Phalaenopsis -Moth orchids

[Rashida Atthar]

This winter I tried growing these Phalaenopsis- Moth orchid for the first time and it was sheer delight to see one by one the flowers blooming with just watering every third day!. The blooms remained for  over two months. For those interested in growing orchids indoors besides the usual Dendrobiums this is a good and easy one to grow and very beautiful too.

regards,
Rashida.

[tanay bose]

Great collection Rashida Ji
Tanay

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[Balkar Arya]

awesome catches Rashida Ji

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[mani nair]

Excellent photo Rashida ji.  I got a dark pink phal, not yet flowered.  It is an hybrid. The longest leaf is 4.5".  When is is flowering season?   I think you have told me once, but I forgot.

Regards,

Mani.

 

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[Rashida Atthar]

Thanks for the appreciation Tanay ji , Balkar ji and Mani ji . These bloomed from Mid Feb upto early April. The new stalk has started coming I think it should take a couple of months  to bloom again. Should not have direct sunlight falling on it.

regards,
Rashida.

[mani nair]

Thanks Rashidaji,  Is your phal and hybrid? What is its name?   Is it grown from a seed or keiki?

Sorry for too many question?   I am very much interested in growing phals.

[J.M. Garg]

Clarifications/ feedback required:

"Thanks Rashidaji,  Is your phal and hybrid? What is its name?   Is it grown from a seed or keiki?

Sorry for too many question?   I am very much interested in growing phals." from Mani ji.

regards,
Rashida.

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[Rashida Atthar]

I have already informed the enthusiastic member  all the details I had.

regards,
Rashida.

[raghu ananth]

Rashida ji,

Months back I watched  an amazing  video of Darwins  comet orchid and a moth with very long proboscis which feeds on its nectar, just wanted to share the same with you and the group.

Darwin saw an orchid in Madagascar which had its nectar 30cms down the  long tube. He then predicted there should be a moth somewhere with long proboscis (tongue) which can reach the nectar. Many years later scientists were able to capture the nocturnal moth feeding on the nectar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMVN1EWxfAU

Regards

Raghu

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Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:37375] Phalaenopsis -Moth orchids

[Rashida Atthar]

Thanks a lot for this interesting  info. Raghu ji.  Will inform after I watch the clip.

regards,
Rashida.

[Rashida Atthar]

Just saw the clip on comet orchid. Amazing and very educative,  how Darwin's prediction was  absolutely correct. Also saw the clip on ghost orchids ( truely resembles a ghost !), was not aware there were ghost orchids, although not as scary one Indian orchid expert !!  Thanks Raghu ji.

regards,
Rashida.

[J.M. Garg]

A reply:

"I think Phalaenopsis are one of the easiest growing orchid than Dendrobium and even has longer lasting flowers than any of the Dendrobiums of the world, so, not pointing out at anyone, I always appreciate people not so speak up when they dont know.

As for the concerned Phal, yes it is a hybrid and Phals have many hybrids, but they usually dont bear fruit or seeds (especially).
Yes Phals do bear kekies from which they can be easily propagated. Professional growers use tissue culture rather than keikies as through tissue culture they can get much large number of plants in one go, though its a long process but is effective. Multiplication through keikies is easy but the plant may not bear more than 4-5 shoots in one year.

If you are living in tropical region and can provide your plant with semi-shade then for sure you can try your hand on Phals, or second option should go to Cymbidiums. My friends in Orissa and Maharastra have been doing extremely well with Phals. Mani ji, I dont know where you live, but just in case you are in higher regions of south India, then you dont even have to provide semishade to plants.

Regards
Pankaj"

[J.M. Garg]

A reply:

"Dear Raghu ji,

Thanks for the info.

That Darwin's orchid is now called Anagraecum sesquipedale and the moth which was discovered around 40 years later was called, Xanthopan morganii praedicta, also called the predicted one. But later this insect name was rejected as the concerned insect was already described earlier. Very interestingly, on the basis of Darwin's comment, one of his friends, Thomas William Wood made a hypothetical sketch of the moth in 1863 in Darwin's, Various contravinces by which orchids are fertilized by insects. You may check that book available on internet.

To add to this, do you know that this Anagraecum were found distributed on two more nearby islands to Madagascar. and they realized that they were a different species which were not pollinated by these moths, so what were they pollinated by, was revealed recently....and the pollinators were Crickets. This was found by one of the researchers from Royal Botanic Gardens Kew on 2010.
Orchids are always interesting, you can never imagine.....

You know orchid species were described much before the description of the family Orchidaceae....approximately 20 years.
Secondly, the accepted name of family orchidaceae is actually not according to ICBN and supposed to be incorrect but it is still accepted............. Orchids starts with errors and very strangely, all errors are accepted!! Orchids are always unique, from their origin to taxonomy to ecology.....they are totally different and out of the world.
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Regards
Pankaj"

[mani nair]

Thanks Pankaj ji, for the info.  I am from Dombivli (E) which is a suburb of Mumbai.   Currently my phal is in the window sill and is not getting any direct sunlight and I am watering it daily.    Hope it will flower soon.

Regards,

Mani.