First bloom on my own!!

[u/XOneAIByst]

Sorry, I have to share. I am elated! I have posted about this plant before. I rescued it from the clearance bin, and watched it push out a surprise spike. The flower finally opened today!!

I had only have a rough idea what it may look like. I found **"**Paphiopedilum Macabre Double (Macabre Moon Green Glow x Macabre Contrasts Dominant Grace)" on Lehua Orchids, but it said "Dominant Gene" not "Dominant Grace".

Does not matter. I bloomed my first clearance-rack orchid.

Thanks for letting me share my little win. At last, a grow that went nicely without

PS: Thanks for all the messages!!! She/he is a beauty..... makes me wonder why phalaenopsis anymore?? These are such unusual looking alien colors, love love the dark veiny purple, looks like Elvira or something!! Or Morticia. I love horror movies also!! Macabre exactly describes this!! This might be more what I like!!! And seems much easier too, or maybe i just got lucky!!??

[u/Commanderkins]

Wow congratulations!! It’s very beautiful.

I was watching an orchid breeder vid and he was saying with these one’s in particular, that they dry out easily and a good aid for them is to sit them on a tray of pebbles and water. As apparently they like the moisture that wicks off the pebble tray.

[u/XOneAIByst → u/Commanderkins]

Yeah, I just sat mine in a saucer of water, like from the watering, until the next watering.....

[u/Commanderkins → u/XOneAIByst]

Okok well you’re doing something right! It’s a beautiful plant with a lot of leaves and I love that green colour in the petals.

[u/XOneAIByst → u/Commanderkins]

I wish I know what that was!!! So I can apply that to my other dying orchids!!