Name: Phal. (Taisuco Snow x Koala Moon) x Phal. Sideline 'June Moon' Seed parent: Phalaenopsis Taisuco Snow x Phalaenopsis Koala Moon
Date acquired: 26 March 2005 Pollen parent: Phalaenopsis Sideline 'June Moon'
Source: Hilltop Orchids (Cloverdale, IN) Season: Early Spring
Container: 5" plastic pot Climate: Intermediate

Phal. (Taisuco Snow x Koala Moon) x Phal. Sideline 'June Moon'

Phal. (Taisuco Snow x Koala Moon) x Phal. Sideline 'June Moon'
3 June 2005


For the longest time, I avoided considering phalaenopsis orchids to add to my collection.  Most of the first orchids I attempted to grow were phals, and they didn't make it.  They all suffered the same fate: losing all their roots to rot because the places I'd gotten them from had no experience in growing orchids and had overwatered them.  I did pick up a few phalaenopsis seedlings a several years ago, and they all ended up flowering for me eventually (See seedling #1, #2, and #3).  With new confidence, I decided to try a quality hybrid.

This Phalaenopsis (Taisuco Snow x Koala Moon) x Phal. Sideline 'June Moon' came from Hilltop Orchids in Cloverdale, IN.  They specialize in growing phals, so I figured I couldn't go wrong getting a nice plant from them.  This is the first time this plant has flowered, and it put up five perfect, crystalline 5" flowers.  Four of them were open when I got it in March, and they're all still in perfect condition in June.

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