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Unusual Phalaenopsis Flower Form: Cup-and-Saucer Shape

Likely Not a Stable Variety

Side petals growing upward, covering the lip, may be a temporary distortion in a first-time bloomer or a mutation from flawed flasking (tissue culture) formula.

Outlook

Future blooms may return to normal. Monitor subsequent flowering cycles.

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