Gigantea hybrids can be all over the place. I have had about 40
Phalaenopsis Sogo Redfox plants, blooming in anything from 9" leaf span (one
has never gotten any bigger than that) up to my buddy 'Big Red':

http://www.firstrays.com/sogo_redfox.htm

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"Gene Schurg" wrote in message
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Molli

Phal gigantea is an awesome sight! Even if it never bloomed it is a
majestic plant. I'm excited that the one I purchased last October is
sending out it's first new leaf under my care. My plant is still quite
small. The one Al has growing is about a year or two ahead of mine.

Once they get to full size I don't think you move them around much. They
hang majestically in the Greenhouse!

Gene






"molli" wrote in message
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Holy Cow Al, where do you keep gigantea with a leaf span of 54".....I'd
never see my dining room table again!

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"Al" wrote in message
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http://www.orchidexchange.com/sizes.htm

A Phalaenopsis species Size Comparison Chart

This chart is just a general guide for people who think in inches and
who
are looking for a basic size comparison of the species.
I used "Phalaenopsis, A Monograph" by Eric A Christenson as my source
for
the data and species list. I converted from centimeters and
millimeters
to
inches. I rounded without consistency but usually to the closest
whole
or
half number except where the numbers were very small.

Leaf Span means from leaf tip to leaf tip. It is not a measurement of
each
leaf. Christenson's text measures each leaf in centimeters. I
doubled
this
number.

Natural Spread of Flowers means from petal tip to petal tip. It is
not
a
measurement of each petal. Christenson's text measures each petal in
centimeters or millimeters. I doubled this number.

Spike Length uses a "?" when the text did not give a length.

I have not seen many of these plants personally. In some cases my
plants
do
not match these measurements. I have a chibae with a spike length
close
to
15 inches. My lobbii and parishii have leaf spans half the size
indicated.
With Phal minus, I used my own measurements from my own plant.

If you find a real error, let me know.