Well random mutations can be found for sure within orchids.
The cool flares, darts, tri-lobed lips, can trace their origins back to rare or unusual species. There is a form of Doritis pulcherrima with triple lips. There is a form of Phalaenopsis equestris with triple or peloric lips
My mind is blank at the moment but the recent big lipped or 'butterfly lipped' Phalaenopsis come from a fairly recently discovered species with that attribute.
Look at Cattleya intermedia 'acquinea' as producing peloric Cattleyas, Cattleyas with petals mimicking the lip. Think of Cattleya intermedia 'orlata' having that extra dark color to parts of the flower.
Vuylstekeara (sp.?) Cambria 'Plush' versus Vuylstekeara Cambria 'Lansing's Favorite'. Same hybrid, same parents yet Lansing's Favorite was proven to be a sport or mutation of Plush!!!
Food for thought!!!???
Unless this could possibly be some type of breakdown of the genes within a Harlequin Phalaenopsis some how? What does everyone think?
This image is not exactly what I mean by Harlequin Phalaenopsis but we perhaps remember this Phalaes that had extra tissue on the petals and sepals. It kind of gave them a corduroy texture to the tissue, wrinkled or ribbed like corduroy.
I am sure many of us have seen these spotted white Phalaenopsis with bright amethyst spots randomly on the flowers?? Maybe a mutation from that type of mass produced Phalaenopsis? But to see random, kind of greenish free form blotches appear, I just have no idea.
Which is why I am wondering if the green is some kind of organic stain on the flower? It is a puzzle!!!
