I'd say the first one is likely Kuntrarti Rarashati -- here's an awful photo
of mine, now recovering from crown rot...
http://www.firstrays.com/Pictures_or...ti_Rarashati.j
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Hello everyone,
I have two small-flowered Phal hybrids here that would like a correct
name tag. No, they didn't come from a hardware store, so I think there
is hope . First one comes from a breeder who sold it with a made-up
name (Dorithaenospsis [sic] Twiggy), second one comes from a Phal
collector who can't remember the name and gave it to me for free .
1): This one has small flowers about an inch across, and broad leaves
about ten inches long, multiple spikes.
http://www.chaotropic.net/pics/galle.../kuntrarti.jpg
Could this be Phal Kuntrarti Rarashati (equestris x venosa)? I compared
it to these:
http://www.urban.ne.jp/home/orchids/...hal/Pha.KR.htm
http://home.fr.inter.net/~brochart/e...s/02ph0382.jpg
and I think it looks pretty similar.
2): This one has flowers a bit smaller than an inch, blood red lip, and
the plant looks and feels just like a Doritis pulcherrima. The spike
looks like Phal. equestris, and I do think there's a lot of equestris in
here.
http://www.chaotropic.net/pics/temp/runzel.jpg
top petal straightened (it has since come forward on its own)
http://www.chaotropic.net/pics/temp/runzel0.jpg
lip:
http://www.chaotropic.net/pics/temp/runzel0a.jpg
side view:
http://www.chaotropic.net/pics/temp/runzel3.jpg
entire plant:
http://www.chaotropic.net/pics/temp/runzel1.jpg
Any ideas?
Nina
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