Orchid 'Purple Phalaenopsis'Botanical Name: Phalaenopsis amabilis Common Names: Moon Orchid, Moth Orchid, The Lovely Phalaenopsis Description: Phalaenopsis, sometimes referred to as moth orchids, is a genus of roughly 70 plant species in the Orchidaceae family. With long, coarse roots, short, leafy stems, and long lasting, flat blooms organized in a flowering stem that frequently branches at the end, orchids in this genus are monopodial epiphytes or lithophytes.