da wrote:


SuE

I just took a look at the Doritaenopsis pictured on your site, and I'm
more and more convinced that my phal is in fact a Doritaenopsis of
some sort.

Is it common for a Doritaenopsis to be sold as a "straight"
Phal? Am I supposed to treat it any differently than I would if it was
just a Phal? I ask the question, knowing I don't plant on changing
the care I give it. I just like to know which rules I'm breaking. g
--Vic

Vic,

You are very unlikely to be able to tell if it is Dtps or Phal just by
looking at it. It is possible if it is a first or (sometimes) second
generation hybrid. But, for reasons that don't always entirely make
sense, the doritis that makes a plant a Doritaenopsis could have been
its great,great,great,great...who knows how many greats, grandparent.
Once you put Doritis into the ancestry, it stays.

This leads to the vast majority of Dtps looking just like any other
phalaenopsis. They are equivalent. Frankly, they are so equivalent
that it is really a false distinction. That applies to culture, as
well. There is no meaningful distinction between the culture of the two.

Don't try to identify your no name phal from pictures. It is impossible
to ever know for sure, in almost all cases. And it doesn't matter,
anyway. Just treat it like a phal, enjoy it for its pretty flowers, and
try to keep yourself from buying too many more orchids. Addiction is
dangerous... *grin*


Rob

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1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
2a) See rule 1
3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more
orchids, obtain more credit