Phalaenopsis tetraspis (coffee color form)

[DrLeslieEe]

One of my favourite Phalaenopsis species, tetraspis has so many color forms from white, red, bicolor, magenta, blue (indigo) and brown (coffee). I want them all lol.

This is the coffee color form. Larger flowers than I thought. From seedling based. Looks like from indigo blue line due to the indigo spot on the lip, behind the fuzzy tip.

 

[Happypaphy7]

You got me with coffee color. makes me wonder what kind of coffee you usually drink. lol

 

[abax]

I have several tets and tet crosses, but I've never seen one like this. It's a bit of an
oddball for a Phal. Love the star shape of these Tets.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

You got me with coffee color. makes me wonder what kind of coffee you usually drink. lol

Lol I actually like mocachino slush only hehe.

 

[Ozpaph]

interesting colour

 

[DrLeslieEe]

interesting colour

May make interesting hybrids? I think the Taiwanese have started breeding them and new colors may emerge for this genus.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I have several tets and tet crosses, but I've never seen one like this. It's a bit of an
oddball for a Phal. Love the star shape of these Tets.

I just researched this form. It is officially called fm. brunneola (reference to brown color).

 

[cnycharles]

Nice! There were few tetraspis varieties when I was collecting phal species. … it does look like the usual color of coffee flavored ice cream, which I do enjoy (though not real coffee very much)

 

[DrLeslieEe]

An alba form of this species just sequentially opened another flush:

 

[SouthPark]

Ice coffee and those green coloured honey dew melon ------- so nice. It's really bad ---- or actually really good, how there's often a food association hehehehehe

Both flowers are so beautiful.

 

[Greenpaph]

Both are gorgeous

 

[abax]

The alba is fantastic! I have what I believe is a tet cross named Buddha's Gift x
Bill Freeman that looks VERY similar. Maybe not quite so eye catching, but the
star shape is lovely in green/white.

 

[BrucherT]

One of my favourite Phalaenopsis species, tetraspis has so many color forms from white, red, bicolor, magenta, blue (indigo) and brown (coffee). I want them all lol.

This is the coffee color form. Larger flowers than I thought. From seedling based. Looks like from indigo blue line due to the indigo spot on the lip, behind the fuzzy tip.

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Wonderful. Never seen this.

 

[GuRu]

Wonderful. Never seen this.

I can echo this. So far I've never seen such a Phal. tetrapsis with a colour like milk coffee and your alba form iys an eye catcher, too.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Another flush of blooms in 3 months from my tetraspis village.



Still waiting for the blue lividas to bloom patiently lol.

 

[PeteM]

Another flush of blooms in 3 months from my tetraspis village.

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Still waiting for the blue lividas to bloom patiently lol.

Im right there with you.. this is from my tetrapsis hamlet. Got this from Dr. Bill. Phal tetraspis fma brunneola. Was the tag. My coffee from Carri is still tiny.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

So cute!!

 

[Ozpaph]

i like the yellow one

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Another caramel flower just opened:

 

[PeteM]

Another caramel flower just opened:

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Wow looks like a big one!