Hybrid Name: Phalaenopsis Kingfisher’s Gelb King
(Phal. Gelblieber ‘Arianne’ HCC/AOS x Phal. LD’s Bear King ‘YK1’)
Care Group: See Phalaenopsis Orchid Caresheet
Backstory: See Deflasking Phalaenopsis Seedlings: How to / First Time
Images of other Phalaenopsis Kingfisher’s Gelb King specimens
Parent Lineage
- 32.03% amboinensis
- 31.25% micholitzii
- 12.5% mariae
- 11.72% violacea
- 9.375% venosa
- 3.125% lueddemanniana
Culture & Care
This Phal is vigorous and is easy to grow. It has the roundest leaves of any Phal I’ve owned. I actually like the leaves more than the flowers themself. The flowers are good too though—fragrant—they smell like lemons with a slight harshness of cleaning agent.