Phalaenopsis Liu’s Cute Angel ‘Wilson’ is a micro-phalaenopsis bred from Phalaenopsis parishii. I have found that it takes at least three years to learn the character of an orchid, sometimes more. I have a few parishii hybrids and have learned that, like parishii, the plants can be very small, but the roots are very extensive. Parishii is a deciduous phalaenopsis, losing the leaves in the dormant season, and photosynthesizing primarily through the roots. This type of orchid would do better mounted (I.e. grown on a slab of wood or branch) than in a pot because of this. In the third photo, the roots extend way beyond the picture frame. The roots attach to anything adhesively and are very difficult to remove without damaging them.
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