Summer riddle

[Ricky]

What happens with my Phal. violacea? The left flower lost his color within two days. The right flower on another spike start flowering only 2 days later and looks perfect. I made the picture 4 days ago and the flowers look the same today.
Any suggestion?

 

[Paphman910]

Did it get pollinated?

Paphman910

 

[SlipperFan]

Bleach. oke:

I don't know, but it certainly is strange, to do that.

 

[W. Beetus]

That's interesting. I have no idea why it would do such a thing.

 

[paphioboy]

Dunno the reason, but that is a gorgeous flower, if it is pure violacea... Have not seen any of that colour before...

 

[Kavanaru]

The one on the left has been pollinated: see the enlargment of the column.

Same as Paphioboy, I have never a violacea with this color pattern. Are you sure it is a pure violacea?

 

[Marc]

It also looks like the cap that covers the polen has been removed. Compare the ends of the collumns of the left and right flower and you will see what I mean.

 

[Trimorph]

In some case, when the cap on the nose is removed, the flowers can als behave like polinated without polination.
One of this two options it will be!
By the way, I also would question if this is a pure violacea.

 

[poozcard]

it is pregnant

 

[Shiva]

pollination by insects or inadvertent pollination seems the best answer.

 

[biothanasis]

I like both colours...

 

[Ricky]

Paphman910, Ramón and poozcard are right: I pollinated it with another flower of the same plant.
The sticker says it is a violacea but I not sure, so I made a self crossing.

 

[Ricky]

Now the flower lost all of her color but is still open:

 

[NYEric]

That's a different kind of pregnancy test for sure!

 

[Ricky]

That's a different kind of pregnancy test for sure!

Yes, usually it gets blue. :rollhappy: