HP's Phal. violacea ('Gulfstream Blue' JC/AOS x self) is every bit as
beautiful as he claims. He's against meristem of these plants but now offers
a flask of 5-6 selfed seedlings for $150. The blue of Gulfstream Blue is
fantastic. Get one for next year's cross. That's HP Norton at
www.Orchidview.com for those who didn't know.
Gary

"Mick Fournier" wrote in message
...
Well it is that time of the year again to try and cross two nice
Phalaenopsis violacea coerulea orchids I have been working with for the
last
couple of summers now. The pod parent this summer will be a mericlone of
Joseph Wu's "Joy" from Taiwan I acquired earlier this year. It is
blooming
now and looks like this


http://personalpages.bellsouth.net/f...coer_joy1a.jpg

http://personalpages.bellsouth.net/f...coer_joy3a.jpg

The coerulea is on the right side. I have included a regular violacea in
the picture on the left just to see/test the standard magenta coloration.

My question to you is this... do you know of any better coerulea
clones/specimens than this? If so, I would like to see the picture or
hear
about it.

Mick