Very nearly one month, to the date, I forced my ‘modest’ #phal to perform an IMmodest act … .

Very nearly one month, to the date, I forced my ‘modest’ #phal to perform an IMmodest act … . Living in my collection for the last 17 months, this Phalaenopsis modesta has bloomed on 3 separate occasions. For those who know the #botanical side me well, I try to utilize nearly every #flowering event as an opportunity for #novelty #breeding . . Now, the act of taking #pollinia from one #plant and putting it on another is seldom a difficult task, this individual has rejected every attempt at breeding, both when it is accepting as well as donating DNA. . For whatever reason, and perhaps as an attempt for me to leave it alone, my lovely little grape-scented #orchid now has a maturing capsule that will be the mother of a novel orchid #hybrid once I register it in 5-10 years . . #Asparagales #Orchidaceae #Epidendroideae #Vandeae #Aeridinae #Phalaenopsis #Polychilos #Phalaenopsismodesta #orchids #plantlife #plantdad #HouseofGreen #onlyplants (at Arlington, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWQ2m2pLCSf/?utm_medium=tumblr -- source link

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