Why, oh, why? Would it have to be more floriferous to be considered awardable? You can't argue with the quality of the flowers/the cross IMHO.... was not recognized by AOS today.
I agree Jens wholeheartedly! This flower is just shouting ‘Look at Me!’.Why, oh, why? Would it have to be more floriferous to be considered awardable? You can't argue with the quality of the flowers/the cross IMHO.
Consider this no faint compliment coming from a former, staunch speciesist as yours truly!
PS. Personally, I tend to prefer the flowers of this cross a wee tidbit more than your Ph. Crystal Surprise - which was awarded?!
It's still a beautiful flower. But can it still grow bigger?My next step is let my GH buddy grow it bigger and present again at judging next year with more flowers.
I think with better humidity and feed with natural light, it may get slightly fuller and bigger. I find that Phalaenopsis flowers open much bigger in GH (vs indoors under lights like me).It's still a beautiful flower. But can it still grow bigger?
The thought of rounder petals didn't so much as cross my mind, as I saw so much bellina/violacea in it. By second thought, this might have been the reason, why this former self-avowed speciesist prefered it to your recently awarded Phal!.... it needed fully rounder petals aka fuller form. This I think is true with novelties but since this parentage is 94% star shaped species, an allowance should be given to well shaped flowers with intense colors.
That sounds great. Thanks for the reply.I think with better humidity and feed with natural light, it may get slightly fuller and bigger. I find that Phalaenopsis flowers open much bigger in GH (vs indoors under lights like me).
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