Phalaenopsis violacea var. coerulea

A warm growing species from Malaysia and Sumatra. My clone does not have a very strong fragrance, but it is very nice none the less. I like the sleek shape of the waxy flowers and the light blue/purple hue of coerulea variety. Though I wonder if there would be form instead of variety..? Even though my tag from Schwerter says "var." ...? I grow it in the intermed/warm vivarium planted in EpiWeb substrate, relatively low light and high humidity. My plant blooms faithfully twice a year, late summer and early spring, with several flowers in succession, and blooms for several seasons on the same inflorescence.

 

Thanks a lot! I am really not that big on Phalaenopsis, but this one still makes me smile...

 

Thanks a lot.
Interesting info Ray, I had no idea... Although $30K is a bit steep, it sure would have been something to at least see this mythical blue "mother" Phal...

 

Yes, of course... but I would be awfully nervous growing the darn thing though, what if.......