Phalaenopsis heiroglyphica

This orchid is closely related to the species P. lueddemanniana and it used to be considered its subspecies. The only difference is the color of the flowers - the crosswise stripes or dotting is more delicate and brown and red . It is slightly reminiscent in appearance of the Ancient Egyptian script (hence the Latin species name) ,Remarkably ,its tepals do not fall off after pollination but instead they bulge and greenify a little ,and they serve as a photosynthesis and storage organ until the seeds reach maturity . Grow the species as you would P. fimbriata ;do not remove the faded flower spike ,because it will bear more flowers, as well as daughter plants ,in several years to come . The flowering season usually starts in the spring and in early summer . The species ' habitat is in the Philippines .