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title: "I’ve never seen a orchid do this before! Is it unusual? Two flowers…"
description: "I’ve never seen a orchid do this before! Is it unusual? Two flowers grew on the same small stem and the flowers combined together! 🥺"
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community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Orchi"
published: "2024-04-26T15:35:06.691119Z"
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# I’ve never seen a orchid do this before! Is it unusual? Two flowers…

_Posted by Orchi on 2024-04-26_

I’ve never seen a orchid do this before! Is it unusual? Two flowers grew on the same small stem and the flowers combined together! 🥺

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## 6 comments

### Jen commented on 2024-04-26

That’s pretty unusual. Can we see a picture of the back of the flowers? Does it look like there are two buds together on the end of a ‘branch’ or two flowers from one bud?

Interesting either way. How long have you had this particular plant? Do you have a cultivar name? These no ID phalaenopsis are so very hybridized that sometimes their genes are a little wonky. Some have a higher tendency to make keikis, or terminal spikes, maybe yours has the tendency to make twin flowers? 🤷🏻‍♀️

#### Orchi replied on 2024-04-27

I added photos of the back ☺️

#### Orchi replied on 2024-04-27

I believe the flowers came from the same pod, there was three pods that were on the plant and that was one of three

#### Jen replied on 2024-04-27

Really cool. It looks like the best kind of mutation- one that results in bonus beautifully formed flowers. It’s like a conjoined twin!

#### Orchi replied on 2024-04-27

Ahh! That’s so cool! 😆

### Snowstorm commented on 2024-04-26

How cool!!! I didn’t know they could do that!!

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