Sapphire Dragon Orchids
Featured Phalaenopsis
 November 4, 2008

 

Phalaenopsis Equalacea grex Sapphire's Indigo Equalacea
(Phal. equestris 'Martel's Blue' x Phal. violacea 'Sapphire's Navy')

We are very excited to announce our new coerulea strain of Phalaenopsis Equalacea. While there have been many attempts to create a coerulea Equalacea, we believe this is the first successful Equalacea cross to flower out a true coerulea. This strain of Equalacea represents the leading edge of coerulea Phal breeding and is first glimpse of the type of advancements we expect to continue to see in the near future..

Previously Featured
Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis Equalacea grex Sapphire's Indigo Equalacea
Phalaenopsis equestris var cyanochilus '4n'
Phalaenopsis Bobbie Ann Cooper
Doritaenopsis Siam Treasure 'Blue'
Phalaenopsis equestris var cyanochilus

 

This unique strain has been recognized by the RHS and has been registered as the sub-grex Sapphire's Indigo Equalacea. It is described as: The flower is a coerulea form of Phalaenopsis Equalacea. The sepals and petals are a medium shade of violet/blue with an intense violet lip. The natural spread is 4cm wide and 3.5cm tall. Overall the flower is very flat and has a star shape with wider lateral sepals.

Overall this new strain is a darker shade of violet/blue than the standard Dtps. Kenneth Schubert. The pigmentation of this strain surpassed expectations and should be both a great step and new building block in coerulea phal breeding. An added bonus is a potent spicy cinnamon fragrance in the afternoon.

In the future both select seedlings and stem props of higher grade selections will be made available on E-bay and through our website..


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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