Phalaenopsis corningiana

Phalaenopsis corningiana is native to Borneo and in common with most of the Bornean species produces waxy fragrant flowers sequentially on short flower stems. The flower colour is variable and we are delighted that this first flowering seedling  has particularly dark petals to complement the lovelybright pink lip.

We have not seen this species in the wild but it is reported to grow from 450-610m altitude in warm forests both on cliffs and the trunks of large trees.

You can see from the photographs that the species is small for a phalaenopsis although the leaves will get larger as it matures. 

We grow Phalaenopsis corningiana with the rest of our Phalaenopsis species collection in IKEA display cabinets in our living room with a minimum of 17C (although plants would happily grow warmer) and supplementary lighting.  The plant here is in a 6cm pot of course bark and we water every two days with rainwater and weak feed. The species grows very close to the equator and so grows throughout the year.