New colour coding for Phalaenopsis

10-03-2008 | The horticultural sector is continuously undergoing change and innovation. Phalaenopsis cultivation is also very much on the move. 

Expansion in the scale of cultivation, adaptation to new (cultivation) techniques, and the changing ways in which sales are structured, are telling examples in this regard.

The diversity in the variety of Phalaenopsis is getting larger and larger, on account of upgrading activity. The demand for unequivocal colour descriptions for varieties is steadily growing. New visual-techniques in combination with delivery systems work on the basis of “colour-pixels” in the flower, instead of being based on terms such as ‘colourful”, “multi-coloured” and “varied”.

Within this scope Anthura introduces a new colour-coding for Phalaenopsis varieties. With the help of this colour coding it will be easy to select varieties based on colour. The colour-code consists of five letters. The first three letters indicate the flower’s basic colour, the fourth letter indicates the colour of the lip, and the fifth letter indicates the flowering pattern.

For the introduction of this colour code Anthura developed a special tool, the Phalaenopsis colour-diagram. This diagram is a handy aid in determining the colour of a flower.

Outline 5-letter colour indication Phalaenopsis 

Basic colour (in English)
BLA   Black
BLU   Blue
BRO  Brown
CRE  Cream
COP  Copper
GRE  Green
LIL    Lilac
ORA  Orange
PIN   Pink
PUR  Purple
RED  Red
WHI  White
YEL   Yellow

Lip (in English)
G   Green
O   Orange
P   Pink
R   Red
W  White
Y   Yellow
N  Neutral 
S  Special 

Pattern (in English)
C  Centre 
D  Dotted 
E  Edge 
F  Flecked 
S  Striped
X  No 

Examples
                                     New colour indication  Basic     Lip      Pattern
“Anthura BostonP”                  PIN  R  S                  Pink      Red       Striped
“Anthura BristolP”                   WHI Y  X                 White     Yellow      No
“Anthura DarwinP”                  WHI O  X                 White    Orange     No
“Anthura Buenos AiresP”         WHI R  C                 White     Red       Centre

If you would like to know more about Anthura’s Phalaenopsis colour-coding, please contact one of our sales managers by phone: 0031 10 529 19 19 or by e-mail.