Phal amabilis v formosa "Taida Masayuki" 4N

[Ron]

Phal amabilis v formosa "Taida Masayuki" 4N also deflasked
This is a 4N mericlone so am looking forward to see how it compares to the ordinary amabilis.
I ca not have too many of these as they are very good growers and put on a lovely display of multitude of white flowers
15 plants in the flask

[kmarch]

They look great Ron. Just a minor, quick correction about the "formosana" name: formosana is a sub-species, not a variety so: Phal. aphrodite subsp. formosana.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by kmarch

They look great Ron. Just a minor, quick correction about the "formosana" name: formosana is a sub-species, not a variety so: Phal. aphrodite subsp. formosana.

Thanks Kevin, been told to leave the labells as is for the moment.

I do not want to start a flame war, so much controversity over amabilis and aphrodite at the moment.
Will say no more but would love to write the correct name!

[kmarch]

Originally Posted by Ron

I do not want to start a flame war, so much controversity over amabilis and aphrodite at the moment.
Will say no more but would love to write the correct name!

I understand your desire to not engage with that whole confusion/controversy, and my intent was not to bring up that whole thing, but only to correct the spelling and to say that the rank at which the "formosana" was described was the sub-species rank and not the varietal rank.

I know there is a great deal of confusion over the difference between Phal amabalis and aphrodite. There are small although distinct differences between the two though which Eric Christenson outlines in his phalaenopsis monograph. The difficulty, for other members who might be interested, if I understand it correctly, is that the two are rumored to have been inter-bred in a messed-up line breeding. Honestly I have not followed this particular squabble as closely as I probably should have. We're starting to see these show up here in Australia although it has been around for more than a decade in America. I even had one when I still lived there.

Truth be told, regardless of what it actually is (and I wold like to know definitively, though I accept the possibility that might be impossible) IMHO it is one of the most sublime little white phals ever. If I could grow them well I'd have about a dozen of them. I think they're lovely to the extreme.

[Ron]

Thanks Kevin!
I for one just love them and now have about 6 different named clones plus some nice ones from a couple of flasks of seedling.
Even as a house plant, they are proving to be very popular.
Cheerio

[orchids4me]

Another flask of lovlies
The look wonderful and healthy Ron!!
I hope they grow vigorously for you

[Ron]

Originally Posted by orchids4me

Another flask of lovlies
The look wonderful and healthy Ron!!
I hope they grow vigorously for you

Hi Emm, being 4N, the leaves are as stiff as cardboard, so hope they grow as quickly as the normal ones.
Interesting to see how much hardness is in the flowers, will keep all update.