Phal. Bashi Blackspot blooms

It is always fun when this plant decides to bloom because the spots are totally random and unpredictable:



The flowers are huge and this time plant works on two spikes simultaneously:



The strange thing is - I bought this plant as 'alba' variety but with every blooming there is more and more color. Go figure...

Phal. Bashi Blackspot

This is the second flowering of what I was buying as Phalaenopsis Bashi Blackspot alba and with each blooming it looks less and less alba-ish:



Even though I am a bit annoyed with this mislabeling, I must admit that I kind of like the random nature of the spots. Not black but rather raspberry colored...
In addition to that - fragrance is just heavenly.

Phalaenopsis Vio Vio another bloom

Repotting from moss to bark didn't affect the bud on Vio Vio and it opened just fine:



I really like this cross, the fragrance fills the tank, plant grows nicely and soon will become a nice specimen.



Here it is together with the Phal. Bashi Blackspot, flowers have similar shape but notice the difference in size. Both are nicely fragrant:

Phal. Bashi Blackspot alba

Bashi Blackspot alba bloomed and it looks wonderful:



The flower is very thick and waxy.



This phal lives in the orchid tank number two with cattleyas and vandas in the corner a bit farther from the lamps but still gets quite bright light.



Bud took two days to open and I took some pictures. It was totally green at the beginning:



But I could see some burgundy spots (and thought that it maybe is not an alba at all):



When it opened - color changed a bit becoming more white with green edges:



There is a raspberry patch around the middle that you can only see from the side:



Does it make it non-alba?

One more new spike

Phalaenopsis BaShi Blackspot alba:



At first sight I thought there were two new roots, but it actually seems that the growth on the right looks more like a spike:



I am not exactly sure what triggers all the spike starts in the tank, but guessing that combination of bright light and higher temps. Anyway, I am glad that I got my tank, otherwise who knows how long would I have to wait for the spikes in those low-light humidity trays...

Phalaenopsis BaShi Blackspot alba

As the name suggests Phal. BaShi Blackspot should have spots, but the word alba in the name should make it all white.
This hybrid was registered in 2005 and produced by crossing
Brother Redland Spots and Yungho Gelb Canary.
I am not a big fan of spotted and harlequin phals, but really liked the shape of the bloom on this one. Hope this alba is really alba and will have just white blooms



Plant itself is quite substantial in leaf span and has nice roots. I potted it into clay pot with sphagnum just like all my phalaenopsis plants.