Identify this plant?

September 30, 2005 10:25 AM

MefiBotonists - can anyone help me identify this ... orchid(?)?

My dad received this from one of his students - can anyone identify this or, even better, offer optimal care conditions? Is this an annual/perannual? Thanks!

posted by PurplePorpoise to home & garden (13 comments total)

Phalaenopsis orchid, they're supposed to be terribly easy to care for.
posted by casarkos at 10:32 AM on September 30, 2005

It's a Phalaenopsis - pronouced Fail-ee-an-OP-sis. I'll type up some care instructions for you, or you could google it
posted by iconomy at 10:34 AM on September 30, 2005

It's a phalaenopsis. I wouldn't care to venture the hybrid name, but this and this are pretty similar.
posted by bonehead at 10:35 AM on September 30, 2005

This is pretty much spot on.
posted by iconomy at 10:36 AM on September 30, 2005

See, this is why live preview is the instrument of the devil.
posted by bonehead at 10:36 AM on September 30, 2005

Here's one that looks very close.
posted by blue mustard at 10:36 AM on September 30, 2005

Awesome - Thanks everyone!
posted by PurplePorpoise at 10:41 AM on September 30, 2005

I bought one at Sam's Club.
posted by wsg at 11:29 AM on September 30, 2005

The idplease group on flickr is good for stuff like this, however I stumped them with my last post. Since this one has been solved, anyone mefi-ites wanna tell me what the hell this plant is called?
posted by atom128 at 11:35 AM on September 30, 2005

It's a Winged Euonymus, and all the leaves have fallen off. Lots of varieties of Euonymus grow in that region.
posted by iconomy at 12:00 PM on September 30, 2005

Wow. Thanks!
posted by atom128 at 12:31 PM on September 30, 2005

iconomy - two in a row - wow, is botony a hobby or work?

(I knew someone, once, who could name *any* bird in North America on sight...)
posted by PurplePorpoise at 1:38 PM on September 30, 2005

It's a combination of the two, PurplePorpoise.

I used to be able to name any North American car on sight... ;)
posted by iconomy at 4:23 AM on October 1, 2005