Very quick and dirty unboxing video: Phal. intermedia orange and Phal. equestris mauve

Miss orchid girl posted a video about a „ bonsai orchid“ - a equestris hybrid with a very beautiful and showy bloom. I guess I shouldn’t have watched it 😝

[@justinsdutchtropics]

I also have a couple of different equestris, one coerulea and one pink. They are small plants and the flower spike can eventually develop into a keiki.

[@lequach75]

Thanks for stopping by Justin! I am curious how the equestris will develop. I saw a picture of one equestris hybrid that had so many keikis that it almost seemed like a wall of orchids rather than one orchid .

[@annavoeggia816]

Good luck with your new Phals. I see your turtle swimming in the background. What kind is it?

[@lequach75]

Hey Anna. Thanks! Not too sure about the English name, I guess Trachemys scripta elegans is the scientific name. My mom asked me to take care of it, since she had two and this one always got bidden. She’s been with me for four years now and who knows, might outlive me

[@annavoeggia816]

@DLQ That's pretty cool! Do you have a name for her? That'll be 2 of us. My tortoise will probably outlive me, too. Have to find someone to bequeath him to😆🤣

[@lequach75]

@@annavoeggia816 Hahahah you have one too? Well I don’t have a name for her. Although she does interact quite a bit, begging for food that is