor thing, I keep my big nose in it every time I pass by.

Enjoy it

 

[tnyr5]

Very nice schill, looks very beefy. Can't wait to see you bloom it as an adult with 30-something flowers!

 

[Ozpaph]

beautiful leaves. Very pink flowers

 

[GuRu]

Great sight your Phal. schilleriana.
I can confirm the annual blooming like clockwork because mine does the same way.....but so far the maximum flower count was 8 flowers, also this year.
I was a bit too late due to other activities, maybe even too lazy to take a photo but that's life. Also the patterns on the leaves are great and defintely a good reason to grow this plant.

 

[Happypaphy7]

Very nice schill, looks very beefy. Can't wait to see you bloom it as an adult with 30-something flowers!

I had given up on it and ready to accept the low flower count. Now, I'm looking forward to next year's bloom.
Or maybe another few years of 17-20 flowers before making another big jump.
I'm going to keep it and find out.

 

[Happypaphy7]

beautiful leaves. Very pink flowers

Bred for dark pink.
I love the leaves on these species. I wish I had kept my Phalaenopsis philippinensis. Oh, well..

 

[Happypaphy7]

Great sight your Phal. schilleriana.
I can confirm the annual blooming like clockwork because mine does the same way.....but so far the maximum flower count was 8 flowers, also this year.
I was a bit too late due to other activities, maybe even too lazy to take a photo but that's life. Also the patterns on the leaves are great and defintely a good reaso to grow this plant.

Thank you.
Yes, it's worth keeping just for the leaves alone.

 

[PeteM]

Can I ask where you sourced this plant from? Thanks!

 

[Happypaphy7]

Can I ask where you sourced this plant from? Thanks!

I got it off eBay in 2017 but the vendor was BigLeaf.

 

[Marco]

very nice. Im sure the fragrance is fantastic as well

 

[abax]

Mine came from Mr. Lin too.

 

[Happypaphy7]

Mine came from Mr. Lin too.

I bought two from him and kept this one because of darker flowers.
He sold some more of the species bred for dark pink colors.
I saw at leas two more rounds on eBay in the last couple of years.